Needless Markups (Neiman Marcus) just came out with their annual Christmas Book a/k/a catalog for those of us in the 99%. In the past, theyve offered a chance to have a private concert with Elton John (talent whore --- thats almost as tacky as J Lo and Kanye singing for dictators), a private island, and his and hers matching leopards (or was it cheetahs . . . what else says I love you, other than a ferocious man-eating large cat, that eats its weight in raw meat every day . . . the perfect gift if youre married to Tony Montana). Well, this season, for a mere $1,850,00, you can buy your sweetie the Ultimate Diamond Experience. This gets you a chance to have dinner with De Beers CEO Philippe Mellier and Forevermark CEO Stephen Lussier at the Tower of London. (I know those would be my choice in pretentious corporate folk, and you can dine right where Anne Boleyn and countless others were beheaded! Nothing says Macabre Merry Christmas like eating in a former dungeon/torture chamber.) Then, you can jet off to Africa, where youll visit South Africa and Namibia, escorted by Forevermark employees, to pick your very own 25-carat diamond from an African mine. I say, why stop there? I mean if you really want to celebrate the birth of Christ with the most grotesque exhibit of materialism and greed imaginable, why not go for Stephen Colberts Blood Diamond Experience? With any luck, youll get to experience the real thrill of diamond mining, and watch an 8 year-old child lose a hand to a machete-brandishing child soldier.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:27:06 +0000
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