Oscar Gift Bags Hold $20,000 Worth Of Goodies
Posted Friday, March 22, 2002 at 10:58 AM Central
by Heather Koehler
The seat-fillers may go home with memories of brushing against their favorite star, the Oscar winners get their trophies, but the stars who read the cue cards or perform will need a bigger carry-out bag.
This year’s “gift baskets” are valued at $20,000 and all 125 presenters and performers have one with their name on it.
Check out the how the stars are told ‘thank you’ by the Academy:
* Tempur-Pedic mattress, any size. Value up to $1,700 * La-Z-Boy recliners, choice of four. $539 to $1,199 * Three-night stay at Esperanza, a luxury resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. $3,000 * Allsteel #19 office chair. $1,195 to $1,495 * Hewlett-Packard Photosmart 715 camera. $499.99 * Sama sunglasses designed for the Oscars, for women only. $300 * Stainless steel Ebel watch. $1,600 for the women with a mother-of-pearl dial, $1,450 for the men with a white roman dial * Flying Fig scarf. $300 to $1,100 * 90-minute Godiva chocolate body wrap at Ajune, a New York spa. $175 * Jenni Originals VegeSoy candle, handmade from an exclusive blend of soybean and vegetable waxes. $12.95 * LancĂ´me gift certificates. $200 * Gift certificate for Sonya Dakar, a problem-skin specialist. $500 * Complimentary teeth whitening at Brite Smile. $600. * Birkenstock gift certificate. $300
Wow.