Posted by Patrick Woolmer on Fri 6th June 2008 at 06:11 PM, Filed in Luxury Food
A variety of black watermelon called a “Densuke” has been sold in Japan for a record $6,100 - record price for a watermelon.
The 17 pound behemoth was grown on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido and reportedly bought by someone who “who wanted to support local agriculture ” according to the Kyodo News agency.
Apparently, the dark skin of the Densuke and it’s unsurpassable flavour mark it apart from other varieties of watermelons.
For those of us with a watery disposition it might be worth checking out the Hatteras Yacht Expo being held at the Hatteras manufacturing facility in New Bern, North Carolina.
This event will include:
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The Grohtherm Wireless Shower is probably the ultimate in shower technology.
This amazing device is controlled from a master control panel that allows three different temperatures and flow rates. Pretty handy if you roll out of bed needing a cold shower!!
Simply activate the required setting from your bed using the wireless remote, so that when you arrive at the bathroom you’re good to go. Clever huh….
The Grohtherm comes with universal Movario Trio shower set with telescopic pipe for ceiling supply, elbow outlet for wall supply and 1500mm shower hose. The retail price is a very reasonable - £1,000 ($1,950).
This wonderfully crafted pencil sharpener by El Casco would sit proudly on just about any desk.
It’s simple, but beautifully designed, hand operated mechanism, is offset by black and 23K gold plated panels. Ok, it has the basic functionality of a pencil sharpener but it also incorporates the lines of a beautiful desk object too.
Retails for £250 ($487 approx).
The delectable Amphion Krypton 2 Speakers retail for £10,000 ($19,500 approx) but are considered by many to be cheap as chips. Favourable comparisons have been made with rival products selling for twice as much.
In essence what we’re saying here is that the Amphion Krypton 2 Speakers are a high end product at a pretty reasonable price.
Key features include:
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