Number Ten: A Cup of Noodles To those who have gone through life in college,
you could say that the ubiquitous cup of instant ramen noodles have saved many lives and have
given students that extra sodium powered energy to stay up all night doing revisions on a
paper or studying of a final
The reason why most college students go for instant noodles is that is, well, cheap.
In that part of your life where books are more expensive than your hand me down car
and your student loans are slowly accumulating, you would do everything - and eat anything
– to keep your spending within a tight budget.
Enter the most posh cup of instant noodles to crush all your budget planning.
Introduced by Harrod’s of London, this limited cup of noodles comes with an incredible price
tag of $43.00 per cup.
And because it’s so absolutely post, the cup’s design is hand-flecked with gold leaf
to give it that rich vibe.
Also, because one should not be caught with his guard down while being posh with instant
noodles, each cup comes with its own fork and table linen in order to complete your
indulgent experience.
While $43.00 may not seem too much to some people, relative to the product, this is certainly
one expensive lunch.
Despite all that, it comes with a good cause.
The profits made from each cup sold goes to charity to help the less fortunate while you
scarf down instant ramen in a gold-leafed paper cup.
Number Nine: Box Cutter
Next item seems like it could only exist among the things of American Psycho’s Patrick
Bateman just because of the price tag.
This nickel chrome plated everyday object is priced at a handsome $95.00.
While it is functional, it still begs the question why it must be so expensive.
Perhaps the makers really do intend to sell it to a niche market where people blur the
line between art and functionality.
Engraves with the words “Another Notion of Possibility”, this box cutter is, well,
a cut above the rest of your household’s common box cutters because it comes with its
own display box for you to show it off as a conversation piece at your next barbecue.
According to the product description on the site Citizen: Citizen, this box cutter is
a “constant reminder of how we’re not to take things for granted…”
Like, say, clicking that purchase button the moment you saw this box cutter against common
sense.
Number Eight: A Pencil Faber-Castell is a brand known the world over
by many artists for its art supplies from paints to pencils.
As it is, Faber-Castell is a little bit on the pricier side already but, during the company’s
240th anniversary of the Graf Von Faber-Castel celebration, they have pushed the envelope
even further.
Called the Graf Von Faber-Castel pencil, this lavish and luxurious pencil is crafted using
cedar wood attached to an extender made of 18-Karat gold.
Even more, the silver extender cap is topped with three diamonds and the Faber-Castell
coat of arms – the diamonds symbolizing the “third millennium”.
Also, hidden inside the extender is a functioning sharpener.
Did we mention that even though they come in packs of five, you may also purchase a
single pencil for the price of $13,400.00?
Number Seven: Staples Imagine you are a giant business magnate that
has a vast industrial empire earning billions.
One day, you walk into your office and sign some papers and contracts for your next impossible
purchase.
Your assistant walks in to bind the documents together with a stapler and, wouldn’t you
know it?
You’re all out of staples!
So you ask your assistant to go online and place orders on staple wires but not just
regular, humdrum, staples.
No, you need everyone to know that you are a big shot who enjoys only the finest things
in life and you have gold plated staples ordered and sent to your office.
Sometimes, to show off just how ridiculously rich you are, you have to consider that the
Devil is in the details.
Everyone expects you to have expensive suits and flashy cars, but these gold plated staples
will do a lot more impressing with its price tag alone of $175.00.
It shouldn’t be an issue though, considering your wealth, plus it comes in a velvet jewelry
box to keep all the lavishness from escaping.
Number Six: Light Switch
A person of wealth should really never be bothered by having to use clappers or dimmers
in his house.
However, there will be times that can never be avoided when he or she has to get up in
the middle of the night and fumble in the dark to look for the light switch.
Fortunately for the rich, they now have the option to purchase their personal, wireless
light switch that comes in gold and encased in Lucite.
For $250.00, the absurdity of having to stand up and turn your bedroom light on or off is
no longer an option.
This golden switch can be set up to, as mentioned earlier, wirelessly interact with your lighting.
Number Five: Gaming Console Gaming consoles are expensive enough but when
Harrod’s released a special edition Xbox One, to describe it as “expensive” is
an understatement.
