Hollywood sucks.....
The following is a list of the contents of the $40,000+ gift bags that the Presenters and Performers received from Sundays Oscars Show:
A Krups kitchen set including a toaster, electric kettle and a year's supply of coffee and tea ($700)
A two-night stay at The Carlyle hotel in New York ($2,300)
A red leather case full of Shu Uemura cosmetics, including mink eyelashes ($600)
A DuWop cosmetic kit filled with a selection of products and a gift certificate for a session with a Cloutier makeup artist. ($740)
A year's supply of Vonage broadband phone service ($500)
A Sprint PCS Phone from Samsung
A three-night stay for two at Palmetto Bluff Resort in South Carolina ($3,600) (updated w/correct link 2/27)
A two-night stay for two at Bernardus Lodge in Carmel Valley, CA($2,500)
A three-night stay for two at St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa in Dana Point, CA (includes personal "surf butler") ($5,900)
A dinner party at Morton's, The Steakhouse ($1,500)
Kay Unger cashmere pajama bottoms ($500) (only the bottoms??)
An assortment of Manni Oils' extra virgin olive oil ($540)
One day of services at Cornelia Day Resort in Manhattan ($3,500)
A three-night stay at San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, Calif. ($3,000)
An 18-inch baroque Tahitian pearl necklace from PearlParadise.com ($3,200)
A Dyson DC11 canister vacuum (y'know, the one that "doesn't suck")
A T3 Tourmaline Hairdryer "100% crushed tourmaline gemstones infused into patented T3 components give it more ionic power than any other dryer" ($200)
Two nights in a Bellagio suite and Two therapies at Spa & Salon Bellagio and Dinner for two at Sensi Restaurant and Dessert at Jean-Phillipe Patisserie and Two tickets to "O" and a $1,000 shopping spree for Jurlique products (read the press release for even more detail)
"A Catherine Original" jewelry by Cathy Jordan: sterling silver choker/bracelet/earring sets made of pearls and Bali beads ($500) (local news story)
Mr. Handyman gift certificate redeemable for one full day of Mr. Handyman service, presented in a confetti-filled paint can with an upscale black, red and gold design featuring the Mr. Handyman logo. The lid's label reads, "Your Handyman is Inside."
From Portland's Moonstruck Chocolate Co, 15 handcrafted truffles in a hand made Thai Silk Truffle Box and a certificate for a year's worth of chocolate.
$10,000 package for a three-night stay at the Opus Hotel in Vancouver, three nights at the Four Seasons Resort in Whistler, lift passes, helicopter transfers, limo transfers, numerous meals, Pilates session, spa treatments, and two OXIA oxygen personal canisters (the second time Opus has made the cut with their astonishing roundup of Canadian hospitality!)
That's just for the Presenters and Performers.
Each 2005 best actress nominee will be gifted with an exclusively designed signature pink, jeweled clutch filled with every woman's ultimate red carpet necessities-flirty pink lipstick, a best-selling fragrance and sexy lingerie embellished with a diamond and sapphire lucky clover from The Heidi Klum Collection created by internationally renowned jeweler, Mouawad. The "Oscar Survival Kit" is hand-crafted by Mouawad with over 250 single cut round brilliant diamonds and sapphires, totaling approximately 10 carats with a retail value of over $15,000.
The top 25 acting and directing nominees will receive an exclusive Special Edition Black RAZR V3 in a keepsake and personalized Jonathan Adler box. This phone is not available to the public therefore you can only imagine the price tag. Not to mention each lacquer Jonathan Adler box is personalized with the nominees initials making it even more limited and valuable.
It's really disgusting how these movie industry members receive such lavish and expensive gifts when they are the only ones that can afford them in the first place. Why are they getting them for free? It's all about the 'plug'. Companies want their products in the hands of A-list celebrities so that the common man will want to buy their products. Well, common sense would dictate that if the product is really good enough for a celebrity to have, then why does the company have to give it to them? If the product is that good wouldn't the celeb have paid for it? Just something to think about. I'm just glad to know that the only money of mine that goes to that damned Hollywood is the money I spend to take my kids to the picture show to see animated films. If it wasn't for the kids, Hollywood wouldn't get a dime of my money. Hell, who am I kidding? They'd get it somehow. They always do...greedy bastards.
