Gift guides of the rich and famous

Does anybody really need a $700 toaster?

Dec 13, 2024

∙ Paid

Designer toaster by Smeg x Dolce & Gabbana. For $700, this thing better butter my toast AND cut it into cute little triangles.

Let’s blame Stanley.

Back in the 1950s, Stanley Marcus, the CEO of Neiman Marcus, had the idea to include some outrageously expensive “fantasy gifts” in the luxury department store’s annual Christmas catalog.

It ranks among the mos…

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