“I don’t need it, but I’m worth it.”™
China, the producer of all things cheap, has now accepted one of America’s cheapest beer brands as a status symbol and deemed it worth $44 a bottle. Granted, it’s a beer made just for them, comes in a sexy bottle, and is called Blue Ribbon 1844—after the year the company was founded in America—but it’s still PBR, which makes it all more than a little hard to believe.
Muscles tired? Looking to get a nice relaxing massage? How about a soothing deep rub for two of the most active part of your body—your lips?
One airline is taking the Private Pampering Wave seriously. Virgin Atlantic Airways is treating passengers to something it calls “Airphoria” that delivers, in it words, “a truly unique flying experience for the increasingly frustrated and disappointed business traveler.”
High fashion has always been a somewhat exclusive way for the rich to pamper their egos. Now, more and more, they have to share that special treatment with people who shop for bargains. Target, Kmart, and other mass outlets are turning to high-fashion designers to bring their special touch to sizes that range from 6 to 16.
Do you think about math when you go to sleep? Not counting sheep, but your sleep number? Sleep Number beds are the products of Select Comfort and you can even enjoy them at certain hotels (and not all of them are high-end joints).