So, Prada, bless their cotton socks, are selling this thing. It’s not *technically* a paper clip, more like a money clip shaped like one, but come ON. Let’s call a spade a spade, shall we? It’s a glorified piece of bent metal. A fancy, sterling silver, “made in Italy” piece of bent metal, but still.
I saw one article saying it was over R$1.900 in Brazil. Another said Rs 33,000 in India. And then there’s the USD price of $185. Let’s be real, that’s a lot of freakin’ money for something you could probably fashion out of a coat hanger and some pliers (don’t actually do that, you’ll poke your eye out).
And honestly, I’m kinda torn. Like, on the one hand, who in their right MIND would actually buy this?! Think of all the ACTUAL useful things you could buy with that kind of cash. Groceries! A decent weekend getaway! A down payment on, I dunno, a slightly less ridiculous paper clip collection?
But then, on the other hand… it’s Prada. And they’re laughing all the way to the bank. Because someone, somewhere, *is* buying this thing. Someone is probably showing it off at their fancy cocktail party, nonchalantly clipping their hundred-dollar bills with it, thinking they’re just *so* much cooler than everyone else. And that, my friends, is the real genius of it all.
It’s not about the paper clip itself. It’s about the statement it makes. It’s a symbol of status, a way of saying “I have so much money, I can afford to buy ridiculously overpriced office supplies.” It’s like, a silent flex. And people *eat that up*.
I mean, I personally wouldn’t buy it. I’m too busy trying to, like, afford actual food. But hey, to each their own, right? If you wanna drop a couple hundred bucks on a paper clip that’ll probably just get lost in your junk drawer anyway, go for it. Just don’t come crying to me when you can’t afford the avocado toast.
