THEY say money doesn’t buy you happiness and judging by these stories of how the obscenely rich spend their cash, not much in the way of sense either.
Toilets that cost six figure sums, a private jet for the dog, a ‘shadow yacht’, and a special bathroom for the cat, are just some of the things the super-rich waste their money on.
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Tales of the wealthy’s ways with their wonga came to light when Reddit user u/NeighborhoodTrolley asked: “People who cater to the super rich, what things have you seen?”
These were some of the replies.
PRIVATE JET FOR THE DOG
The dogs of the super wealth also get to travel in style away from the hoi-polloi crowding airports.
One super rich woman’s pooch was flown on its own for training – and hopefully put that into practice on the return journey.
“A woman who owned a small private jet business told me one time someone paid them to fly their dog (by itself) to New York for about $45,000 for some training. No other passengers.”
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TOILET THAT COST $100,000
“I know of someone that had a $100,000 toilet.”
It’s not 100 per cent clear if the toilet was actually made of gold, but for that sort of money you would hope so.
“Did it give you an orgasm every time you used it or why would anyone pay that much for a toilet?,” was one reaction.
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CAT WITH PERSONAL BATHROOM
One pet sitter recalls working for a very rich person who asked them to look after their cat.
“There were a lot of TVs, in almost every room. The weirdest was in the bathroom. Sorry, the cat’s bathroom.
“There was a TV playing cat cartoons, an overly fancy litter box, and paintings of cats.”
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SHADOW YACHT
When you’re super rich having one yacht is not enough – you also need one to cart around your helicopter and jet skis.
One Reddit user who lived near a boat yard recalled seeing an “an odd-looking yacht”.
“A crew member explained to me that it was a ‘shadow yacht.’
“You see, when you get hyper-rich and have multiple yachts, you wouldn’t want to ruin the aesthetic of your nice yachts with your jet skis and helicopters.
“Nor would you want your crew to sleep on the nice yacht. So you buy a shadow yacht to store your toys and house your crew.
“This shadow yacht follows your fleet of nice yachts around.”
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SILK CARPET
Having an insane amount of money allows you to throw taste out of the window, especially when designing the interior of a private jet.
“I used to work for a company that modified aircrafts for really rich people.
“To me, one of the most exquisite features of these planes wasn’t the gold-plated everything or rare wood veneers.
“It was the silk carpet. That stuff cost over $1,000 per square foot and feels like walking on a bed of angel feathers harvested in the most inhumane way possible.”
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PERSONAL CANNON
One person recalls having a very rich – and by the looks of it – eccentric uncle
“He did not have a guest house. It was a guest mansion. Separate from his mansion. In case his kids dropped by.
“This does not include the Olympic-sized indoor pool. That was a separate building. He bought a cannon.
“He used it to shoot the mountain behind his house. He shot brand-new special bowling balls out of it. They cost 100 bucks per ball.”
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FORGETTING A SUPERCAR
A driving instructor recalls how one group rented the track to drive their supercars for the day.
“At the end of the day, they all partnered up and got into the cars to leave.
“After they were gone, we realized that they had forgotten their Lamborghini Aventador at the track.”
It appears the £271,000 price tag of the car was a mere trifle to them.
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PICASSO PAINTING IN THE BATHROOM
One art student, who doubles up as a gardener, recalls how one of their clients was eager to show them their collection of artworks.
“We work in one of the wealthiest areas in my country.
“Some customers are really eager to show me their collection of artworks once they find out I study it.
“I remember one time standing in a bathroom in my dirty gardening clothes, and there was a Picasso above the toilet.”
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SMELL THE COWS
City dwellers know that smell when they hit the countryside, but for one wealthy man it’s his idea of heaven.
A cook recalls how the man he works for had an unusual request when it came to building his house.
He “wanted his house built so that his bedroom was right above the cow barn, with a retractable spot in the floor so he could fall asleep listening to (and smelling, I presume) the cows.”
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HIS AND HER LIFTS
Money can’t buy you love but it can get you ‘his’ and ‘hers’ elevators when your relationship hits the skids.
“An acquaintance of mine was building a house for a married couple who hated each other, but the husband was far too wealthy to get divorced.
“They had separate elevators installed so they would never worry about ever having to see each other!”
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PAYING SOMEONE TO HAVE A HOLIDAY TO HIDE AFFAIR
One user recalls how a superrich person hired “someone to take his credit card and create for him a whole fake and very expensive trip to Europe, so he could go to Mexico with his mistress during that same time.
“Was in the middle of a divorce and he didn’t want any evidence of his affair affecting the proceedings, so he had someone create a whole alibi.”
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