It’s Friday! Maybe you just got paid. You could use that money for boring stuff like bills, rent, and food, or you could act like a wonderfully impulsive consumer and spend it on any number of products. Here are some ideas to get you started based on your taxable income bracket.
10% ($0 to $8,375)
Absinthe Soap: $7.49
Finally an excuse to bathe! It’s about time. The product page makes no claims that this bar of soap has absinthe in it, but it says "Absinthe Soap" on the top and apparently smells like absinthe, so there’s that.
15% ($8,375 to $34,000)
The Rifle Umbrella: $19 to $28
"Why does everybody keeps staring at me uneasily before crossing the street to avoid me?" you’ll wonder. It’s probably not that you’re carrying what appears to be a rifle, but just to be on the safe side you should grab it really quickly and pull the trigger to show everyone that it’s just an umbrella.
25% ($34,000 to $82,400)
The Password Vault: $49.95
Perfect for the Gawker reader on your list, this digital password keeper may also appeal to those who find technology overly challenging. You know, the ones who can’t remember their online passwords so they write them down because they hate using the computer? Why not give them another, smaller computer they can use to store all their passwords for the big computer?
28% ($82,400 to $171,850)
Bosch IXO Vino: $62.25
This is a cordless screwdriver that comes with a corkscrew as its standard attachment. Again, this is a cordless screwdriver that comes with a corkscrew as its standard attachment. Why it’s only available in the UK is beyond me but maybe we Americans need to start rethinking how we use our power tools.
33% ($171,850 to $373,650)
Taxidermy Coffee Tables: $2400 to $4200
Your salary has reached the point where your friends and family expect you to exhibit some more eccentric behavior than usual. Why not pick up a couple of coffee tables with what used to be live animals in what somewhat resembles their real-life habitats? Very classy indeed.
35% ($373,650 and up)
iPhone 4 HISTORY Edition with T-Rex Tooth: $65,000
In the never ending to turn a $200 phone into an outrageously expensive status symbol, the world’s wealthiest elite finally have their new champion. It’s an iPhone 4 with not only diamonds from a rare meteorite surrounding the bezel, but a shaved-down Tyrannosaurus Rex tooth sprinkled across the backside of the phone as well. No word on how the diamonds or the tooth shavings from the most feared prehistoric beast ever affect call reception.
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