It doesn’t take much to realise the rich inhabit a realm several light-years above ours. Their lifestyle is grand but infinite times of the sense we would derive from the word. This is particularly true for billionaires. You see, theoretically, there’s a rift even between millionaires and billionaires. “My friend and I were in Aspen last year and overheard a woman complaining how the billionaires were pushing out the millionaires”, remarked a Redditor recently.
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They were discussing secret (not-so-secret-now) luxury brands only the rich exclusively know about. While we may never know about the legitimacy of Svenborgia, a hypothetical European country only the rich are familiar with, these 10 brands exist for real. And for most of them, their costs for seemingly bare minimum things is our years-worth of income. There are yet others so elite they are not even accessible to us unless we receive an invite. Take a look –
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1. “There are islands in the Caribbean and Pacific where billionaires go to get away from millionaires.”
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2. “My favourite discovery was the wealthy version of Craig’s List. It’s called the James Edition and it’s so much fun to flip through and be sad.”
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3. “Frette bed linens.”
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4. “Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. Bottles of Pinot Noir that can cost more for one 750ml bottle than lots of people make in a year.”
– zweigelt
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5. “Hästens beds. Hand made and half a million dollars.”
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6. “Pine Valley Golf Club. You can’t apply. TWO members have to approach YOU on their own. You aren’t supposed to tell anyone you’re a member or write about it. If you do, you can get punted. The club is an actual municipality with private homes. There is no cash allowed; everything gets charged to your number (except caddie tips and bets). When we played, we had two caddies; we tipped them a grand. They also got salary, benefits and a 401(k) match. It’s also widely considered the best and the toughest golf course on the planet. No one outside the membership knows what the fee is.”
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7. “Vacheron Constantin. Most of their models show ‘price on request’ in their catalogue, meaning if you have to know, you probably can’t afford it. Saw someone with the price of a house on his wrist while eating at Masa.”
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8. “Stave Puzzles! Hand-cut wooden jigsaw puzzles that are customizable. The cheapest starts somewhere around $400 and can go up to $8,000 per puzzle. Not a secret by any means, but people are always shocked to learn about this subset of puzzle culture!”
– mvp01235
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9. “There’s luxury logistics and leading that is a company called AirSea Packing, they handle the furniture and artwork of presidents, CEO’s, kings, and all the luxury brands you think of.”
– IAMBED
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10. “Loewe’s. They have gorgeous trench coats for those willing and able to spend $14,000 on a coat. I want to live where a coat isn’t needed because it doesn’t get that cold.”
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In a parallel universe, these brands seem very ordinary to my palace of limitless wealth, a palace of illusions.