The London department store is famous for providing its customers with the most luxurious
products that money can buy.
With brands like Louboutin to Dior, Harrod’s means serious business when it comes to the
business of indulgence.
Not to discount the fact that it is still a department store, Harrod’s makes sure
that even down to their electronics they keep up with their identity as a brand synonymous
to excess.
When Microsoft released Xbox one, Harrod’s was quick to collaborate with the gaming console
and presented the 24-carat gold Xbox console.
And like any other regular Xbox One in the market, this one plays and functions just
the same except, well, it’s gold – and don’t expect this to be at any Black Friday
Sale ever because the console is worth $9,750.00.
Number Four: Doorstops As we work out way closer to number one, things
become a little weirder.
Coming in at number four is perhaps the most expensive doorstop you will ever buy.
Doorstops come in many shapes and sizes.
From the basic and mundane to the creative and whimsical, they would cost you no more
than $25 apiece, depending on what kind you’re bringing home.
If you decide, however, to be a little more liberal with your spending, you may want to
consider the concrete Aalto doorstop.
Because when you’re picking the right doorstop, why not go for a chunk of cement worth $3500.00?
What’s different about this stopper, other than the obvious material, is its shape.
While cement is cheap, the mold used to shape this doorstop is not.
The process of creating this item is pouring wet cement into an Alvar Aalto Savoy vase
and, once the concrete has set and dried, the vase is smashed leaving only the cement
doorstop in its place.
Tobias Wong, a designer from Canada, thought of the idea of the doorstop and using an incredibly
expensive vase saying that he is a master of customization and reinvention; taking existing
designs and improving it.
The doorstops has made such an impression that one of them made its way into the collection
of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art after being purchased in 2007.
Number Three: Socks Clothing is an item that is no stranger to
having price tags that are more than they’re worth.
High fashion designers and fashionistas out there claim that you are paying for the quality
that comes with the name of a specific atelier and not just a simple piece of clothing.
Whether or not that’s true, our number three spot may shed a little light into this argument.
Back when we were kids, the last thing we would want to get as a birthday present are
socks but I don't think you'd be complaining if you ever got a pair of socks that was worth 1,188.00 dollars
Yes these toe warmers are expensive simply because they are made from Vicuña fur – an animal
relative of the Llama.
Their wool is known to be fine and is also used in coats as well as suits and is an extremely
expensive fabric.
The reason being is that the vicuña only produce a small quantity of high quality wool
and are only shorn every three years.
Also, unlike their domesticated cousins, the llama, vicuñas have to be caught in the wild.
Due to the fine quality of the wool, these socks are not dyed because the process may
instantly ruin the fabric thus they are sold in the vicuña’s natural color.
Oh, and did we mention that there are only 10 pairs of these socks in the world?
Number Two: Toothpaste If you’ve ever thought about giving your
teeth the luxurious treatment that they so deserve, then you may want to shell out more
than you should on Theodent 300.
With a name that sounds like an android version of a Lord of the Rings character, Theodent
300 really puts a price on the perfect smile – and that price is $100 per tube of toothpaste.
Packaged in a gold and white motif, the toothpaste boasts that it is free of the commonly used
fluoride in other pastes.
Instead, it contains a rare organic ingredient found only in cocoa beans while still possessing
the necessary ingredients to strengthen and clean teeth with the faint taste of chocolate.
Finally coming in at Number One is the most expensive bottled water you will ever drink
and no, it’s not Evian!
Called Acqua di Cristallo “Tributo a Modigliani” this bottled water was bought at an auction
for an incredible price of $60,000 in 2010.
How did it fetch such a remarkable price tag, you ask?
The bottle alone is a piece of art in handmade glass covered entirely in 24-karat gold.
The water inside claims to be above the rest; it is a blend of natural spring water from
France and Fiji and mixed with only the best glacier water in Iceland.
Building more on the qualities of the water, the drink is said to contain 5mg of 23-karat
gold dust.
Whether or not it’s drinkable is just a matter of opening the bottle and chugging
down the contents.
But who could argue against how ostentatious a $60,000 bottle of water is?