They say it’s higher to offer than to obtain—however whoever got here up with that exact idiom had clearly by no means checked out one in every of WIRED’s elevated present lists. Bank-account-incinerating costs apart, we’d be very completely happy to be on the receiving finish of any of those splendid objects as, numerous as they’re, every represents the head of their artwork, the zenith of exclusivity, and the very boundary of fine style—which solely makes us covet all of them the extra.
Such an inventory, after all, has no enterprise coping with practicality—past sheer affordability, such notions take a backseat while you’re confronted with one thing so costly that you simply’re too terrified to make use of it.
So, consider this compilation as a check of nerve as a lot as one in every of temptation. And, who is aware of? If you’ve been particularly well-behaved this 12 months (we’d put attaining world peace because the naked minimal, TBH), maybe you’ll make Santa’s very, very, superb checklist.
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