Not only can’t the rich run their own system for making themselves rich, they have no taste-
Swiss luxury accessories brand DEOS launched these diamond-encrusted covers designed for iPod and iPhone earbuds. Prices for these handcrafted covers, which slip on earbuds, start at $4,500, for black and white diamond versions, climbing to $60,000 for earbuds dripping with pink, yellow or black diamonds. Sure, they cost more than the actual device. Which is why some of the models, like the DEOS 32W, which has a full carat of diamonds and costs $5,000, comes with a complimentary Shuffle.
You see whatever the crisis, there is still plenty of money for certain people.
9 October, 2008 at 12:04 am
Those are like tatoos saying “Steal My Ipod.”
9 October, 2008 at 12:47 am
Beyond stupid.
9 October, 2008 at 9:08 am
The rich just don’t have any taste….
9 October, 2008 at 10:22 pm
GLH- Yes! And as long as it can be done non violently I would not object to such direct redistribute action.
Rafael- And they are not in any way super ear buds, just diamonds glommed on.
Harpy- After you pinch their blingy ipod you could check the playlists and I’m sure that would be borne out musically too.
10 October, 2008 at 5:09 pm
Not only vulgar, but immoral. Wasting cash while mamas watch their precious babies starve to death treads the edge of complicity in their death.
10 October, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Yes I think I agree Monte, they clearly are a frivolous luxury and poverty is ongoing. The base reasoning of ‘it’s my money I do with it as I like’ does not cut it, we know structurally and institutionally the system is gamed to benefit the rich, ignorantly revelling in that is not any kind of reasoning with lives in the balance.