Nordstrom Wants to Sell You an $85 Leather-Encased Rock
If you’re looking for the perfect gift for each and every person on your list this year, we’ve got you covered. From gender-neutral gifts to white elephant gifts, popular personalized gifts to totally affordable (yet still luxe) gifts, we can point you in the right direction. We can even help you track down the ideal present for the traveler, the boss & coworkers, the joker or the kiddo in your life. The one gift idea we didn’t expect to pop up this year — and have no clue who you’d give it to — is an $85 leather-encased rock. And frankly, even the peeps selling it have no idea why.
If you’ve always thought it would be impossible to track down the snazziest rock around, which also happens to come in its own handy little leather case, then thank goodness for Nordstrom. That’s right — for just $85, you can nab a Medium Leather Wrapped Stone.
The description starts: “A paperweight? A conversation piece? A work of art?” …which kinda proves that even they have no clue why the heck they’re selling this thing. But don’t think this is just any rock! The “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.” Yeah, especially when people find out you blew $85 on a friggin’ rock.
Although this rock might be about to get super famous, that is, if its (parody) Twitter account takes off.
First we kill a cow and skin it. Then we shove a rock in that skin. It's that simple!
— NordstromRock (@NordstromRock) December 6, 2016
If your significant other has been looking for a Medium Leather Bound Rock for Christmas this year, well we have some good news for you!
— NordstromRock (@NordstromRock) December 6, 2016
Wondering what to spend your money on after working for nearly 12 hours at the US Federal Minimum Wage? Why not a rock in leather!
— NordstromRock (@NordstromRock) December 6, 2016
So you gave her a BOLD gift last Christmas? Well the NordstromRock is a little boulder.
— NordstromRock (@NordstromRock) December 6, 2016
Forget small and large, MEDIUM is where it is at this holiday season! pic.twitter.com/5dfgKNEp8K
— NordstromRock (@NordstromRock) December 6, 2016
At 30 million years old, the NordstromRock is truly a timeless showing of love and extravagant waste for your family or office Secret Santa!
— NordstromRock (@NordstromRock) December 6, 2016
Six dollar rocks! What kind of low level trash gift is this. If you aren't egregiously spending money, how do people know you love then. pic.twitter.com/hmZeBVgg9U
— NordstromRock (@NordstromRock) December 6, 2016
Thank you 2016, for making the NordstromRock seem somewhat normal by comparison!
— NordstromRock (@NordstromRock) December 6, 2016
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(h/t Gizmodo; photo via Nordstrom)
