Even for billionaires, some purchases are splurges. From skyscraper houses to priceless works of art, the world’s elite buy ridiculously expensive things to fuel their passions, showcase their wealth or spend the money just because they can. Shockingly, many billionaires in this whole wide world have a weird habit of spending money on useless things.
For those who might not know, a billionaire would be a particular person with a net worth of at least one billion, usually measured in major currencies. The splurges of the world’s wealthiest are always interesting. It can be the most expensive thing they own or just most exotic. These are 7 ridiculous things billionaires spend their money on.
1) Luxury Ice
The company that produces this type of luxury ice is called ‘Glace Luxury Ice’ company. As the name suggests, it sells luxury ice cubes, for S$462 for a bag of 50 pieces. This works out to nearly S$10 per ice cube. The company claims that the ice is made from purified water that’s of higher quality, and free of impurities and carcinogens.
2) Tea Bag Made Out Of Diamonds
Boodles jewelers managed to create a drinkable, diamond-studded tea bag for $10,000 to celebrate PG Tips’ 75th birthday. It must be a group of intense tea-lovers back at the Boodles stable as the jewelry chain took three months to complete the pyramid-shaped bag.
3) Gold Toilet Paper
The gold toilet paper is made by a company named ‘Toilet Paper Man’ company. Just one roll, which has gold flakes running through and comes with a free bottle of champagne, has been made so far. This is the most expensive toilet paper roll in the world. A quality 3-ply toilet paper with 22-carat gold through the roll.
4) Gold Toilet Seat
The gold toilet seat is called ‘America’ and it is a sculpture created in 2016 by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. An example of satirical participatory art, it is a fully functioning toilet made of 18-karat solid gold. It was placed in the Blenheim Palace where it was exhibited on loan from the permanent collection of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
5) Mercedes Benz Fully Decorated With Diamond
The diamond-studded car is one of the hottest and most expensive Mercedes in the world. To have a sparkling cover with 300,000 diamonds, 13 experts worked on the car throughout two weeks.
6) Stylish Trash
The bag is called ‘Raindrop Besace’. It looks like a Hefty bag with a shoulder strap and writing on the front. Louis Vuitton calls it a utilitarian rain bag with pull ties and a printed vintage Louis Vuitton logo. But it is ugly. And still seems like a joke. And looks like a kitchen garbage bag. And costs nearly $2,000.
7) Gold Cigarettes
Sobranie is by far one of the most expensive brands. But they have proved their individuality and difference from other brands. As before, the design of packages surpasses itself and is the subject of admiration for many smokers. The uniqueness of the design of Sobranie also attracts the attention of all female smokers
Sources: YouTube Trend Max.