Holiday Gifts We Can Only Dream Of!
For those of us with champagne tastes but apple cider budgets – here are a few stocking stuffers that we can really only dream about – unless we win the lottery!
Widely regarded as the single most influential journal of “living life to the fullest”, The Robb Report is a magazine and website that explores the world’s very finest products, services and experiences. The average reader of the magazine has an annual paycheck of about $550,000 and a net worth of a couple of million dollars!
This year the Holiday edition of The Robb Report includes 21 ‘ultimate gifts’, including a pair of Gulfstream jets, a new Lamborghini race car made almost entirely of carbon fiber, and a year’s supply of the world’s finest caviar. Here are a few of their suggested gifts from previous years, and the categories that they might fall into on your holiday list!
- Something for the kids
- A custom-built backyard theme park with a full-size steel roller coaster, a virtual-reality robo-coaster, a rotating hammer swing, a children’s wooden coaster, a carousel, and other attractions… $20 million, plus annual upkeep
- Something for her
- A collection of 13 natural red diamonds – among the rarest gems in the world – and two rings, each featuring one of the red diamonds and almost 15 carats of exceptional quality white diamonds… Starting at $15 million depending on design
- Something for him
- Eight extremely rare single-malt Macallan whiskies, selected with the assistance of the whisky maker at the company’s distillery in Scotland. Eight custom Lalique crystal decanters to contain the spirits… $1.5 million
- Something for your work colleagues
- A four-day aerial training and combat experience for eight participants, culminating in a four-on-four fighter-jet battle. An Aero L-39 Albatros fighter jet and a chance to earn jet-pilot certification… $2.5 million
- Something for your folks
- His and her one-of-a-kind watches designed to tell the story of a couple’s romance, including a long weekend for two in Paris & Geneva with first-class airfare, accommodations, and dining arrangements, plus private tours of watch making facilities in Paris & Geneva… $925,000
- Something for you and your partner
- A four-night stay in a two-bedroom villa at the Mansion at MGM Grand for the recipient and three guests, including a private tasting with Chef Joël Robuchon, a 16-course meal,
a round of golf at Shadow Creek, private lessons from a poker pro and more… $500,000
- A four-night stay in a two-bedroom villa at the Mansion at MGM Grand for the recipient and three guests, including a private tasting with Chef Joël Robuchon, a 16-course meal,
- Something for the house
- An elaborate c1875 games table, equipped with original pieces and made specifically for the Albemarle Club in London, including a set of 12 dining chairs, created from designs by Thomas Chippendale… $263,500
While we keep playing the Powerball, dreamers with more modest budgets can simply buy the magazine, or read old issues online for free at www.robbreport.com.