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This is one of these silly non-products that companies like Neiman-Marcus and Hammacher Schlemmer like to have in their catalogs. It's not a real product, it's all about publicity.

It's one of these crazy but amusing-sounded "products" that sound as if they'd be appropriate for the title character in "Brewster's Millions" (who had to waste $30 million in 30 days in order to inherit $300 million).

They tend to be not-quite-one-of-a-kind items that are nevertheless certainly not mass-produced and frequently involve an obvious component of personal service or installation.

This year Hammacher Schlemmer has a $15,000 rocking horse. Nieman-Marcus has a $40,000 7 foot sculpture made entirely out of pencils, but their big item is the $1,764,000.00 six-person trip into space.

I can't seem to find any of items that must involve sending a small army of people to install them, but they've had them in the past. You know, amusement-park-sized train rides for a 400-acre backyard or live camels or that sort of thing.

I suspect that very, very, few of these items are actually sold, and I bet that in some cases the companies wait for the item to be purchased before figuring out how they are going to deliver or install it. Nieman-Marcus may or may not make money on the Virgin Galactic space flights, but their business is not built on these offerings.

These products are offered so that hundreds of local news pairs of talking heads will alternatively swivel them toward each other as Kimberly says "If you're looking for the gift for the person who has everything, take a look at _this_ from the Glooper-Gnorgl catalog!" then swivels her head toward Lance who says "That's right, it's a real home hospital complete with emergency room, three motorized gurneys, and a five-person medical staff, and it can be yours for $56,000,000!"

This is one of these silly non-products that companies like Neiman-Marcus and Hammacher Schlemmer like to have in their catalogs. It's not a real product, it's all about publicity.

It's one of these crazy but amusing-sounded "products" that sound as if they'd be appropriate for the title character in "Brewster's Millions" (who had to waste $30 million in 30 days in order to inherit $300 million).

They tend to be not-quite-one-of-a-kind items that are nevertheless certainly not mass-produced and frequently involve an obvious component of personal service or installation.

This year Hammacher Schlemmer has a $15,000 rocking horse. Nieman-Marcus has a $40,000 7 foot sculpture made entirely out of pencils, but their big item is the $1,764,000.00 six-person trip into space.

I can't seem to find any of items that must involve sending a small army of people to install them, but they've had them in the past. You know, amusement-park-sized train rides for a 400-acre backyard or live camels or that sort of thing.

I suspect that very, very, few of these items are actually sold, and I bet that in some cases the companies wait for the item to be purchased before figuring out how they are going to deliver or install it. Nieman-Marcus may or may not make money on the Virgin Galactic space flights, but their business is not built on these offerings.

These products are offered so that hundreds of local news pairs of talking heads will alternatively swivel them toward each other as Kimberly says "If you're looking for the gift for the person who has everything, take a look at _this_ from the Glooper-Gnorgl catalog!" then swivels her head toward Lance who says "That's right, it's a real home hospital complete with emergency room, three motorized gurneys, and a five-person medical staff, and it can be yours for $56,000,000!"

WTF dose anyone, much less kids need jewelry for? Oh, yah to feel special. To let others know they are "rich".
http://www.juicycouture.com/recall/
Lead for Kids!
http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/lead/recalls.shtml

Runs on a SUN server, you can tell right away by the "ico" image.
http://juicycouture.neimanmarcus.com/
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Reading is so fun.

I bet these guys or these guys can top that!

Neiman Marcus has a Moller Flying Car for sale in its Christmas catalog. only 3.5 million so hurry up it's waiting for you.

More than likely this link will not work since it is SOOOO long but you can go to Neiman Marcus and click on The Christmas Book has arrived! link and then click on the link for Fantasy Gifts.

Enjoy!

More than likely this link will not work since it is SOOOO long but you can go to Neiman Marcus and click on The Christmas Book has arrived! link and then click on the link for Fantasy Gifts.

Enjoy!

How about this?

Why buy a million-dollar, untested "aircar" when you can have this:
http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jht ml?cid=OCBF6_H11PY&cmCat=Christmas&spread=6&gid=32 7682&catalog=1&passback=&rfx_base=http%3A//neimans holiday.richfx.com.edgesuite.net/catalog_neimansho liday/holiday2005/&omni=1&catalog_base=http://www. neimanmarcus.com/store/sitelets/christmasbook/chri stmasbook.jhtml?&firstpage=6&PassBack=&catalog_nam e=holiday2005&catalog=1&o=1

And here I thought I had seen it all, I had no idea about these Vertu phones, very slick... but hell at $8,300 it'd be cheaper to lug a brand new apple laptop around with vonage and the t-mobil hot spot unimited package for a few years.

Of course everyone should be so lucky to have a ruby bearing or two supporting their cell phone buttons. Sure makes my Motorola RAZR look cheap.
http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jht ml?cmCat=search&itemId=prod15140127

I'm not rich or anything, but I don't mind paying extra for items of good quality. Prada just overcharges based on the name - plain and simple.

$770 for a Track Suit that's no better than Nike, et al., abso-F*ck1n-lutely ridiculous.

Damn...now I'll have to scratch this off my list. I hate choices...

is also a CIO.

Feel free to get me one too. The Learjet 60 perhaps?

The Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalog has a his/her set of programmable butler robots. The damn things will open the doors and, via their built-in camera, give you a view of your visitors before you get to the door. They also can help you bring in your groceries. They don't give a mention of whether they're able to do a fresh install of Gentoo, though. All this for only ... $400,000.

The Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalog has a his/her set of programmable butler robots. The damn things will open the doors and, via their built-in camera, give you a view of your visitors before you get to the door. They also can help you bring in your groceries. They don't give a mention of whether they're able to do a fresh install of Gentoo, though. All this for only ... $400,000.

The Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalog has a his/her set of programmable butler robots. The damn things will open the doors and, via their built-in camera, give you a view of your visitors before you get to the door. They also can help you bring in your groceries. They don't give a mention of whether they're able to do a fresh install of Gentoo, though. All this for only ... $400,000.

There's an urban legend like this about a cookie recipe.

And this is the recipe in question.

is Maddie's signature worth an extra USD49 over the standard iPod?

Well, considering one can by a pretty run of mill shirt for $15.00 at Target, or $185 at Neiman Marcus, I would say yes, to many consumers it's worth paying more simply for status.

I think it's a really smart move on Apple's part & plays perfectly into their geek chic motif.

-Bill

FWIW, while these cookies are mmmm tasty good, the provenance of the recipe is questionable. Here's what Neiman Marcus has to say about it.

FWIW, while these cookies are mmmm tasty good, the provenance of the recipe is questionable. Here's what Neiman Marcus has to say about it.

(it's built into that old computer on the floor in the basement that doesn't run windows and keeps their recipies and email safe)

Too late!. Someone already got to it!

I agree 100% with the comment about good slacks. I've never understood why everyone says that jeans are so comfortable, when a pair of tailor made slacks, not as expensive as you might think, can be the next best thing to working naked. Maybe I just don't get it, but I never understood why any group of people that make as much money as we do, would choose to wear cheap uncomfortable clothes. Actually do a little shopping at a Neiman Marcus or Nordstrom some time and you'll begin to understand what I mean. Just my $.02 on the matter.

Call 1-877-9NM-GIFT to order this underwater fantasy. It's a 118-foot luxury submarine that sleeps 11, displacing 380 tons, with an operating depth of 1,000 feet, submerged range of 160 nautical miles, and speed of 15 knots. Cruising range: 3,000+ nautical miles (sufficient for transatlantic crossings).