Saturday, August 8, 2009

Saudi Businessman purchases solid gold penis enlarger... no, really.



Just can't resist sharing this one... Good Old Saudi...



Saudi businessman orders solid gold penis enlarger

Wednesday, August 5 10:48 pm APF

A Saudi businessman has purchased what is being described by the Canadian seller as the world's most expensive adult novelty item -- a solid 18-carat gold penis enlarger worth nearly 50,000 dollars.


A general view shows the Saudi capital Riyadh in 2007

X4 Labs, a Canadian manufacturer of medical devices, received the unorthodox request and recruited a Montreal custom jeweler to help with its design and construction.

"This male health accessory is the most expensive traction device ever produced and will likely become a historical benchmark for the adult novelty industry," the company said in a statement.

Little is known about the buyer, except that he lives in Jeddah.

His glitzy new penis enlarger, however, is being encrusted at his request with 40 diamonds and several rubies and is to be delivered by armored car in October, said Rick Oh, X4 Labs co-owner.

Saudi law bans the import of adult sex toys, but the company insists its product is a US government certified medical device.

Such devices normally retail for less than 400 dollars. But this custom order is expected to cost about 47,000 dollars US, Oh said.

"It's an unusual request," Oh told AFP. "We didn't take it seriously at first, but once he sent us a deposit, we had to agree to it."

"Obviously, there were giggles initially when we presented our project to a jeweler and asked him for help."

But the seemingly lavish device was actually conceived for a practical purpose, Oh explained. "We were approached by the customer who insisted on a solid gold version of our product because he claimed to have a severe skin allergy to stainless steel."

Later, the buyer asked to add diamonds and rubies to it.

The company intends to now offer all customers custom designs for their male novelty devices, although it states it is "uncertain as to whether this will become a trend."

Product coordinator Matt West said he "is convinced that there is a demographic that is willing to pay for lavish medical devices for their private areas... to pay good money to spoil themselves."

"There is something tremendously selfish about the male ego, and subsequently 50,000-dollar orders may become the norm for companies like X4 Labs," he said.



12 comments:

  1. This was on the BBC last week and I put it on Facebook then. Getting slow in your old age UD.

    Still, worth spreading it around. There's nothing in the Koran about gold penis enlargers so it must be ok then.

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  2. come on ! dont drag a holy book in to this. I am not a Muslim but Advocat..OBJECTION!!!

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  3. well dragon, is my objection sustained or overruled?

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  4. DA,

    I'm on holiday... give us a break. Choosing between this and reading novels on topless beaches with Ms Dragon and friends is not a tough call!

    SP,
    It's arguably borderline, but I assume accurate, and I don't think its illegal, so it can stay. Overruled.

    Plus Saudi does style itself on being an Islamic state based on the Holy Quran, so he is also making a point, if a bit offensively (as usual for DA).

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  5. "Little is known about the buyer, except that he lives in Jeddah."....

    ......and has a small penis!

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  6. Chaps, no wish to offend and if offence taken, appologies. This was a dig at Saudi and it's ''holier than thou'' perception.

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  7. JD : Hahahaha :-)

    UD: I keep reminding myself " Toungue n Cheek"

    Devil: Appology uncalled for

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  8. Dragon- How can you 'read a novel' on a topless beach? Oh, that's right, you said Mrs Dragon was there too. Alone on a topless beach, I would have to be careful not to get my tongue sunburned.

    This is somewhat off the thread- sorry (but I was thinking about my enhancement).

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  9. I suppose he could say to his wives that he has bought some gold for......them!

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  10. I think size really doesnt matter if you know what to do with it :-)

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  11. As my ole' Daddy would say- "It ain't how much you got, its how well you use what you got."

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  12. "We'll deliver it in an armoured car", wonder how many of those roam Jeddah; shouldn''t be hard to find Mr. Dick Small (or Mr. Richard Small for all you precise ones).

    -FK

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