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Is regular pepper spray a bit too drab for your tastes? Then head over to Guardian Girls, where this year's It Weapon is available covered in Swarovski crystals for $74.95. The site also sells a taser for $369.95. It, sadly, is bling-free. More »
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Yawn. Another day, another £100,000 gold and diamond bespoke stiletto. We get it: You can make really expensive stuff. There are still some people left who are rich enough to buy it. So these diamond stilettos? They're already tired. More »
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You see, Mr. Claus, I think we should talk about it. More »
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In a piece on "the end of bling culture," MSNBC finds that "urban youths" are spending less on designer brands now that the recession has hit. (NB: they seem to count Abercrombie & Fitch as part of bling culture.) [MSNBC] More »
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The NY Post reports that Barack Obama has bought Michelle Obama a rare $30,000 diamond-encrusted rhodium ring from Giovanni Bosco as a "thank you" gift for putting up with his 2-year national campaign for the Presidency. Predictably, there's some outrage from the conservative Post, which notes that the country's economy is in shambles while Obama buys pricey "bling". See? We should have totally voted for McCain, whose family never owned a nice thing, ever. [NY Post] More »
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Friday morning, Nick Lachey will unveil a tiny, bejeweled car to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Hot Wheels. The 18-karat white gold "toy" features more than 2,600 diamonds, and it will be auctioned off for Big Brothers, Big Sisters. Better be careful when putting it through the little car wash — or making it do the loop-de-loop — or playing demolition derby. Isn't that what you did with Hot Wheels as a kid? Anyway, not sure why they chose Lachey to "unveil" this blinged-out car in a publicity stunt: Maybe because it's cheesy, and they're playing to his strengths? [Marketing Daily] More »
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