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Luxury

World’s Most Expensive Coloring Book

August 30, 2010

Sometimes a product is the most expensive because it’s a technical marvel. Sometimes the price comes from embellishment with gold, gems and other precious minerals. Other times, though, the merit is entirely in the price tag. Such is the case, it seems, with “Les 4 Mondes,” which is likely the most expensive coloring book in [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Grill

August 26, 2010

What better way is there to make the most of your summer than to get outside and throw some steaks, hot dogs or even veggie burgers on the grill? The Talos Outdoor Cooking Suite is an open-air professional kitchen custom-built to your specific needs. The hand-crafted stainless steel exterior houses a 42” grilling area, three [...]

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Most Expensive Car in the World

August 24, 2010

If your passion for performance and luxury autos cannot be stopped, and your McLaren F1 is becoming a bore along with the rest of your exotic cars, it might be time to check out Top Gear’s “Car of the Decade,” the Bugatti Veyron. The most recent model, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, has an [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Porsches

August 18, 2010

According to New York’s Luxury Institute, who surveyed 500 households with incomes over $200,000 in 2006, Porsche is the most prestigious brand of automobiles. While some may argue in favor of Bugatti or Rolls-Royce, that is still high praise indeed. Porsche Carrera GT The most expensive new Porsche currently avaialable is the Porsche Carrera GT [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Board Games

August 12, 2010

Whether played for family fun or intellectual stimulation, board games have a long history and some even predate the written word. It isn’t surprising, then, that some are willing to shell out thousands—or even millions—of dollars to purchase the most expensive board games in the world. Zontik Games’ Trivial Pursuit – up to $6,200 A [...]

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World’s Most Expensive iPad Data Plans

August 3, 2010

A recent survey by Tableau Software has concluded that iPad users in the US are lucky enough to pay for the fifth most expensive iPad data plans in the world—“lucky” meaning, at $12.50 per gigabyte, we’re not paying the rates of the top four. Users in France pay the local telco, Orange, the most for [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Beds

July 31, 2010

A person typically spends a third of their life sleeping, so why not make the most of that time by spending a ridiculous amount of money on an extravagant bed? Each supremely expensive bed is luxurious in its own way, and we’re certain almost anyone will find one of these beds most desirable. Parnian Furniture [...]

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America’s Most Expensive Boarding Kennel

July 28, 2010

It’s great to be able to provide your pooch with the trappings of luxury, but what happens when you leave home for that 12-day cruise from Barcelona to Venice? Well, if you happen to live in the San Francisco Bay Area, you can lodge your canine companion at the most expensive boarding kennel in the [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Beers

July 23, 2010

Beer is one of the oldest drinks known to man—and one of this writer’s favorites. While many people enjoy drinking light and less expensive beer, there are still some beer connoisseurs out there. If you don’t believe it, then check out the proof–the world’s most expensive beers. Tutankhamun Ale – $52 per bottle This expensive [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Sports Bra

July 22, 2010

Tomboy turned fashionista Kelley Dooley knows it’s hard for women to find fitness wear that looks good, which is why she founded BodyRock in March 2009. Browse her shop and you’ll see collections with names like “Keep ‘em In” or “Lock ‘em Down.” You’ll also find the most expensive sports bra in the world. The [...]

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Luxury Scarves

July 21, 2010

Scarves, without doubt, owe their global popularity to their wide variety of uses. A scarf can keep you warm on a cold day or it can be used to wipe the sweat from your face on a hot day. They can be used to keep dust and insects out of your mouth while you’re riding [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Car Wash

July 20, 2010

If you own a $2 million-plus supercar, chances are you want to keep it in top condition both inside and out. Of course, no ordinary car wash can be trusted with a Bugatti Veyron or Pagani Zonda. Fortunately for owners of the most expensive cars in the world, Gurcharn Sahota of Elite Detailing offers the [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Android Smartphone

July 16, 2010

Google’s Android mobile platform has made some waves since it was announced in 2007. As of May 2010, Android claimed 13% of the market share of smartphones in the US—over half of that claimed by the iOS platform run by Apple’s seemingly ubiquitous iPhone. One of the great advantages Android has over iOS is that [...]

