August 11th, 2009
Brent Black, renowned authority and preeminent purveyor of handwoven straw hats, is now offering the world’s finest Montecristi Panama for $100,000.
Simply referred to as “The Hat”, this one has been exquisitely woven from fine toquilla straw that too only in Ecuador.
The Hat was commissioned by Black from the king of the master weavers Simón Espinal, who lives in the village of Píle in Montecristi Canton.
August 11th, 2009
A bride from China’s Jilin Province on Thursday dressed in world’s longest wedding gown (2,162-meter long), Xinhua agency said.
The groom, Zhao Peng, said he was actually inspired by the world’s record of the longest wedding dress made in Romania in April when he planned his wedding.
Zhao said initially his family strongly opposed this idea as his mother thought this idea was a waste of money, before he persuaded them.
August 10th, 2009
A single bottle of 50-year-old Macallan Anniversary has sold for £11,750 ($19,700) at auction in Glasgow.
The 50-year-old Macallan, a bottling of three casks distilled between 1926 and 1928, sold to a private collector in California at McTear’s auctioneers.
It is the most expensive bottle sold this year and the most expensive 50-year-old bottle of Macallan ever sold.
August 9th, 2009
An Xbox 360 video game console signed by outgoing Gov. Palin has been listed on the auction site eBay for a whopping opening bid of $1.1 million.
“You can own this … one-of-a-kind item before her expected run for president of the United States of America in 2012,” says the seller.
Palin recently resigned as governor of Alaska for what many believe to be a presidential run in 2012.
August 6th, 2009
In 2005, a British jeweller made the world’s most expensive tea bag to celebrate the 75th birthday of PG Tips.
The bag was studded with 280 diamonds and worth £7,500.
Pete Harbour, spokesman for PG Tips said: “As it’s our 75th birthday, we wanted to do something special to remind people just how much they love the great British cup of tea.”
August 5th, 2009
A gold-coated Cadbury’s Wispa chocolate bar could be the most expensive in the world - with a price tag of £961.48 ($1,630).
The special edition bar goes on sale as Cadbury relaunches the Wispa Gold after a massive Facebook campaign to bring it back.
The chocolate went back into production last month following a huge drive on the online networking site.
Brent Black, renowned authority and preeminent purveyor of handwoven straw hats, is now offering the world’s finest Montecristi Panama for $100,000.
