World’s Most Expensive Sausages

December 3, 2009

Sausage comes in a number of forms—from uncured fresh sausages like Italian pork sausage to cooked sausages like hot dogs. It can come in a casing made of intestine, a synthetic casing or no casing at all. It can also come in sausage rolls—a popular European snack. Hibiscus, a restaurant in London’s Mayfair area, began [...]

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Luxury Cufflinks

December 2, 2009

Cufflinks evolved from the “cuff strings” of the early 1500s. Today, most dress shirts have buttons, but the most formal of men’s shirts still require a pair of cufflinks. A pair of luxury cufflinks created by Atelier Yozu are some of the most expensive cufflinks in the world. Yozu specializes in custom cufflinks made from [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Hot Sauce

November 30, 2009

To the rest of us, hot sauce aficionados may seem a little crazy. The hottest of sauces may seem like bottled pain to us, but to them it’s a delectable condiment. Luckily for us, the most expensive hot sauce in the world isn’t one of those. Cackalacky Spice Sauce is rated fewer than 1,000 units [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Eyeglasses

November 27, 2009

You already know about the world’s most expensive sunglasses, but what about prescription glasses? In 1998, a pair of glasses became the most expensive prescription eyeglasses in the world. What was so special about these glasses? They were one of two pairs of glasses sold by the widow of Buddy Holly and formerly worn by [...]

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World’s Top 5 Most Expensive Desserts

November 25, 2009

As a person with something of a sweet tooth, I’ve always found dessert to be the most satisfying part of any meal. While some may niggle about calories and fat, I’ve always found a bit of indulgence now and then is the key to a happy life. Of course, the most expensive desserts in the [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Candle

November 24, 2009

People have been practicing chandlery for over 5,000 years, but a truly impressive candle still comes along every now and then. Such is the case with the “Ultimate Luxury Candle,” the most expensive candle in the world. The Ultimate Luxury Candle by Luxury Soy Candles lives up to its name with both its fragrance, Champagne [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Gin

November 23, 2009

Gin is made by flavoring pure grain alcohol with juniper berries and other natural flavors. While it hasn’t been as popular in mixed drinks as vodka, gin has made something of a comeback in recent years. It’s no surprise, then, that the most expensive gin bottle in the world was produced in 2008. Bombay Spirits [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Cookies

November 20, 2009

Who doesn’t like cookies—and spending exorbitant amounts of money on them? Okay, maybe the latter isn’t quite as popular as the former. Still, who would pass up the chance to take a bite out of the world’s most expensive cookies? There’s an apocryphal story that’s been passed around the internet for over a decade now [...]

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Top Luxury Men’s and Women’s Wallets

November 18, 2009

Your choice of wallet is a personal choice. Men’s wallets tend to emphasize function over form while women’s wallets tend to be aesthetically pleasing. Luckily, both are represented among the most expensive luxury wallets. Balenciaga two-tone long wallet – $645 Balenciaga touts the “soft vintage crafted black leather” and silk fabric used to create this [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Lego Set

November 17, 2009

When Lego began producing their plastic bricks in 1949, they could scarcely have imagined the phenomenon the toy would become. With different lines of Lego parts, a video game franchise and four Legoland amusement parks, Lego is one of the world’s most recognized toy brands. The most expensive Lego set ever sold is actually a [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Katana

November 16, 2009

A collection of Japanese swords Technically, a katana is any Japanese sword with a single edge. In practice, however, the word is almost exclusively used to describe the long, slightly curved sword used by samurai from the Muromachi period onward. Katanas are surrounded with mythic resonance and some few swordsmiths, such as Muramasa and Masamune, [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Rolex Watches

November 13, 2009

Rolex, according to BusinessWeek, is one of the world’s 100 most valuable brands. The Swiss company’s timepieces are almost synonymous with wealth and status, but Rolex is curiously absent from the list of the world’s top ten most expensive watches. That’s why we’ve decided to let you know about the most expensive Rolex watches in [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Chickens

November 12, 2009

Chicken is often one of the cheaper meats at the grocery store, but you can still pay a premium price for the poultry if you try hard enough. Bresse chickens, from their namesake area in France, are valued for their gamey flavor and tender flesh while Silkie chickens are valued as show chickens for their [...]

