Gilded Cigars

What it feels like to smoke pure gilded? Perhaps we will think a thousand times before lighting a fire on the cigar. Better, take the first gold, the new cigar lit.

But such a cigar is there. Golden Zeus and his name is currently on display at the Millionaire Fair in Munich, Germany. Golden Zeus is not for ordinary people, but for the billionaire, according to the name of the exhibition.

Millionaire Fair not only offers Golden Zeus. There are many other things that only we can see, but who can afford to buy only the superrich.

Organization of the exhibition was quite controversial at the moment. The exhibition is like mocking the millions of citizens of the world food shortages, loss of employment, or tighten our belts because the victim of the global economic crisis.

For Germany, is organizing the first Millionaire Fair. But in the whole world, is organizing the 14th. The exhibition was initiated by Dutch publisher Yves Gijrath the spread in several countries. Among others Shanghai, China, and Moscow, Russia.

Moscow and Shanghai chosen presumably because both cities represent the rapid increase in the number of the rich in Russia and China in recent years. Usually newly rich tend to be more impulsive and wanted to show his wealth through luxury goods.

The rich man exhibition lasted for four days and closed Sunday (19/10). The exhibition was followed by 100 producers of luxury goods, including Golden Zeus and tablecloth diamond encrusted 550. Various types of vehicles were provided. Ranging from cars, cruises, until the helicopter.

Organizer of the exhibition is not sensitive to refuse to live the present difficulties faced by most citizens of the world. They also worried that buyers would not a little. According to exhibition director Klaas Obma, the economic crisis will not prevent rich people buying expensive goods.

"Instead, they just want to buy nice things that can be looked at to help them forget the difficulties," said Obma confirmed. Obma Promotion, exhibition had become a place of wealthy shoppers 'goods and services most beautiful and exclusive'.

The opening of the exhibition, Thursday (16/10), was attended by celebrities and sports entertainment Germany. Organizers would like to print the sales sefantastis Moscow Millionaire Fair last year that reportedly reaches 500 million euros (USD 6.5 trillion).

Although the goods offered extremely expensive, anyone can actually see the exhibition. But they have to buy a ticket for 39 euros (USD 512,000). They can taste the champagne and caviar or fish eggs that cost supermahal.

Obma predicted that the exhibition can bring in 20,000 visitors.
Simon Shaefer, employees at the booth of Joseph Debach made shoes from Italy, says otherwise. According to him, visitors are not as much as expected because of the economic crisis.

"I think people are somewhat depressed due to the current happening in the banking sector," Shaefer said, standing in the middle of the shoes that set a starting price 800 U.S. dollars (USD 7.8 million) to 3000 U.S. dollars (USD 29 million) a pair was .

First Millionaire Fair was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 2002. Beginning last month, Millionaire Fair held in Shanghai. After Munich, Istanbul, Turkey; Moscow, Russia; and Amsterdam turns organized it.

The exhibition had indeed led to protests from Munich Social Forum. "We did not protest the rich people. Our target is the current social conditions. Rich people are the cause of poverty, "said Walter Listl, a spokesman for antipoverty groups.

"According to UN data, one child dies every five seconds from malnutrition or disease that is easily cured. Here they exhibit jeweled phone. We can not silence it, "said Listl.

The items on display, do not be surprised if the visitors would touch hands with celebrities and rich people of the world. Millionaire Fair In some earlier, former supermodel and actress Elizabeth Hurley Joan Collins soap opera look visit.

In Moscow Millionaire Fair 2007, one of which offered a Christmas tree made of pure gold. Also, artificial coffee machine peracik Casa Bugatti is sold for 6500 euros (USD 85 million). cp / CBC / kis * compass