For those who aren’t struggling or protesting, check out these incredibly expensive gift ideas!
We’re still over a week away from Halloween and Christmas is already tip-toeing into our subconsciousness. Within a few weeks we’ll be bombarded with commercials, advertisements, and decorations that all seem to ignore the fact that Thanksgiving exists. I guess the holiday season now begins on Columbus Day, which this year was 80 degrees in the Greater New York area — a temperature that just screams eggnog and Santa Claus.
Normally, I would be completely against fueling the corporate Christmas fire, however, the upscale department store chain Neiman Marcus released their Christmas catalog. I’ve always known department stores like Neiman Marcus, Barney’s and Saks 5th Avenue were significantly out of my price range, but I never knew quite how many decimal places off I was from their typical clientele — until now.
In each year’s catalog Neiman Marcus dedicates a section to “fantasy gifts.” Since I’m not too familiar with the store this is the first I’ve heard about this annual section dedicated to outrageously priced “gifts.”
Check out some of this year’s offerings:
Dancing Fountains from WET
Remember the end of “Ocean’s 11″ when George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and the rest of the crew watch the fountains in front of the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Vegas? Now, imagine having that kind of experience in front of your house.
Price: $1,000,000
Neiman Marcus-Edition Hacker-Craft Speedboat
Do you go boating a lot? Of course you do, you’re rich. You probably have a beautiful yacht docked in the French Riviera. You probably even have a summer home in Venice. The only problem is your yacht is incapable of navigating the tight Italian waterways. Now you need a beautifully hand-crafted 25-foot boat made entirely of rich solid mahogany. I mean, how else would you get around?
Price: $250,000
Luxury Weekend for Two at Stone Barns Farm
Live in dreary ole’ Manhattan and simply want to get away for a day trip? Are you sick of the Hamptons and it happens to be Hurricane season in St. Barths? Well, Neiman Marcus has the perfect weekend getaway for you and your mistress. Merely 25 miles north of the city you can experience all the luxury, charm and romance of a farm. Yes, a farm.
Price: $20,000
International Flower Show Tour Arranged by JetWay Private Air
Women love flowers. You know it. I know it. They know it. But after she comes home from tennis lessons early and catches you balls deep in your secretary — for the 3rd time — twenty dozen long stem roses simply isn’t going to cut it anymore. However nothing says “I’m sorry and I love you” more than sending her and 9 of her friends on a tour of all of Europe’s most magical flower shows, via private jet.
Price: $450,000
Ferrari FF
Wait, you don’t have one already? Your friends are laughing at you.
Price: $395,000
