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Post by MyAdia on Nov 11, 2011 14:02:25 GMT -5
They where trying to sell 450 copies as limited edition in Belgium. But this was a BIG PLOP! ;D IMO it is not clear that Albert spent his million for the wedding… Because the porcelain is now used at the Louis XV, Alain Ducasse's 3-star Michelin restaurant in the Hotel de Paris... So maybe Albert let the Société des Bains de Mer buy the porcelain? Trust me, the Prince Jackass of Monaco spent in the range of $50 - $70 million for this trashy wedding to promote themselves (and not the $30 million that they are proclaiming). Everything that Albert and Charlene has touched has been a flop - that's why I found the WSJ article laughable that women all over the world are flocking to buy Akris because of Charlene.
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Post by MyAdia on Mar 14, 2012 12:39:14 GMT -5
They are still trying to peddle wedding souvenirs. Hurry to buy one of the 850 remaining bottles of Chalbert merlot ($59/45 euros). Charlene's father set up this deal. The winery got the year wrong when they met. From Biz Community
Chalbert wine available at Oyster Box Hotel14 Mar 2012
From the beginning of March 2012, a limited stock of 'Chalbert', the wine named to celebrate the union of South African, Princess Charlene and His Royal Highness, Prince Albert of Monaco, will be available at the Oyster Box hotel in Umhlanga.
Produced by Annandale Estate's owner/winemaker, Hempies du Toit, the 2005 vintage Merlot, was especially chosen by Du Toit when the bride's father, Mike Wittstock, approached him to bottle some wine to be served at the nuptials in Monaco.
"I felt I had to do justice to the occasion, so selected this very special stock, which had not yet been bottled and had been matured in vats of French Oak for six years. Apart from being an excellent vintage, it is also the year the couple met; a match made in heaven," says Du Toit.
A 1000 bottles were made, of which 150 were served at the wedding reception. The Red Carnation Hotel Collection South Africa has received an exclusive supply for sale at its three hotels. It also will be sold at Café du Paris in Monaco.
'Chalbert' can be ordered at the restaurants and bars or bought at R450 per bottle in the hotel's gift shop.
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Post by emmeline on Mar 14, 2012 14:00:13 GMT -5
Chalbert. How cute. Like Brangelina or Bennifer. They have to be the first "royal" couple in having a wine named after them, mixing their names like Hollywood stars.
Just when you think they can't be more pathetic. But they always surprise.
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Post by countess on Mar 14, 2012 14:34:28 GMT -5
CHALBERT ;D ;D ;D ROFL: it'll never catch on, i prefer faTaltrash
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Post by hibou on Mar 14, 2012 15:22:20 GMT -5
Chalbert. How cute. Like Brangelina or Bennifer. They have to be the first "royal" couple in having a wine named after them, mixing their names like Hollywood stars. Just when you think they can't be more pathetic. But they always surprise. Chalbert? a wine name? hmm reminds me of those commercials from years ago, which advertized cheap wine and ended with something like" how do you think I got so rich"? Anybody remember those ?
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Post by MyAdia on Mar 14, 2012 15:24:16 GMT -5
Chalbert. How cute. Like Brangelina or Bennifer. They have to be the first "royal" couple in having a wine named after them, mixing their names like Hollywood stars. Just when you think they can't be more pathetic. But they always surprise. Yes, but in those cases the guy's name is first. Charlene's name is first because she is the one with the real balls!
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Post by axelle on Mar 14, 2012 19:08:52 GMT -5
Chalbert. How cute. Like Brangelina or Bennifer. They have to be the first "royal" couple in having a wine named after them, mixing their names like Hollywood stars. Just when you think they can't be more pathetic. But they always surprise. Yes, but in those cases the guy's name is first. Charlene's name is first because she is the one with the real balls! ;D LMAO
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Post by paca on Mar 15, 2012 7:57:02 GMT -5
Chalbert. How cute. Like Brangelina or Bennifer. They have to be the first "royal" couple in having a wine named after them, mixing their names like Hollywood stars. Just when you think they can't be more pathetic. But they always surprise. it's the kind of name any boozer can slur when trying to pronounce the names Charlene and Albert after a few bottles....so that would be how trashys mom would be referring to them, though she will be drunk on champagne, the most expensive brand of course...
