Jennifer Aniston's Big Bag Of Oscar Swag
5th March 2005
Jennifer Aniston and many of the presenters of the Oscar's on Sunday night will receive a pretty impressive gift bag commonly know as swag. The "Stuff We All Get" estimates to be about $55,000 worth of freebies and some have it as high as one hundred grand worth of free stuff.
The Bag
For the third year in a row, the bag is weighted down with an amazing Canadian travel package: stays at the Opus Hotel in Vancouver and the Wickaninnish Inn in Tofino, dinner at five restaurants (Elixir, West, Coast, Pointe, Shelter), yoga sessions, spa treatments, kayaking in Clayoquot Sound, a scenic flight to a remote lake, and always my personal favorite: two Oxia Oxygen Personal Canisters
* Gaiam Gift Certificate ($500)# Signature Days Gift Certificate ($500) "Experiences range from kite-boarding and a ride on an America's Cup Sailboat to spa treatments, yoga, personal chefs and private dance lessons."
* Krups XP4050 Premium Pump Espresso Machine and illy's Limited Edition Pistoletto Foundation Espresso Cup Collection (Value: $600)
* Vonage, The VTech Expandable Broadband Phone System. (Value: $550)
* Two Night Stay in a Suite at The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel in New York (Value: $2,300)
* Frette cashmere leather trimmed Voyage travel blanket (Value: $1,495) * Firefly mobile phone for kids
* The Cheese Impresario at-home artisanal cheese experience for six. These events celebrate fine American artisanal cheeses and wines. The gift certificates are hand-printed on an antique letterpress from the early 1800’s on fine Italian paper.
* Moonstruck Chocolates: Twelve truffles within a custom hand-crafted Thai silk and teak wood box. (Value: $100+) This is the second year in the bag for this Portland, OR chocolatier.
* The Loved Dog: Personal Training gift card, 3-night stay at Doggie Daycare, and a Luxury Dog Bed. Tamar Geller, a renowned life-coach for dogs and their people, will introduce dogs and their companions to her innovative methods for creating a better relationship.
* Tara & Sons pearl and diamond necklace
* Mr. Handyman gift certificate for one day of service
* Four-night stay in the Vera Wang Suite at Halekulani Hotel, Waikiki Beach, a signature treatment at the famed SpaHalekulani, dinner for two at La Mer at Halekulani
* Cornelia Day Resort "Unlimited Card" (worth $2,500), includes a $500 facial, massages, a whole range of beauty products and an entire day of beauty treatments
* Dinner party in Morton's Private Boardroom at any of their 69 restaurants (Value: $1500) (this item is a constant in the bag)
* Kay Unger vintage silk kimono ($500)
* A year’s supply of Manni olive oil
* Two nights (plus surfing lessons) at St. Regis Resort in Monarch Beach, CA ($5,700)
* Two nights (plus wine tasting) at Bernardus Lodge in Carmel Valley, CA ($2,500)
* Three nights at one of five Fairmont Hotel & Resorts ($2500)
* A BRUGO Travel Mug (featuring the Perfect Temperature Zone)
* Victoria's Secret's prize to the best actress nominees this year is a bra and panty set with a removable gold and diamond brooch.
* Kodak and Kwiat Diamonds have created EasyShare V570 cameras with the best actress nominees' initials in 75 brilliant-cut diamonds (valued at $20,000).
* Motorola is handling out a special edition gunmetal PEBL phone in a custom gift box to directing and acting nominees.
* M&M'S Candies is presenting nominees with personalized M&Ms with their names and words of congratulations printed on each M.
