There’s bling, and then there’s completely ‘effing ridiculous. Coming from someone who can’t afford to pay the late fees after renting Blood Diamond, the following items definitely fall into the latter category. I mean, we get it. You’re very, very, unbelievably stinking rich. But do you really need to rub your diamond-encrusted life into everyone’s face? These people remind me of the classic Chappelle Show parody of Cribs when Dave grinds diamonds into his T-Rex omelet:
“I sprinkle diamonds on everything I eat. Two reasons: One, it’s the most baller sh*t you could possible do to your food. And two, it makes my dookie twinkle.”
Hilarious and never far from the truth, Chappelle shows how “ballers” will bling just about anything. Here’s some more proof, and don’t worry, there’s no dookie.
iPhone
Encrusted with 138 princess-cut diamonds and 180 brilliant-cut diamonds all set in 18-carat white gold, the Apple iPhone Princess Plus is one of the most expensive phones in the world.
Mouse
It will cost you $25,030 to surf the net with this bad boy. Thankfully diamonds aren’t affected by palm sweat, otherwise the flower consisting 59 of them would surely wilt.
Mercedes Benz
Saudi Prince Waleed Bin Talal’s 38th car is this diamond studded SL600 Mercedes and is worth $4.8 million.
Bentley Shift Knob
Handcrafted with 30 carats of real diamonds and 10 ounces of 18 carat white gold, this $150,000 knob is worth more than most cars.
Hot Wheels
To celebrate their 40th anniversary, Hot Wheels cast this toy car in 18-karat white gold and embedded it with blue diamonds. The engine is encrusted with black and white diamonds, while the tail lights are made of rubies and the tires are a combination of black diamonds and red enamel. The car has an estimated value of over $140,000.
iPod Shuffle
There’s a solid chance that “Another Day in Paradise” by Phil Collins is not on your playlist if you’re strutting around with your $40,000 18 karat diamond studded, white and pink gold iPod shuffle.
MacBook Pro
Bring your laptop to Computer Choppers and they will gladly case it in gold or platinum for anywhere between $1,200-$1,500, and for an extra $2,400 you can have an Apple made of diamonds.
Christmas Tree
The Takashimaya department store in Tokyo is offering a Christmas tree with 400 diamonds from Africa and Australia for the low low price of $1.8 million. Pick one up and they’ll throw in a diamond studded teddy bear for free. I could probably afford the bear’s red bow. Then again, probably not.
Pacifier
Nothing says “You have got to be freaking kidding me” like this $17,000 14 karat white gold pacifier. Don’t let the 278 pave cut white diamonds blind you while sucking on the silicone nipple.
Fishing Lure
The million dollar fishing lure is over a foot long, contains three lbs of gold and platinum, and is encrusted with 100 carats of diamonds and rubies - 4753 stones when all is said and done. Unless you’re fishing for treasure chests don’t get this one anywhere near the ocean, or some fish will have the world’s most expensive lip piercing.
Thong
Hard to believe that something so small could contain 518 brilliant-cut diamonds, totaling up to 30 carats. At $122,000 it’s no wonder there’s no top!
Sneaks
Unless you’re a hip-hop star like Big Boi who was offered a pair for free, you’ll have to fork up $50,000 to sport these Nike Air Force 1 “So CAls”. The gold metal Nike Swoosh is surrounded by 11 carat diamonds studded in casings, held together by a fine gold stitching.
USB Keys
You’d better be saving some incredible information on the Adamant, a gold 16GB flash drive with three, count ‘em, three diamonds. This tiny storage device costs $5,650.