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Post by paca on Mar 15, 2012 8:00:21 GMT -5
Chalbert. How cute. Like Brangelina or Bennifer. They have to be the first "royal" couple in having a wine named after them, mixing their names like Hollywood stars. Just when you think they can't be more pathetic. But they always surprise. Yes, but in those cases the guy's name is first. Charlene's name is first because she is the one with the real balls! well Alchar would sound too much like ulcer ;D
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Post by royalpauper on Mar 15, 2012 10:38:53 GMT -5
Chalbert. How cute. Like Brangelina or Bennifer. They have to be the first "royal" couple in having a wine named after them, mixing their names like Hollywood stars. Just when you think they can't be more pathetic. But they always surprise. it's the kind of name any boozer can slur when trying to pronounce the names Charlene and Albert after a few bottles....so that would be how trashys mom would be referring to them, though she will be drunk on champagne, the most expensive brand of course... ;D ;D ;D I bet that is how WC's father slurred their names after "tasting" few glasses of wine to chose one for their wedding. It almost sounds like a "childbirth"! Who wants to drink that crap! Drinking that wine must feel like a painful experience....
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Post by royalpauper on Mar 15, 2012 10:39:57 GMT -5
Yes, but in those cases the guy's name is first. Charlene's name is first because she is the one with the real balls! well Alchar would sound too much like ulcer ;D No matter how you turn it, it sounds nasty! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by emmeline on Mar 15, 2012 13:00:15 GMT -5
Chalbert. How cute. Like Brangelina or Bennifer. They have to be the first "royal" couple in having a wine named after them, mixing their names like Hollywood stars. Just when you think they can't be more pathetic. But they always surprise. Yes, but in those cases the guy's name is first. Charlene's name is first because she is the one with the real balls! Hahha LOL All you guys crack me up! ;D
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Post by creativemind on Mar 15, 2012 15:10:46 GMT -5
any of you bought this sh_t yet? come on ADMIT IT!!!!!
imo the stamp is the best -- tells the truth about their fairytale romance! she's scowling and fatbert is looking off in the distance -- like he's eyeing a hot man or woman!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2012 15:36:16 GMT -5
When I got sidetracked I found this article from Fox Business News.
Yes, People Do Spend Money on Pens March 15, 2012 Lauren Covello Here’s something to think about: How many times have you used a pen today? Maybe you crossed something off of your to-do list or maybe you wrote a check to your landlord or maybe you scrawled “BRB” on a napkin before running out to pick up milk. Maybe you did Sudoku. Whatever you did, chances are good you did a lot less of it than you did five years ago. Technology has made sure of that. Still, at a time when the swipe of a touch screen is quickly replacing other modes of communication, not all of the past has been erased. In fact, some surprising vestiges of the pre-digital era are still being churned out and scooped up today. Enter, the specialty fountain pen. For those of you who haven’t a clue as to how you amassed the pens you own (banks and construction companies appear to be my suppliers of choice), it may seem bizarre that there’s a community of people actively buying, selling and trading pens of any kind. Consider that these particular pens cost hundreds or sometimes thousands of dollars and it all seems even more out of touch. But pen enthusiasts are alive and well – and neither the weak economy nor the new iPad seem to have smudged their passion. An eclectic, pricey hobby Lisa Anderson, a 46-year-old college professor who lives in Appleton, Wis., has always loved the feel of putting pen on paper. She and her husband Brian, a fellow pen collector and dealer whom she married in 2010 after having spent years bidding against him on eBay, currently own about a thousand fountain pens – some modern, some vintage. The most they’ve ever spent on one that they kept was somewhere between $1,200 and $1,500. “Brian did it, not me…which means I get another Coach purse, right?” she jokes. As the president of the nonprofit Pen Collectors of America, which boasts about 1,000 members, Anderson says she’s met all kinds of people with an interest in pens. She says most collectors tend to be at the upper end of the 30 to 50 age range and aren’t struggling financially. They span an array of professional fields – doctors, lawyers, teachers and everything in between. While men used to dominate the collector landscape, she says the split between men and women is now about even. The common thread they all seem to share is a desire to preserve a piece of history. “There’s just something about owning a piece of the past that appeals to people. And with pens, they’re usable,” she says. Aubrey Moore, 28, of Lexington, N.C., understands that sentiment completely – even if she’s a bit younger than the average collector. A stay-at-home mom with her third child on the way, Moore, says she sees handwritten communication as a “lost art” and finds herself using her assortment of fountain pens every day. “I’m not looking to get attention. I’m just using them because I like using them,” she says. Moore, who regularly arranges get-togethers for pen enthusiasts in the area, says her most expensive pen costs about $800, though she didn’t pay that much for it. More often than not, she barters with other collectors, giving up two or three pens from her collection in exchange for one very expensive one. Most of her transactions are done online through sites like the Fountain Pen Network, which has a dedicated user base and no fees. “It’s different when it’s a trade because you’re not seeing the money actually go