Word: priceyness
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Dates: during 1975-1975
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...first bodacious attempt to out-Neiman Marcus, Sakowitz last year offered a pricey choice of lessons from top pros in just about every sport or hobby the loved one might care to cultivate. But such instructional experiences as a day's guitar lessons with Jose Feliciano ($14,500) found no takers. Obviously the price was too low or the gift too evanescent, so this year's catalogue is more hardware-oriented. A French "wine château," for example, is going begging for $875,000. Another tempting bauble is a 63-acre Caribbean island 25 miles south...
...wife decided to take a golfing trip to Paradise Island, Bahamas, they could have saved $280 by booking into a charter flight and considerably more cash by staying at one of the island's pleasant smaller hotels. Instead, they flew first class and booked into the pricey Britannia Beach Hotel. "I feel inflation like everyone else," says Mrs. Lack. "With the economy tight, I'm not getting a new car this year like I usually do, but we've always taken trips, so why stop now? You can't live in fear...