It’s here! The Christmas season can finally start cause the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book has arrived! Mind you the start of the Christmas season depends on who you worship. Macy’s starts in September and JC Penny starts in the August (the summer), but that’s a discussion for another day. The Neiman Marcus Christmas book presents the much anticipated “Fantasy Gifts”.
The best way to take in what the Fantasy Gifts are is to imagine that you live in a castle and do not have access to much. Picture Rapunzel in her Penthouse; thus, you have a lot of expendable income and are enamored by most unusual luxuries.
The purpose of my post is not to tell you what the Fantasy Gifts are because you can easily see them for yourself on blog.neimanmarcus.com. My intent today is to target the duds over the years offered as Fantasy Gifts by Neiman Marcus because they are definitely worth noting! Lets have a look…
Let’s start with 2007 – the 100th year anniversary of Neiman Marcus. During this year you were able buy a “Flying Tree Tent”. The description stated “…send the kids to granny’s every once in a while…” I’d like to know how do you mount the tent, however, these details are not given.
This 2011, Neiman Marcus is offering a customized “Yurt.” For those who acquired these gifts, a typical conversation would go, “Honey, shall we stay in the Flying Tree Tent or the Yurt tonight?”
In 2008, you could get a life-size statue of you, your S.O., the kids, and grandparents – all made from Legos!
Seems to me, this lady gained a few pounds in her Lego body. Wouldn’t you at least have them slim down your Lego figure so not to have to look at your lifesize Lego body for the rest of your life?! The Lego came in at a hefty use of $60,000.
In 2009, you could get a vehicle that maxed out at 7 mpg and arrived in the shape of a cupcake. The designer of this “Cupcake Car”, Lisa Pongrace, was never heard of again after this invention.
Please notify us if you are the individuals who have a “Cupcake Car” occupying your garage…it’s has been 2 years since the 2009 holidays. We’ve waited long enough to find out! By the way, those interested can watch “the making of The Cupcake Car” at the bottom of this page 😉
In 2010…well, actually I couldn’t find the 2010 Christmas Book because 2010 was a rough year for everyone. The Fantasy Gift was a dream car – a Camaro. Sorry, to prevent recollection of this dud there are no photos available.
In 2011, the Fantasy Dud is lunch 25 miles north of Manhattan for $20,000. The curator of this gift may have been involved in the cupcake car gift too???…just a thought..being green… local… electric cars…i think there is a connection.
The first Neiman Marcus catalog was sent only their top customers in 1915 – the beginning of catalog retailing. Customers thought that because they had been the lucky few to receive a catalog, that they could not only order from Neiman Marcus, but could order anything they wanted! Neiman Marcus essentially became a Real-life Santa Claus, but when customers began ordering items that could not be fulfilled like “faithful husbands”, Stanley Marcus began to worry.
The risk for us is too great. Particularly when you specify you’re looking for a companion between 70 and 75 who is completely and absolutely finished with sex. Frankly, I wouldn’t know where or how to search for such a man, nor do I think I would believe him if I found him, nor would I recommend that you put too much faith in any man who claims to answer your specification.
Nevertheless, Neiman Marcus continued to fulfill orders for things like exotic pandas and a chamois bag with assorted diamonds for $198,000 in 1973.
Could it be that the “Neiman Marcus Fantasy Gifts” are actually gifts that have been requested by Neiman Marcus’ top customers? Please weigh in with your thoughts or tweet me @britthackmann or @nubry.
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