Christmas for the Rich and Shameless

[ElfBot]

Neiman Marcus unveiled its 81st annual Christmas Book Tuesday, boasting everything from a $20 set of four peppermint tins to a $2.3 million getaway to the Ameya Preserve in Montana. The Dallas-based luxury retailer’s catalog, first published in 1926, is seen by many as a harbinger of the Christmas shopping season. The “ultimate wish book” [...]

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[dvdguy]

if anybody has this much cash to waste might i suggest a donation to the mike&kathy fund?

[Annette1990]

I could win the lottery tomorrow and I would still shop locally. I have never been the type or would I if I could, to spend thousands on a watch when I can get something very similar (minus the designers name) for a heck of alot less. Call me cheap...but my life is good without all the glitter.

[Jeff Westover]

We're poor by design. We make cookies at Christmas, not money. Come to think of it, we give a lot of cookies too!

[Ladybugkisses]

Very little in that catolog appeals to me. I'll second whoever said even if I won the lottery I would still buy pretty much what I do now. I'm one who does enjoy designer things every once and a while and I do treat myself and my family but it's all about balance. Why would I spend 80 dollars or more on a t-shirt when I can get one that looks the exact same a Target? I'll hold onto my money thank you very much. More to spend on my child's education or our family vacation.

Toya

[kidzrme]

It is just plain sad to think that people actually do have that much money and do spend it on such outlandish things....