NEIMAN-MARCUS FANTASY GIFTS FROM THE 2021 CATALOGUE

Neiman-Marcus has released its Christmas catalogue. As usual, there are an assortment of extremely expensive “fantasy gifts” available. Here are some of the wilder ones:
– Roaring Twenties Party. Cost: $395,000: The party of a lifetime for the buyer and 19 friends. The Apollo Theater will be retro-decorated to the era of flappers and bootleggers. Guests will enjoy exquisite hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, and a three-course dinner prepared by a Michelin-starred chef. Live music on stage, a late-night DJ, and a professional photographer to record the extravaganza.
– Little People, Big Dreams London Adventure. Cost: $35,000: Travel to London with your youngster to meet with Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, author and creator of the best-selling series, Little People, Big Dreams. Your child gets to co-write and create a personalized book featuring a story from your family, and you’ll receive 25 copies of the professionally bound book.
– Winter Magic with Lindsey Vonn. Cost: $35,000: Designer ski clothes from Neiman-Marcus, three nights for six guests in Jackson Hole’s uber luxurious Caldera House, personalized ski gear outfitting, and aprés ski in the member’s lounge with Olympic skiing champion Lindsey Vonn. (* Who, you know, will just LOVE sitting with you.)
– The Vista Alegre Personalized Dinnerware & Portugal Trip. Cost: $80,000: A six-day tour for two through the romantic villages of Portugal includes yachting adventures, private tours through Lisbon, and a helicopter tour above the lush Arrábida coastal area. Highlight of the trip will be a visit to porcelain maker Vista Alegre, to design your own fine porcelain place settings for 12.
* Did I hear right? You’re paying $80,000 to go buy some new dishes?
* If you’d like to order any of these gifts, call now: 1-800-RIPOFF.
* Wha?? No candy made with real gold flakes this year?
* You know, I think I’m just gonna stick with Amazon this year. They deliver.
* How’s that tax on billionaires coming along, President Biden? I don’t know what made me think of that just now.