contents of this year's Oscar "goody bags" (partial list) . . .

[OneBlueSky]

if you're fortunate enough to be a presenter or a performer at this year's Academy Awards, here's some of what you'll receive in the infamous goody bags . . . conspicuous consumption at its finest . . .

-A Krups kitchen set including a toaster, electric kettle and a year's supply of coffee and tea ($700)
-A two-night stay at The Carlyle hotel in New York ($2,300)
-A red leather case full of Shu Uemura cosmetics, including mink eyelashes ($600)
-A DuWop cosmetic kit filled with a selection of products and a gift certificate for a session with a Cloutier makeup artist. ($740)
-A year's supply of Vonage broadband phone service ($500)
-A Sprint PCS Phone from Samsung
-A three-night stay for two at Palmetto Bluff in South Carolina ($3,600)
-A two-night stay for two at Bernardus Lodge in Carmel Valley, CA($2,500)
-A three-night stay for two at St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa in Dana Point, CA (includes personal "surf butler") ($5,900)
-A dinner party at Morton's, The Steakhouse ($1,500)
-Kay Unger cashmere pajama bottoms ($500) (only the bottoms??)
-An assortment of Manni Oils' extra virgin olive oil ($540)
-One day of services at Cornelia Day Resort in Manhattan ($3,500)
-A three-night stay at San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, Calif. ($3,000)
-An 18-inch baroque Tahitian pearl necklace from PearlParadise.com ($3,200)
-A Dyson DC11 canister vacuum (y'know, the one that "doesn't suck")
-A T3 Tourmaline Hairdryer "100% crushed tourmaline gemstones infused into patented T3 components give it more ionic power than any other dryer" ($200)
-iXi collapsible bike ($1,289)
-Two nights in a Bellagio suite and Two therapies at Spa & Salon Bellagio and Dinner for two at Sensi Restaurant and Dessert at Jean-Phillipe Patisserie and Two tickets to "O" and a $1,000 shopping spree for Jurlique products (read the press release for even more detail)
-"A Catherine Original" jewelry by Cathy Jordan: sterling silver choker/bracelet/earring sets made of pearls and Bali beads ($500)
-Mr. Handyman gift certificate redeemable for one full day of Mr. Handyman service, presented in a confetti-filled paint can with an upscale black, red and gold design featuring the Mr. Handyman logo. The lid's label reads, "Your Handyman is Inside."
-From Portland's Moonstruck Chocolate Co, 15 handcrafted truffles in a hand made Thai Silk Truffle Box and a certificate for a year's worth of chocolate.
-$10,000 package for a three-night stay at the Opus Hotel in Vancouver, three nights at the Four Seasons Resort in Whistler, lift passes, helicopter transfers, limo transfers, numerous meals, Pilates session, spa treatments, and two OXIA oxygen personal canisters

these are only the confirmed items (the Academy doesn't issue an official list) . . .

http://www.girlhacker.com/2005_02_01_archive.html#110895778645830377

[terrya]

1. A presenter gets all of that??!!?

Someone who basically stands on the stage and reads off of a teleprompter???

DAMN.

[bleedingheart]

4. yup....

[Sannum]

2. the companies pay to get their items in the bag....

[Reverend_Smitty]

3. what the hell are "mink eyelashes"???

I guess more importantly why do they exist?

[Historic NY]

6. me want to know too....are they for a mink stoll?

[AlCzervik]

7. false eyelashes made of mink-J-lo wore fox eyelashes

ridiculous imo.

[Reverend_Smitty]

9. Am I just out of the fashion loop or...

don't we have perfectly fine natural eyelashes already attached to our eyelids???

[AlCzervik]

10. i can't explain it at all, I've never worn false eyelashes

stage performers wear false eyelashes, that i can understand but fur ones are beyond my ability to understand.

[Reverend_Smitty]

11. I mean who even notices them?

to me they are just "there"

[AlCzervik]

12. you'd notice if someone had on false eyelashes

[Stop_the_War]

5. They can fit all that in one bag? Are these Mary Poppins bags?

:P

[MadHound]

8. I would have very little use for any of that stuff

I would probably donate my bag to the first homeless person I saw.

[Dookus]

13. heheh

nice work if you can get it.

The funny part is rich successful entertainers hardly ever have to pay for anything. I worked for a consumer electronics company that made a very popular product - we had a number of celebs' secretaries call us for free products - and we GAVE them to them!

It's good for the company if famous celebs are seen using your product. But it amazes me the work they'd put someone through to get an item rather than just go down to the store and spend a couple hundred bucks.