Most Expensive: Common Things With an Uncommon Price Tags

Vibrator - $1500
 
For those willing to indulge in libidinous luxury, vibrators may find their right place in your credit card statement. However, you’re not likely to see them warming the shelf at your local drugstore, as this gold-plated Swedish Yva by Lelo is made of solid 18-karat gold, making it the world’s most expensive vibrator.

It comes in a bent-egg shape which easily fits over the pubic bone - and don’t hold your breath when you read this - the vibrator can be chilled or heated to expand! Apart from the impressive variety of sensations it provides, Yva is easily rechargeable and a 2-hour charge is known to provide upto 7 hours of um...bliss. Lelo is known to have a wide range of such lascivious products namely- Olga (590 Euros), Earl (690 Euros), Inez (7500 Euros). Cheaper alternatives are Bo, Bob, Lily, Nea, Gigi, and Liv varying from 50-100 Euros.

Oh and lets not forget, these ultimate connoisseurs of pleasure, come in a finely-crafted wooden box with a satin carrying pouch, and more importantly, a 1-year warranty card.


Toilet Paper - $17 (3-pack)

Why stock your bathroom with boring 2-ply when you can treat your tush with fragranced, sophisticated, dermatologically and gynecologically tested, biodegradable, non-toxic, colorfast (you heard us) and soothing 3-ply European toilet paper!

Renova- the ultimate in luxury toiletries is a pioneer generation of TP that’s gained huge popularity in the past few years. What’s more- they’re now available in black, red, green, orange, blue and fuchsia. Defecating was never more deluxe.

Dirt - $89.95 (coin sized amount) 

No, it doesn’t contain diamond particles, nor is it a magical nutrient for plants. The question isn’t what the dirt’s got. The question is where it’s been. This salable sod which comes in a coin shaped dedicatory makeup was dug up from the now defunct Yankee Stadium.

This exceptional bit of memorabilia was used in the very last game played there on September 21st, 2008, when the Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3! The dirt was then pressed into coins and is sold by Highland Mint at a very lucrative rate.

Sheep - $376,000 

UK’s highest priced sheep, Tophill Joe, died some months ago. But do we have a new winner in line? Wonder no further—the world’s most expensive sheep has been sold! Purchased by a British farmer at an agricultural auction, this Texel breed, record-setting bit of livestock is called Deveronvale Perfection with a Ferrari sized price tag.

Texel sheep are known for their lean meat and Deveronvale Perfection, in particular, is said to have a strong loin. He could produce 300 ewes a year naturally, and over 1000 by artificial insemination. Most people would buy a house with that kind of money but the magic sheep’s new owner Jimmy Douglas had other plans.

Deveronvale Perfection was purchased for £231,000 (US $376,000) which is £26,000 more than T.Joe! His ‘perfect’ characteristics are sturdy and straight front legs, good back end, sturdy top line and strong head. Well now you know where he gets his name.

Potato - $322 per pound (€500 per kilo) 

Grown on the French Isle of Noirmoutier (no-ah-moo-ti-yeh), La Bonnotte, apart from being the world’s most expensive potato, is also one of the world’s most expensive foods.

This pricey bulb owes its staggering cost to its limited growth period as it lasts a mere 10 days, and also to the fact that it must be harvested by hand due to its fragility. Anything’s classy if grown in France (except maybe feminine body hair, but to each his own.)

Trash Can - $10,000-15,000 

What does a contemporary pop artist do with a lot of free time and several Swiss bank accounts? Make garbage cans that are worth more than human limbs of course!

Luxury lifestyle got quaint when Sylvie Fleury decided to create a limited edition of 25 pieces, initially made of tin but covered in sheets of gold. The only things fit for these trash cans are gold dust, French potato skins and maybe some Yankee stadium dirt.

Nose- $8 million

Most people’s estimated net worth wouldn’t be as much as Ilja Gort’s nose. That is one smooth pickup line Mr.Gort could use to get all the ladies. The 47-year-old European claims his nose is his most important asset. But this won’t come as a surprise, considering his vocation. Gort is a leading maker and tester of wine, working out of the Chateau de la Garde vineyard in the Bordeaux region of France.

He took the policy out from a Lloyd’s of London syndicate which previously insured other body parts, such as Marlene Dietrich’s legs, Keith Richards’ fingers and “Ugly Betty” star America Ferrarra’s smile. But insurance doesn’t come easy, as according to part of the contract, Mr. Gort is not allowed to ride a motorcycle, be a boxer, a fire-breather or a knife-thrower’s assistant. What’s life without some face-punching or scarification?

But it seems like it’d be worth the price for all the bragging rights you acquire with an $8 million nose.

Pacifier - $17,000 

The world’s most expensive pacifier features a silicone nipple sporting over 278 pave cut diamonds which totals upto 3 carats. The pacifier is also made with 14k white gold and has a moveable handle. Giving a toddler ANYTHING stone-studded could top the 101 Stupidest Things Rich Folks Do list, but with people blowing 15k on trash cans, you never know. It just might be the latest fad by letting your lil’ munchkins choke on a handful of diamonds.