From the Staff of American Consequences
Here are some ridiculously expensive presents... “The Holidays Are Priceless.” That’s a load of what the partridge does in the pear tree! Holiday gift-giving costs like the Dickens... literally. A signed first edition of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens was sold at Sotheby’s in 2010 for $282,408. But... a deluxe silk- bound facsimile of the original 1843 publication is available on Amazon for $12.95. Ask yourself, “Does the extra $282,395.05 buy better plot, characterization, and literary style?” don ’ t buy them! Let the beneficent (but parsimonious) American Consequences editorial staff guide you to a generous (yet budget-minded) holiday season.
Don’t Give THIS A $16,000 electric golf cart that comes in eight colors (including desert camo and Barbie-doll pink), and has a built-in stereo system. Plus, it’s more than just a golf cart. As manufacturer Moke USA says: “This is a toy, a way to go to the corner store and get groceries or take something off your yacht.” Give THAT It’s called a caddie . Tip him $20 ahead of time and tell him to take good care of your gift recipient. Then buy a greens fee gift card from your local public golf course (about $40) and enclose it in the Christmas card. The person you’re giving it to probably
doesn’t even have a yacht. And if he insists on rocking out on the fairway, tell him to borrow the caddie’s earbuds.
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December 2018
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