Pricey wish-list found on train

[Liberal_in_LA]

a real list, not a fantasy one. looks like wish-list writer could reasonably hope to recieve the items




All I want for Christmas is...well...everything...

Apparently the recession or whatever we're calling it now isn't hitting everybody the same way. At least not on Wall Street.

"Velvet in Dupont," a rider on the Metro-North railroad (which carries much of the financial industry's workforce back to their bedroom communities in Westchester and Fairfield Counties) found this Christmas wish list left by a seatmate who got off in Mamaroneck, N.Y.

The list has everything. Goyard Saint Louis purse ($1,065), check. Givenchy NightingalehHandbag, check. Louis Vuitton Speedy ($665), check. Cartier Large Tank Watch ($2,500), check.



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[FSogol]

1. Carrie Bradshaw's Christmas list?

:shrug:

[Lucinda]

3. Did she cook?

Or would the cookware just be for decor? :hi:

[Lucinda]

2. Only thing that interests me is the Le Creuset

and I'd have to knock off a bank to buy that :)

[Warpy]

7. Check out Ebay

the prices are often good but the shipping is what might kill you. That stuff is heavy.

[Lucinda]

15. Yawp. Shipping would be a bear.

I have a lot of cast iron so I am good to go. Ebay is a good idea for shopping high end items though. I was able to replace the bottom of my La Cloche baker for next to nothing.:)

[LiberalLoner]

8. I have a couple of pieces of Le Creuset - worth every penny my hubby spent on them

as gifts for me. I call them my "magic pots" because everything I cook in them turns out great.

[WinkyDink]

12. I bought mine decades ago. Best pots ever!

[Lucinda]

16. I swear by cast iron. I have the normal stuff. LOVE it.

Le Creuset, like regular cast iron, is an investment that can last generations. And everything is just "better" cooked in it. I do have a low heat stainless skillet that I have carried around forever. Love it too.

[AspenRose]

17. +1

In Caribbean!

[Stevenmarc]

32. Personally I perfer Staub

[Phentex]

34. C&B'ers agree this is not unreasonable!...

Who doesn't love that? :)

Except it is very, very heavy.

But good for her I say!

[maxsolomon]

4. I don't know why you are picking on this job creator

look at all the stimulation of the economy that will result. if rich people didn't buy things, no one would.

:sarcasm:

not :sarcasm: : NC headphones are the shit.

[girl gone mad]

13. If we still manufactured any of that stuff here..

it would be great.

At least they read books.

[littlewolf]

5. Rich are never effected by recession ... they will

always buy what they want .... they just pay more for it ... and possibly buy less of it ...
Just like everyone else .... the Middle and upper middle class is the same way ...
want Rib-eye ... but get NY Strip .... etc .... travel less .... vacation as a group ...
(like on the Outer Banks ... 2 or even 3 small families rent a cottage together ...)
etc ... most folks will still get what they want ... just get it other ways ... maybe less
convenient but the end game is the same ....

[Warpy]

6. She (I hope it's a she) has a wide range of priced on that list

and I doubt she thinks she'll get it all.

However, I find it hard to find fault in anyone who has the taste to prefer flame Le Creuset cookware.

[WillowTree]

24. Why would you "hope it's a she"?

[Warpy]

25. Because any he with that list would be a target for gay bashing

and I always hate to read about that when it happens.

[JI7]

it says "Dream" Wish list

[Dorian Gray]

27. Exactly

I wish for Louboutins, too, but I ain't going to get them! LOL!

The Crueset (in flame), however, I am buying one piece at a time. I have four pieces, bought over four years, and I can't blame a person for wishing for it. It's awesome!

[boston bean]

9. Doesn't it say DREAM Wishlist?? I don't think it's a Christmas List is it? nt

[redwitch]

10. Santa Baby I want a yacht and really that's not alot.

Been an awful good girl.

[WinkyDink]

11. Except for the Laboutins, I don't see where the "pricey" is.

[lildreamer316]

14. I used to buy Chanel foundation

when I could afford it. I only had to buy it once a year (so that's worth it); but it cost me between $65-90. To me,that's expensive for foundation.

[LiberalLoner]

26. When I was 19, I bought some Chanel eyeshadow. I still remember

that quad. They weren't even good colors for me (took me a long time to figure out the best makeup for me - I'm not the brightest bulb on the tree.) But I remember how I felt so rich being able to buy that quad, and every time I used it. I had my first real job and I was determined to buy something of my dreams and I did. I have no regrets over that purchase, although I've never purchased anything by Chanel since then. It was a silly luxury item that I probably shouldn't have bought but I'm glad I have the memory of that.

[BlueCheese]

39. Hey, if it still makes you happy thinking about it...

Sounds like a great purchase.

[WinkyDink]

30. Well, sure, if you're buying it yourself. ;-)

[pintobean]

18. I don't understand why we should care.

My employment situation sucks and the gift giving won't be much this year, but we'll have a good Christmas. We always do. Whether this person gets what she wants or not won't effect us at all. I wish her a Merry Christmas.

[BlueCheese]

35. Merry Christmas to you too!

P.S. I like the cartoon in your sig.

[pintobean]

36. Thanks

And back at you, and to all who read this.



He's not a morning wood
pecker.

[Nikia]

19. It could be a multiple choice thing

I try to ask for several different items so that I am suprised. That's how it was when I was little and made Christmas lists. I marked many things in the catalog but only got a few. My husband's parents had more money and I was horrified when she got everything that I marked in a catalog she gave me. I thought that spoiled the fun. Now I ask for more expensive things so she doesn't buy me everything.

[WinkyDink]

29. Exactly.

[MilesColtrane]

20. I was passing through the rich side of town and stopped in a new...

liquor store for a sixer.

They have a special, glass-encased, locked room where they keep the high end stuff.

Saw a 4,000 dollar bottle of Cognac in there.

The thing is, most of the really rich people would probably order something to be shipped to them.

The expensive stuff in that store is there just for impulse buys and last minute Christmas procrastinators.

[BlueCheese]

21. No casting judgment here...

For all we know, the listmaker is only expecting one or two items off of the list. It does say "Dream Wish List" after all. We don't know how old they are, what situation they're in, what their income is from, how often they exchange presents, etc.

I'm also not sure the person who originally found the list really should have published it online. It's kind of a private letter, after all.

[Elmore Furth]

22. What's life without a dream?

I think we should all have something to look forward to.

[walldude]

23. Wait a sec... A grownup with a.. Christmas list.....

BWHAHAHAHAHAHA :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Does she think Santa is going to bring her that shit? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[WinkyDink]

28. If Santa is the boyfriend.......(Get it now?)

[WinkyDink]

31. Jeez, if I'm writing a "DREAM" list for GIFTS, I'm not writing down Crocs and Cover Girl!

[NoodleyAppendage]

33. I wonder what she's willing to do for him?

I suspect he has a short list for her.

J

[tammywammy]

37. And my dad asked for a new F150

He got a $25 gift card to Sears instead.

[JVS]

40. You should have given hima $25 gift card to the ford dealership

:evilgrin:

[tammywammy]

41. I'm headed to Target this afternoon

I need to pick up something for my youngest nephew still. I was going to see if they had any F150 matchbox cars. :)

[mainer]

38. Books are only for rich people!

Come on. How can she be bashed for asking for a set of classic books?