Money no object (brains optional)

I would be terrified to touch this phone, not because it’s so expensive (which it is).  No, I don’t want to touch it, because I’m afraid whatever plague it caught that made it that ugly might be contagious.  Although it may appear as if it has some strange fungus, it is actually covered in 24 carat gold as well as an overabundance of Swarovski crystals.  The only thing that brings me comfort is that it is limited edition, so only 50 of these will be sold.  They are selling this phone for about $4500.

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This is one of those products that I really find to be complete bull.  It’s supposed to be an exercise ball chair.  If you’ve ever had to use an exercise ball, you probably know why I think it’s bull.  Well that is, if you’ve ever been told what exercises to do on an exercise ball.  Basically the reason an exercise ball is beneficial is that you have to use your core muscles to balance on the ball.  Therefore your posture gets a plus and all around you just get tighter abs.  Now this ball advertises the same thing.  However, I find it hard to believe that when the chair is on legs.

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For a little in bathroom humor, you can pick up this sculpture that mimics exactly what you’ll be doing in there too.  The odd little sculpture will definitely take any guests by surprise when they go to use your bathroom.  Although I think for most just having a functional toilet paper holder is enough.  The whole artistic TP holder just seems a bit unneccesary.  Especially when you factor in that these are being sold for a whopping $95.97.  Honestly, I lived without even having a toilet paper holder for a year or so in one apartment, with a price like that, I think I’d probably just pass on this one.

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Most people who have seen Lilo & Stitch in the cinemas (or home DVD for that matter) will love that cute little alien, so here’s a chance for you to bring him home in the form of a USB desktop humidifier. He sits down there without moving, with his really large mouth opening for steam to be released - hopefully Stitch did brush his teeth beforehand! Retailing for an insane $117.30, you can place your pre-order today with shipping to commence sometime in the middle of December. I think you can get a much more affordable humidifier at that price, can’t you?

There aren’t too many places where you can run away and hide for your own space and quiet time these days, but Yamaha has come up with the My Room II. This fully enclosed human-sized vault places you in a soundproof area, and it comes with basic creature comforts such as an air conditioner, reduced construction time (yes, you gotta assemble this yourself) and touch panel controls. Of course, it will retail for a whopping $6,500, so you might want to think twice about getting your own personal space when getting a hotel room is so much more convenient (and spacious).

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Nothing says class like a Swarvoski crystal covered flask in the shape of a cellphone.  Just the crystals alone make this flask excessively cheesy, but throw in that it’s in the shape of a clunky old cellphone and it becomes horrifyingly awful.  What makes this even more sad is that this product is being sold on a site dedicated to selling cellphone shaped flasks as well as other random shaped flasks.  Of course this phone is only for those with money to burn.  It will cost you the ridiculous sum of $99.95 from Cellphone Flasks.

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Taking a flight is fun, especially on long haul trips, but only if you’re sitting pretty in Business or First Class. For most of us, however, being stuck in Economy Class is a preview of hell, since you’re faced with extremely cramped seats, crying babies (never knew those little critters had such lung power that lasts for virtually forever), rude stewardesses, and that passenger beside you who can’t seem to stop talking to you when you are trying to get some shuteye. Relive those fond memories with your very own airplane window as you look out, trying to catch a glimpse of the airport to signify your hellish ride is almost coming to an end. No idea why would anyone fork out $1,500 for this though, making it a purchase for the truly foolish.

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Gold is often a safe haven for investors during times of economic trouble and turmoil, so why not bring home this “gold bullion”? Known as the Gold Doorstop, this $81 piece is obviously not made of the real stuff that King Midas used to hoard, although it is pretty pricey since it is made out of aluminum/cast iron base which isn’t too cheap to begin with either. Ah well, you’ll do much better in saving all that money and getting cheap plastic ones instead, but then again you can always use the Gold Doorstop to clobber any thief who enters your home in the middle of the night.

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Surely you must be nuts to splash $4,100 on this Hand Crank Locomotive just for your kid in these times of economic turmoil, never mind if you’re the richest man on earth or not. That’s still a whole lot of money, and what good will it do to your kid other than build up unnatural looking biceps before his body is matured? Well, it doesn’t make much sense to me for a rich kid to actually sweat it out, manually moving around in this locomotive using his hands. After all, if you have parents that are that rich to splurge on something like this, surely mom and dad can afford to hire someone to actually, you know, crank the thing so that you can sit inside with folded arms? Well, the world’s a crazy place these days, no doubt about it.