Inside The Oscar Goodie Bag
GirlHacker's Random Log digs through news items and press releases to pull together a list of the items in the Oscar goodie bag, the Holy Grail of swag for those who least need a high-priced handout. A sampling of the "free vacation" portion of the gifts:
A three-night stay for two at Palmetto Bluff in South Carolina ($3,600) A two-night stay for two at Bernardus Lodge in Carmel Valley, CA($2,500) A three-night stay for two at St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa in Dana Point, CA (includes personal "surf butler") ($5,900) A three-night stay at San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, Calif. ($3,000) $10,000 package for a three-night stay at the Opus Hotel in Vancouver, three nights at the Four Seasons Resort in Whistler, lift passes, helicopter transfers, limo transfers, numerous meals, Pilates session, spa treatments, and two OXIA oxygen personal canisters
The fact that something called a "surf butler" exists, much less a personal one that is gifted as part of Oscar participation, should be more than enough to fuel the world's hate through the opening of War of the Worlds. At least the bag's production team had the decency not to include three days of decadent, hot-rubble massage at Banda Aceh.