out,” she says. “I’m a stay-at-home mom. My husband makes middle-class income.” Her current collection of about 40-something fountain pens is insured for between $5,000 and $6,000, including inks. Not stuck in the past It’s easy to assume that because someone spends money on expensive, antiquated pens, he or she probably has little interest – and perhaps, some fear – of new technology. Ditch that thinking. Anderson, who carries a case of six fountain pens with her daily, also happens to own an iPad. And a smartphone. And a GPS device. Technology is no threat to pen collecting; if anything, it’s helped it flourish. “I think it’s made sales competition stiffer and that’s a benefit to buyers. You can go online and do a Google search and shop around for the best price,” she says. It’s also had the obvious benefit of allowing people to share what they know. Anderson says new technology has made it simple for collectors to access information about specific brands and histories. Money matters Like any other luxury product, demand for specialty fountain pens is tied to the state of the economy. When the recession took hold in 2008, pen sales suffered. “There was a point where sales really did seem to slump and pens that maybe would go for $300 or $400 or $500 were fetching less because people simply didn’t have the money to spend,” says Anderson. Luxury consumers in general have made a comeback over the last year or two, and in the pen community, plenty of high-end items are up for the taking. Montblanc, one of the oldest and best-known makers of specialty pens, is currently offering a fountain pen set that contains emeralds and costs about 1 million euros, or $1.3 million. The company, whose standard pens can cost as little as $385 brand new, also offers made-to-order pens that “have no price barriers,” says Christian M. Rauch, Montblanc’s managing director of writing culture. (To give you an idea of Monblanc’s clientele, Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco used a white gold Montblanc pen to sign their wedding documents when they got married last July.) For the average pen collector, however, there are limits. Anderson says if she could have any pen in the world it would be a gold and diamond pen from Italian pen maker Montegrappa, though it’s so expensive she would never use it. “That’s the problem,” she says. “It’s more than my house is worth.”
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Post by sandsla on Mar 15, 2012 15:49:00 GMT -5
Chalbert. How cute. Like Brangelina or Bennifer. They have to be the first "royal" couple in having a wine named after them, mixing their names like Hollywood stars. Just when you think they can't be more pathetic. But they always surprise. Yes, but in those cases the guy's name is first. Charlene's name is first because she is the one with the real balls! I noticed this too ;D Well of course her name is first--Don't you know it's all about her! The funny thing is I thought the poster (sorry can't remember who posted it first) was making a joke, I didn't realize she was serious until I saw it on the bottle. ;D
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Post by cm7007 on Mar 15, 2012 16:03:36 GMT -5
FYI. A couple of weeks ago I wrote down some instructions on a piece of paper for a 20 yr. old COLLEGE INTERN from no less than UCLA who is working for me. He looked at the paper and said, "Oh, your write with all the words connected. I can't read that kind of writing." When I asked why - I was told it wasn't taught in school. Apparently cursive writing is not being taught in schools any longer! At least not here in the public schools in CA, USA. They don't know how to read or write long hand. It's almost unimaginable, an it's terrifying. What ever is to become of this world?!
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Post by paca on Mar 15, 2012 17:02:36 GMT -5
FYI. A couple of weeks ago I wrote down some instructions on a piece of paper for a 20 yr. old COLLEGE INTERN from no less than UCLA who is working for me. He looked at the paper and said, "Oh, your write with all the words connected. I can't read that kind of writing." When I asked why - I was told it wasn't taught in school. Apparently cursive writing is not being taught in schools any longer! At least not here in the public schools in CA, USA. They don't know how to read or write long hand. It's almost unimaginable, an it's terrifying. What ever is to become of this world?! there has been a major discussion in Germany last summer about how to teach children to write. In my boys school it depends on the teacher and if the teacher is French or German. German teachers seem to prefer longhand, French science and history teachers print. Mine do write both very neatly, so I am not worried for them, but they tend to complain about reading my writing as I do write a few letters differently then they do. Though that is nothing in comparisson to my grannies handwriting. She was taught Suetterlin de.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%BCtterlinschrift and she often forgot that we were not able to read that. My mom was still able to read it, but didn't write it. To me it could be a different language just looking at it
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Post by margarita on Mar 15, 2012 17:03:13 GMT -5
CM7007, in the northern part of Germany (Hamburg) are attempts to not teach longhand writing anymore, too That would be a total disaster!!! Psychologists say, that only who learns to connect letters can connect thoughts. We become more and more dis-connected. And people like Mrs. South California or Charlene .. who are just dropping single words that don't make sense even get their five minutes in TV. And even the title of a Princess and become a role model Monaco is a 700 years old Principality ! it should be like Noa's Arch for good old habits like writing longhand or ... remaining silent if you have nothing to say. It's so scary
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