What do you give someone who already has everything? That’s the question Distinctive Assets, the company responsible for gifting Oscar nominees, must have asked itself every year for the past 24 years. And yesterday, at the 98th Academy Awards ceremony, the answer appears to have been a rather redundant “everything”: a medley of luxury items, trips, and experiences for the modest sum of USD 350,000 a pop. The gift bag for the Oscar nominees includes stays in idyllic destinations, beauty treatments, designer objects, personalized prenuptial agreements, and even cannabis products.
Regarding this carefully curated selection, Lash Fary, co-founder of Distinctive Assets, said in a statement: “Our extraordinary nominee gifts are in no way based on need. We are acknowledging these amazing nominees while elevating and showcasing small businesses, minority-owned brands, female entrepreneurs and companies that give back at a time when everyone can use a little more fun and frivolity.”
Thus, nominees can choose from five travel experiences in destinations like Sri Lanka, Costa Rica, or Finland; sample high-end cuisine featuring edible gold; visit Beverly Hills for liposuction or dental work; and enjoy a range of items such as luxury showerheads, pens, suitcases, board games, thermoses, tea boxes, or a gold-plated crypto cold storage wallet. Or, why not, commission a custom prenuptial agreement by a company specializing in millionaires.
Add to the mix several cannabis-related items. As reported by the British newspaper The Mirror, the gift bag includes THC-infused drinks from Cann Social Tonics and Señorita THC Margaritas, pre-rolled joints from Dogwalkers, high-potency cannabis products from RYTHM and infused gummies from Beboe. That’s right: not one, but several different luxury cannabis brands. The latter, Beboe, has even been nicknamed the “Hermès of marijuana,” in reference to the iconic high-end clothing brand. Another interesting tidbit: tattoo artist Scott Campbell, known …
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Author: Marian Venini / High Times