A Krups kitchen set including a toaster, electric kettle and a year's supply of coffee and tea ($700)
A two-night stay at The Carlyle hotel in New York ($2,300)
A red leather case full of Shu Uemura cosmetics, including mink eyelashes ($600)
A DuWop cosmetic kit filled with a selection of products and a gift certificate for a session with a Cloutier makeup artist. ($740)
A year's supply of Vonage broadband phone service ($500)
A Sprint PCS Phone from Samsung
A three-night stay for two at Palmetto Bluff Resort in South Carolina ($3,600) (updated w/correct link 2/27)
A two-night stay for two at Bernardus Lodge in Carmel Valley, CA($2,500)
A three-night stay for two at St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa in Dana Point, CA (includes personal "surf butler") ($5,900)
A dinner party at Morton's, The Steakhouse ($1,500)
Kay Unger cashmere pajama bottoms ($500) (only the bottoms??)
An assortment of Manni Oils' extra virgin olive oil ($540)
One day of services at Cornelia Day Resort in Manhattan ($3,500)
A three-night stay at San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, Calif. ($3,000)
An 18-inch baroque Tahitian pearl necklace from PearlParadise.com ($3,200)
A Dyson DC11 canister vacuum (y'know, the one that "doesn't suck")
A T3 Tourmaline Hairdryer "100% crushed tourmaline gemstones infused into patented T3 components give it more ionic power than any other dryer" ($200)
Two nights in a Bellagio suite and Two therapies at Spa & Salon Bellagio and Dinner for two at Sensi Restaurant and Dessert at Jean-Phillipe Patisserie and Two tickets to "O" and a $1,000 shopping spree for Jurlique products (read the press release for even more detail)
"A Catherine Original" jewelry by Cathy Jordan: sterling silver choker/bracelet/earring sets made of pearls and Bali beads ($500) (local news story)
Mr. Handyman gift certificate redeemable for one full day of Mr. Handyman service, presented in a confetti-filled paint can with an upscale black, red and gold design featuring the Mr. Handyman logo. The lid's label reads, "Your Handyman is Inside."
From Portland's Moonstruck Chocolate Co, 15 handcrafted truffles in a hand made Thai Silk Truffle Box and a certificate for a year's worth of chocolate.
$10,000 package for a three-night stay at the Opus Hotel in Vancouver, three nights at the Four Seasons Resort in Whistler, lift passes, helicopter transfers, limo transfers, numerous meals, Pilates session, spa treatments, and two OXIA oxygen personal canisters (the second time Opus has made the cut with their astonishing roundup of Canadian hospitality!)
That's just for the Presenters and Performers.
Each 2005 best actress nominee will be gifted with an exclusively designed signature pink, jeweled clutch filled with every woman's ultimate red carpet necessities-flirty pink lipstick, a best-selling fragrance and sexy lingerie embellished with a diamond and sapphire lucky clover from The Heidi Klum Collection created by internationally renowned jeweler, Mouawad. The "Oscar Survival Kit" is hand-crafted by Mouawad with over 250 single cut round brilliant diamonds and sapphires, totaling approximately 10 carats with a retail value of over $15,000.
The top 25 acting and directing nominees will receive an exclusive Special Edition Black RAZR V3 in a keepsake and personalized Jonathan Adler box. This phone is not available to the public therefore you can only imagine the price tag. Not to mention each lacquer Jonathan Adler box is personalized with the nominees initials making it even more limited and valuable.
It's really disgusting how these movie industry members receive such lavish and expensive gifts when they are the only ones that can afford them in the first place. Why are they getting them for free? It's all about the 'plug'. Companies want their products in the hands of A-list celebrities so that the common man will want to buy their products. Well, common sense would dictate that if the product is really good enough for a celebrity to have, then why does the company have to give it to them? If the product is that good wouldn't the celeb have paid for it? Just something to think about. I'm just glad to know that the only money of mine that goes to that damned Hollywood is the money I spend to take my kids to the picture show to see animated films. If it wasn't for the kids, Hollywood wouldn't get a dime of my money. Hell, who am I kidding? They'd get it somehow. They always do...greedy bastards.
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