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Top 6 Most Expensive Movies Ever Made

November 10, 2009

Awhile back, we put together an inflation-adjusted list of the Most Expensive Movies Ever Made. Of course, it’s hard to call a $100 million film the most expensive movie ever made when movies regularly exceed twice as much nowadays. So, without further ado (or inflation adjustment), we present the top five most expensive movies ever [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Fountain

November 9, 2009

Things have been a little quiet on the Dubai front lately, but that doesn’t mean they’ve given up on expensive creations. The recently completed Dubai Fountain, for instance, is the most expensive fountain in the world. The construction of the fountain by WET Design, the same company that designed the only slightly less impressive Fountains [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Christmas Ornament

November 6, 2009

The holidays are coming up and the UK’s Hallmark Jewelers are ringing in the season with the most expensive Christmas ornament in the world. Adorned with 500 diamonds—three of them one carat apiece—arranged along a snowflake pattern and orbited by 188 rubies, The World’s Most Valuable Christmas Bauble, as they call it, is a truly [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Soda Can

November 5, 2009

The subtitle on the website of Robin Antar’s Antar Studios inc. proclaims her work as “Realism in Stone.” Antar’s work consists mostly of mundane objects such as denim jackets, potato chip bags, tubes of toothpaste and even M&Ms bags rendered in stone. While you can’t drink from it, Antar’s “Soda Can” is likely the most [...]

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Top 10 Most Expensive Furniture

November 3, 2009

If you’ve come into your fortune but don’t know how to spend it, then you’ve come to the right place. After all, you don’t want to be the guy who owns a mansion but barely has any furniture, do you? Of course you don’t. That’s why we’ve compiled this list of some of the most [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Beatles Memorabilia

October 30, 2009

Yesterday and Today with the “butcher cover” Yesterday and Today was the Beatles’ twelfth US release, a collection of tracks from LPs and singles that hadn’t been released in the US. While the band didn’t appreciate the mishmash approach Capitol Records took with the album, they were able to exert some creative control over the [...]

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Luxury Boxer Shorts

October 30, 2009

Whether to wear briefs, boxers or boxer briefs is an important decision in a man’s life. Luckily for those of us who wear boxers, there are some high end boxer shorts available. These may not be the most expensive boxers in the world, but we’ve put together a list of the most expensive luxury boxers [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Yachts

October 28, 2009

The Jacht was originally a lightweight Dutch naval vessel used to pursue pirates in shallow waters. When King Charles II chose to sail in one on his return to England in what would later be known as the English Restoration, the Jacht became a symbol of important and, eventually, wealth and luxury. Today, that tradition [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Flag

October 26, 2009

Even before the Gregorian Calendar’s year 1, the Romans used vexilloids—flag-like objects—to represent their empire. Nowadays, every nation has its own proper flag. Sometimes a particular flag will gain monetary value from its presence at a particular event. What is the most expensive flag in the world? Recently, a Union Jack—Britain’s flag—was sold for a [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Wedding

October 23, 2009

Few things could come closer to that clichéd fantasy of young girls, to be married to a dashing prince in an extravagant wedding, than the nuptials of celebrities and billionaires. These weddings can be events that draw thousands of guests, feature lavish decorations and include performances by superstar musicians. The wedding of Vanisha Mittal, daughter [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Coffin

October 22, 2009

From the pyramids of the Egyptian Pharaohs to the costly funerals of the modern day elite, one truth is made quite clear—first impressions may be important, but final impressions last longer. That’s why Michael Jackson was buried in one of the most expensive coffins in the world. Inspired by James Brown’s 2007 funeral, the late [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Shoes

October 20, 2009

Shoes come in nearly as many shapes and sizes as people do, so we’ve made sure to cover a few different varieties of the most expensive shoes in the world. Below, you’ll find the most expensive flip flops, sneakers and men’s and women’s shoes. PechePlatinum crocodile flip flops – $400 The most expensive flip flops [...]

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