Friday is upon us once more. The way these days rush by, before we know it, we will be faced with a very few shopping days left until Christmas. I don’t know about you, but I have yet to get moving on the gift hunt. I don’t know if the year moved so fast I couldn’t keep up with it or what? It seems this year snuck in while I was asleep or something. Usually I have all the gifts bought and wrapped by now. I can tell you one thing, I am starting to get a feeling that borders on A PANIC ATTACK.
I have no idea what to get. I have tried all year to think of the perfect gifts. I even have a list, but when I look at it I get this sick feeling that my gift ideas can’t suck enough. I have a real problem finding the kinds of things that express my feelings for those on my list. I have always fantasized about a gift list which would be just right. It would include some really nice things and cost a bundle. Unfortunately I have not won the Mega lottery or been born to the manor. Which brings to mind the question; what are the gifts that the super-rich buy for each other? The nice thing about fiction, we can go right ahead and make a list. So here goes. The fantasy list of gifts that the superrich may buy this year:
A new Rolls Royce Phantom Sedan for $398,375.00 base price. (options could add another $50,000.00) The gift giver would have a beauty which gets 11 MPG city and 19 MPG country. By the way, if there are worries about gas mileage the buyer might pass on this one.
A new Gulfstream G650 for $65,000,000.00. The gift giver and recipient would enjoy worldwide connections at top speeds of 800 MPH. In case the gift giver thinks the gift is exclusive, there are already 200 of these puppy’s on order.
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A beautiful summer home in Southampton New York for $45,500,000.00. This has seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms and about 6,700 square feet. If the giver is a little squeezed on cash a mortgage of $179,706.00 per month can be arranged. Let me advise the gift giver you may not get it with a mortgage. At this price cash will be king.
How about the Yacht White Cloud for a measly $15,900,000.00. It is 220 feet long and can sleep ten. The gift giver has to know the fuel capacity is 30,000 gallons and the first and subsequent fill-ups could be over $100,000.00.
Maybe the buyer needs to go to a little more effort to make a statement. The Pink Star Diamond is a 59.60 caret wonder which recently sold for £51.7M ($84,684,307.27 USD) which was a record. The buyer would have to convince whoever bought this rock to resell it. Since the price was £14.1M over the list price it might be tough.
Well there you have the fantasy gift list. When you get your next billion you can let yourself go crazy. Till then, I’ll see you at Wal-Mart. What is on your fantasy gift list? Have a great weekend
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Looks like the Land, Sea, & Air Fantasy package. I’d want a big house with a video game arcade in the basement. No quarters or tokens needed and all my favorite games from when I was a kid.
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Gotta have some friend to play. Put me down.
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Weekly video game parties will be occurring 🙂
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What are we drinking?
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Going with bring your own booze on this one. You can never please everyone.
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I want to retire (she wrote just before she started getting ready to go to work).
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No you don’t. Believe me retire is more work than work. (of course as my wife says. “it is self imposed.”
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Ha ha … yes, I really do want to retire. I have too much self-imposed work to do to be busy working for someone else 🙂
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Know what you mean
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I’ll stick to shopping in the €2 Store thank you very much! 🙂
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Let’s see that would be the $1.65 store here.
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I want a tropical island complete with servants at my beck and call, and enough money to go with it so my husband can spend his days listening to me recite from my own romance novels while telling me : That is the best writing I have ever heard, darling… (That’s not too much to ask for, right?)
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*Wave of magic wand* There you go. Unfortunately I can’t warrantee the effectiveness of the wand, but the spirit is there. Your husband has to be the best.
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Feels so good to dream…
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Mohamed. Thank you for the visit. Dreams are made for good feelings. Hope all is well with you.
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It’s my pleasure John 🙂 I’m doing great so far, I hope life is treating you well.
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Couldn’t be better. Thanks
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If you give me the yacht will you cover maintenance and deep water marina slip fees? If so, I’ll gladly accept 🙂 When I win the lotto, I’ll remember you!
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Uh….The reason to give the yacht would be to get rid of those charges. I’ll have to find someone else.
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I didn’t realize I had put all these things up for sale!
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LOL. Good one. 😀
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You’ve got land, sea and air covered with those John. Personally I am a man of modest tastes and would be more than happy with the Lamborghini from the Batman movie. The Gulf Stream does look great though. Anyway got to hurry, I need to get on this Wal-Mart bound public bus.
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Don’t forget the voucher for the ride.
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We don’t get that luxury here in the UK.
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You found my wish list – and now everyone knows what to get me! 😀
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So glad to be of service. 🙂
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My fantasy gift: a house with a library. I picture myself snuggled up by a fire, surrounded by books, either reading or writing with a hot cup of tea or coffee.
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Add a fire, a cat, a dog I’m there.
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Those are just absolutely absurd! I can’t even wrap my mind around giving or receiving those as gifts… I am happy to not experience that level of wealth in this lifetime! It looks overwhelming.
Also! I have to brag. I totally got all my Christmas shopping done yesterday! Well, other than a notebook and some footie pajamas… but yeah– I braved all those crazy people and I banged carts and stole parking spaces and got it done. Now… it’s your turn. I believe in you.
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I plan on hitting the stores next Thursday. I figure the public will have worked itself into a new state of mean. Hopefully they will be hardened enough to take my aggressiveness without going all postal on me. Thanks for the comment. I agree absurd is as absurd does. 😎
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My fantasy gift is that people buy my book and actually read it.
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No fear. It will happen.
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Oh, a fabulous house on an island would be lovely! Though, my dream Viking range is more within my reach!
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I would go for the range. More love in that. 🙂
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🙂 For sure.
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