Have you ever wondered how much it would cost to buy all the stuff from "The 12 Days of Christmas"? You know, calling birds, gold rings, partridge in a pear tree, that stuff.
Well, this year, for the first time ever, it would cost you over $100,000 to do what the song says. And the song says you don't give each gift just once.
That means you give each gift multiple times . . . like, on the 12th day, you're giving your 12th partridge in a pear tree, your 11th set of two turtle doves, and so on.
Doing that will run you $101,119.84, up 4.4% from last year. (They figure this every year?!)
If you just want to buy all the gifts once . . . which seems far more reasonable, like, do you really need to give three French hens 10 times? Uh,NO! . . .That would only cost $24,263.18
Here's the full breakdown of the 12 days of Christmas costs . . .
#1.) Partridge, $15, in a pear tree, $169.99 . . . total cost $184.99.
#2.) Two turtle doves, $125.
#3.) Three French hens, $150.
#4.) Four calling birds, $519.96.
#5.) Five gold rings, $645.
#6.) Six geese-a-laying, $162.
#7.) Seven swans-a-swimming, $6,300.
#8.) Eight maids-a-milking, $58 . . . which is $7.25-an-hour minimum wage.
#9.) Nine ladies dancing, $6,294.03 . . . which is almost $700-per-lady, and should buy you the types of dances that aren't really meant for a family-friendly Christmas.
#10.) Ten lords-a-leaping, $4,766.70.
#11.) Eleven pipers piping, $2,427.60.
#12.) Twelve drummers drumming, $2,629.90.
Some other interesting information ...
The biggest price jumps this year are the partridge, up 25% from $12 to $15, and the turtle doves, up 25% from $100 to $125.
The most expensive item are the seven swans-a-swimming. They're up 12.5%, from $5,600 last year to $6,300 this year . . . or 900 bucks per swan. And that's without even figuring out swimming accommodations for them.
The only item which fell significantly in price from last year are the calling birds . . . down 13.3%, from $599.96 to $519.96.
So there you have it $101,119.84
However, I hear in 2012 if you stay up until midnight and have a can of pepper spray you can save $5 dollars on all of the items on Black Friday! ;)
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