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Most Expensive Bicycle

July 15, 2010

Of the four most expensive bikes in the world, three were created in honor of Lance Armstrong, whose victory over cancer is as legendary as his ongoing career. The Lance Armstrong Foundation, founded in 1997 after Armstrong was diagnosed with the disease, raises funds and awareness to support cancer research and help cancer sufferers. 7-Diamond [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Pineapple

July 14, 2010

A Heligan pineapple. A fruit produced in the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall, England, may just be the most expensive pineapple in the world. The gardeners at Heligan, who began restoration of the derelict gardens in 1990, first purchased fruits for the Pineapple Pit in 1994. Utilizing the same techniques used 70 years ago, [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Baked Potato

July 9, 2010

(via Daily Mail) The baked potato may not be the most healthful item on your plate but, thanks to chef Ben Kingdon of The Cary Arms, it could be the priciest. The Cary Arms is “The Inn on the Beach” in the coastal town of Torquay in Devon county, England. It’s there that Kingdon produces [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Precious Metal

July 7, 2010

Rarity alone isn’t enough to qualify a metal as precious. It must also be naturally occurring, lustrous and ductile, possess a high melting point and low reactivity and, most important to anyone wishing to wear jewelry made from the metal, it must not be radioactive. Natural, radioactive metals like polonium and radium need not apply. [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Bathtubs

June 28, 2010

Nothing says luxury like lazing the hours away in a tub that costs more than a lot of houses. Those looking for such a tub, however, have a few more options than they used to. If you’re not happy with plain porcelain, you can purchase a tub made from fine materials or hi-tech gadgets. Water [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Suitcase

June 25, 2010

When you’re traveling, only one thing can say as much or more about you and your lifestyle than the clothes on your back, and that’s the luggage you carry. Luckily for the elite jet set, they have the option of showing off their status with the most expensive suitcase in the world. The Henk Travelfriend [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Towels

June 24, 2010

In the 1920s, white linen sheets were de rigueur. That all changed when Madeleine Porthault convinced her husband, Daniel, to offer a home couture collection through his small Parisian lingerie boutique. Their business thrived and many others followed suit, but the D. Porthault name still carries weight among the wealthy and their bath towels are [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Feather

June 22, 2010

A Māori male wearing Huia tail feathers in his hair. You might think the most expensive feather in the world would come from some rare and exotic bird verging on extinction—and you’d be half right. In fact, the most expensive feather came from a bird that has already gone extinct. The Huia bird had black [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Lunch

June 20, 2010

You can’t put a price tag on good company—or can you? While some might shell out for an entrée laden with gold flake and white truffle, foie gras or a Cabernet Sauvignon from Chateau Mouton Rothschild, patrons of the world’s most expensive lunches are there for one thing—the company of billionaire investor, industrialist and philanthropist [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Gold Coin

June 16, 2010

You’ve probably heard of antique coins dating back to the early 1900s selling for millions of dollars, but what about coins dating back to the early 2000s? It’s no fiction, as Canada unveiled the world’s largest and most expensive new coin in 2007. This coin, featuring Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and a set [...]

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World’s Most Expensive iPhones

June 12, 2010

While Apple’s iPhone is already something of a luxury device, there are clearly some who believe it just isn’t flashy enough. Luckily for them (and those of us who write about such things), luxury designers have created these—the most expensive iPhones in the world. Goldstriker iPhone 4G Diamond Edition – $19,460 Stuart Hughes of Goldstriker [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Soccer Ball

June 11, 2010

South Africa is hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2010 and local jewelry house Shimansky is celebrating with the world’s most expensive soccer ball. The ball took three months to design and is still in production. When finished, it will be festooned with 6,620 white diamonds and 2,640 black diamonds, for a total of 3,500 [...]

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