It was not necessarily about paying for it, because I would have gladly done if it came with something that I thought was worth paying for. As I said, if it were more than just an appearance package and came with the useful things I wanted and could not get in a Laramie then I would have lived with the ugly coca-cola cowboy seats.
I am not one of those who has to buy expensive appearance packages just to say mine is better or to make me feel better about my status in life. Being a utilitarian, it has to serve a purpose for me to fork over my coin, and appearance packages serve no purpose to me. Heck, if the Tradesman came with everything I wanted then I would have gotten that.