This leather-wrapped rock costs $121
Buying Christmas presents for your loved ones can be a challenge, and quite often you end up getting something you don’t really need.
We have all done that stressful, last-minute present-buying spree...
Case in point – this $121 (US$85) rock that US department store Nordstrom is selling.
Unless the recipient is a geologist, we can’t imagine them being particularly thrilled with this gift.
It is certainly a step up from the pet rocks we had as kids. I mean, it does come in a leather pouch…
But it is still just a rock.
Try as they might to sell this – and they do – you could probably just find one of these in a garden somewhere.
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Listed under ‘ Medium Leather Wrapped Stone’ on the website the blurb reads:
A paperweight? A conversation piece? A work of art? It’s up to you, but this smooth Los Angeles-area stone - wrapped in rich, vegetable-tanned American leather secured by sturdy contrast whipstitching - is sure to draw attention wherever it rests.
If the price tag is too much for you, there is good news. There is a smaller version on sale for just $87 (US$65).
Clearly the rest of the Internet is as confused as us:
Still trying to figure out if this $80 rock being sold at @Nordstrom is a joke. #TBD https://t.co/GTwW9Kk5kv
— Cayla Durrett (@CaylaDurrett) November 27, 2016
I am so confused by this @Nordstrom ad that appeared on my phone. WTF? A leather rock bag and plastic cloud? pic.twitter.com/lsbA98wrj5
— J. Kenji López-Alt (@TheFoodLab) December 4, 2016
@SheWhoVotes @Nordstrom ummm it's just a rock? In a pouch? Is it from somewhere special at least...ie the moon.... somewhere, anywhere?
— Carmen lareau 🇵🇷 (@carmen_lareau) December 5, 2016
Interestingly, the item has some positive reviews on the Nordtrom site - but we aren’t sure we can take them all that seriously.
“I've lived in Los Angeles for ever a decade and I can tell you this is a big deal ... A rock from Los Angeles is truly a gift, but to be wrapped in leather just takes it to the next level,” reads one.
“I get the simplicity of it but haven't figured out the functionality yet. I have attached it to the right hand side of my belt as an embellishment, and have had lots of compliments. It does seem to give me a bias to starboard and I haven't figured that out yet,” writes another.
And one of our favourites: “I was thinking about buying a pet rock, but with the winter months here I was worried that it would make my new pet cold. Not a problem anymore. This pet rock comes with its own little leather sleeping bag.”
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