$1.28M Golden Rocking Horse
For the kid who has it all, Japanese jewelry designer Ginza Tanaka has created a 24-karat gold rocking horse. The toy was designed in honor of the birthday of Japan's Prince Hisahito and weighs about 80-lbs, significantly heavier than the normal wooden rocking horse that it is styled after. The weight does have an advantage in that it allows the chair to rock much more smoothly than other types of horses. Although the jeweler is willing to take orders for more, only one has yet been made and is valued at $1.28 million.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 9)
Surf Sep 25th 2006 1:16PM
For the kid who has absolutely EVERYTHING!
kate Sep 28th 2006 6:19AM
this is the end result when you have a non-war-based economy which focuses on development of manufacturing, electronics, transportation and global acquisition of wealth; and it's available to more people than movie stars and athletes.
Cindy Sep 28th 2006 6:20AM
Even people who could afford this would be crazy to let their child play on it...it's covered in sharp-looking edges and I can just imagine what would happen the first time a small child fell against it.
sue Sep 28th 2006 6:22AM
what a waste of money.
Joe Sep 28th 2006 6:27AM
I'll Take 2.
vicki harrison Sep 28th 2006 6:31AM
Greed that's all it is...when the world is burning up, I bet they'll be kicking themselves in the butt for not putting there wealth for better purposes...LIKE PREVENTING THE END OF ALL LIFE...GLOBAL WARMING,YOUR KIDS WILL BE BURNING UP....
Dan Sep 28th 2006 6:34AM
Maybe the father of this child should take a few dollars an help a needed child out of hungry
Marilyn Sep 28th 2006 6:38AM
This kind of stupid consumption is what brings about bloody revolutions by the have-nots against the have-too-muches in power (e.g., the Bolshevik revolution against the Tsars).
Mike Bryant Sep 28th 2006 6:46AM
Well this just proves it takes people with more money than sense to make up this world that is dying fast by the hands of the rich, while people in this persons own country including children, families, homeless, starving, diseased, poor, etc., care more about something stupid, that could be used to create enough food and medicines, housing, and other goods, to support a village, a city, a town, a province, whatever. Just tell them to send me the money, I will buy my kids some school clothes, a real home, and give the rest to poverty striken people.
Elle Sep 28th 2006 6:59AM
I find it sad that so much money was spent on something so ridiculous. there are so many starving,homeless children, this money could have been better spent. how sad
Haydee Sep 28th 2006 7:02AM
LUDACROUS is all I have to say!!!!!!!!
ka Sep 28th 2006 7:25AM
Spending this amount of money on a toy is obscene!!! We would have no hunger in this world if the rich were less greedy. Also we should boycott sports/music/movie until these celebrities start giving back to the starving. Multi-million dollar paychecks are not necessary but we allow it as well.
Kim Sep 28th 2006 7:25AM
People, you're missing the POINT.
The thing is NOT intended for people to actually BUY.
It was made as an obvious PUBLICITY STUNT for the jeweler. It was made "in honor" of the birth of Japan's Prince Hisahito ... an extravagance "worthy" of the male heir to the the Imperial throne. It doesn't mean that the child is ever actually going to see it.
Wolf Sep 28th 2006 7:26AM
Well, this just goes to show ya folks, that some people have more money then brains! I would never let my grand child play on something like that. What if it tipped over on them?! A child could get seriously hurt!! What a waste of money. It would have done more good if the money that was spent on that "rocking horse" was put to better use, like feeding starving children in that country. Clean drinking water, housing for the poor. Most men don't think past their wallets. Now a woman would have said, "no, lets feed our poor children." They need it more then this ridiculous rocking horse. Feed your country's POOR Starving Children!!!
Cindy O Sep 28th 2006 7:34AM
what a waste- he looks too big to ride it!!!! Reminds me of Luke 6:24. Sad.........
nancy vera Sep 28th 2006 7:38AM
I agree with the rational person who realizes this is a publicity stunt. However, it's disturbing to notice how much envy is dripping out there. To jump to the end of the world by global warming is quite a stretch, don't you think?
Julie Jones Sep 28th 2006 7:38AM
Well, God bless the child. he has something extremely nice. It is gorgeous! i wonder though if he were older, if he might help someone like me living on 500 a month, and in a womans room with 27 cats and roaches because i cant afford to find a home, let alone the medicine i'm on and the heat and electric. Don't get me wrong, kids deserve nice things, my grandkids love dollar tree toys. They go nuts! Thank God I have Jesus to help me through this. he does at least give me what I need and no one I know personally Needs a GOLD rocking horse! if you want to spend that kind of money, help me find a cheap clean place to live as our government cant seem too, or buy my medicine for a year. Don't throw money away on useless, dust collecting items. I am very happy for the child though. All children deserve everything as they are Gods gifts to us.
south Sep 28th 2006 7:39AM
maybe someone should spend that kind of money on trying to figure out what kind of fuel everyone will use when the earth runs out of oil or better yet , how bout tryinmg to figure out , how to stop that asteroid from hitting the earth, that goes by us every three years and they say it will hit the earth in the year 2012, but i put a bet on it the government will never tell us its coming , due to the mass hysteria it will cause
Dee Dorsey Sep 28th 2006 7:39AM
Whatever happened to the fabulous Mattel Wonder Horse of the 1960s? It was made of heavy vinyl and sat on a special base so when the child bounced or rocked the legs moved and the horse made "horsey" sounds. It seems this would be much more entertaining to a child than sitting on a hard metal thing that only rocked back and forth and caused "battle scars" if the child fell off. The only people benefitting from this would be hospitals, insurance companies and the designer. Bring back the REAL toys, put them all in a room and let the kids choose what they like. I'll just bet in a contest between Wonder Horse and "Goldie", Wonder would win hands down.
wulxie Sep 28th 2006 7:41AM
why do you care??!!!!! you're just jealous nobody's doing that for you. those who are poor are not different from us. they're just lazy!! not using their heads!