If your Christmas shopping is not complete, read this
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As the years go by, Christmas gift-giving for loved ones becomes more and more difficult, mostly because if someone really, really, really needs something in their life, like a toothbrush, they probably already have it.
Imagine trying to shop for Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos or George Soros or Charles Schwab.
I suppose that's why I prefer giving and receiving edible gifts. I mean, who doesn't need a 40-pound chub of salami?
Still, even if you're a billionaire, there may be a new invention or some sort of gadget you've never heard of, but could actually use in your everyday life.
So, if you have a billionaire on your Christmas list, read on, for I may have tripped on several ideal presents for such folks.
I ask you, what billionaire doesn't play golf?
Turns out someone has just invented a revolutionary new golf tee that is guaranteed to add distance and deadly accuracy to your drives. Just don't share this discovery with any of your playing partners, because it's likely to improve their distance and accuracy as well. Just like those new track shoes that will make you as fast as the wind and able to win every race, unless everyone else is wearing them too.
The FlightPath Tee "is proven to improve your golf game," says the promo.
"You won't become Jack Nicklaus overnight, but you can expect a big enough improvement that you will notice the difference right away."
I don't want to become Jack Nicklaus, given that he hasn't won the Masters in decades.
"FlightPath Tees have been subjected to rigorous, independent robotic testing for proven increases in distance and precision. Patented design combines spin reduction technology, an angled launch platform and directional diamond contour."
Honestly, spin reduction is the reason I gave up golf after hitting only two buckets of balls on the driving range at Davis Muni.
These life-changing tees go for $104.97 for a four-pack that contains 64 tees in all and are made of "Impact resistant polycarbonate designed to last hundreds of rounds."
Hundreds of rounds for a single tee? So why do I need 64 of these sparkling gems?
The word "hundreds" is plural, which at the bare minimum means I should get at least 200 rounds per tee, which comes out to 12,800 rounds for the entire 64-pack.
So, if I play one round of golf every day, these tees should last me for the next 35 years.
I do plan to live forever, but I'm not sure distance and accuracy on the golf course will be a major concern of mine in the year 2059.
Golf not your thing? Wait, there are more wonderfully unique gifts out there.