I went shopping on Saturday. I don’t like shopping but I had no choice as my 13 year old daughter was with me. Enough said. We went to the clebrated Selfridges store in the BullRing, in Birmingham City centre. Never was the term “more money than sense" more appropriate to describe the kind of people who buy the items on display here. Having said that, it’s a fascinating place to window-shop and see some of the most bizarre, esoteric products I’ve ever seen for sale. But maybe I’ve led a sheltered life. It’s a far cry from the old BullRing, that’s for sure.
Here are just a few of the items you can find at the "iconic" Selfridges…
£25.00 for a bottle of water...are you INSANE???
And leaving the best 'til last...Civet coffee. The civet is a mongoose-like creature native to the Phillipines which likes to eat the finest berries from the local coffee plants. The beans undergo a process of fermentation in the civet's gut before being excreted by the animal. The reconstituted beans are then separated from the fecal matter and processed into a coffee which is supposed to taste sublime and then sold onto wealthy westerners at a price of around $115 a kilogram. This packet retails for around £20.00.
No Shit...
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