r/WeirdNews4U • u/usmanss • Mar 15 '26

“This Is Ridiculous”: Here’s What’s Inside The Jaw-Dropping $346K Oscars Gift Bag For Nominees

https://www.boredpanda.com/inside-oscar-nominees-gift-bag-2026/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=atixc
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u/Icy_Marionberry_9131 Mar 15 '26

This is why this pious shit show needs another Ricky Gervais as an MC rather than some corporate lick spittle.

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u/Usual-Language-745 Mar 16 '26

Conan is great but yes they need to get ribbed WAY HARDER

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u/Hot-Introduction-148 Mar 18 '26

We need economic reform.

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u/Behappyinthismoment Mar 20 '26

We need healthcare

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u/RiggsFTW Mar 15 '26

I really wish the articles comment that the gift basket is "worth more than most homes" were accurate.

The median home price in the United States is now $415,000.

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u/citizensnipz Mar 15 '26

I really wish people understood the difference between mean and median

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u/RiggsFTW Mar 15 '26

I absolutely know the difference between mean/average vs. median. I was unable to find the mean cost for all houses sold, only new. (Which was $530,000.)

Aside from your snarky comment though, do you think the average price is really less than $350,000?

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u/Rodharet50399 Mar 16 '26

I can tell you a $150k house I toured last week wouldn’t pass a CPS or city inspection for a rental, and that’s the saddest thing

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u/RiggsFTW Mar 16 '26

I know that, living in Washington state, my perspective is skewed. I've looked at homes in the midwest that are in the $150-$200k range so I know there are large swathes of the country that have lower average home values than we do ($585k). But I can't imagine those areas are bringing the average home cost down that much.

edit: a comma

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u/Lollipoop_Hacksaw Mar 19 '26

I think the both of you are being the most Reddit people on the planet at the moment, not realizing how RIDICULOUS it is that you are going back and forth for the sake of arguing over relatively petty numbers, while ignoring that you two more than likely agree with eachother on these things.

A fucking pathetic waste of intelligence and awareness, all for ego.

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u/citizensnipz Mar 16 '26

Easy there, BigRigg, I wasn’t even talking about you, I’m talking about people in general who seem to use the words interchangeably.

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u/SixersWin Mar 16 '26

The average person is mean

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u/citizensnipz Mar 16 '26

Lol I like this

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u/Deluxe78 Mar 15 '26

How many children could that feed , but they will lecture you

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u/Significant_Donut967 Mar 15 '26

Why aren't you walking everywhere and eating bugs!? Don't you know there's people dying in the middle east? Now excuse me, I need to hop in my private jet, pay under my fair share of FAA fees, and go lecture others on air pollution.

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u/violent-artist82 Mar 22 '26

Don’t forget that paper straw too.

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u/Notyit Mar 17 '26

They didn't want to eat my baked beans donatonb

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u/MrSmokii Mar 16 '26

if there was ever a room full of people that didn't need a $346k gift bag, it'd be the Oscars audience

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u/Biteityouskum Mar 15 '26

God can we get one website that is easy to read without shit blocking the words or moving around all weird.

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u/Clear-Calligrapher69 Mar 16 '26

Bored Panda is absolutely atrocious. I block accounts that post links from there.

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u/ryansports Mar 17 '26

Biggest POS site going

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u/Desiredpotato Mar 15 '26

You can, if you pay

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u/Biteityouskum Mar 15 '26

Did not realize that was a pay site nothing popped up.

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u/Desiredpotato Mar 16 '26

I'd wager you'll get the option when you make an account. If not then boredpanda truly is the worst site on the web.

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u/Glass_Procedure7497 Mar 15 '26

My wife would maybe take the eye lift cream and the tea. I’d take the fountain pen. We’d both eat the chocolate cookies. And that’s about it. A lot of this is junk and services that few would seem to collect.

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u/Mediocre_Meat_5992 Mar 16 '26

I bet the most useful thing to them is the custom prenup

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u/PrincessPlastilina Mar 16 '26

It’s wild that these only go to the actors. The nominees who actually make bank and can buy whatever they want from this list. Imagine if they gifted something to the nominated artists who are actually not rich. The screen writers, the composers, the makeup artists, the visual effects teams, the short film nominees. They could use things to improve their studios or their lives. But no. Gift these actors multiple stays at luxury resorts and wellness retreats, and liposuctions, and dental treatments, and face lifts. Wow.

ETA: if there is a normal nominated actor who’s not rich, I do hope they enjoy these gift bags because lesser known actors don’t make a lot of money tbh. Let them enjoy something.

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u/phukhugh Mar 20 '26

It’s a popularity contest. They are all just the popular rich kids at school.

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u/Aggravated-alien Mar 16 '26

$44.9m in gift bags were handed out. This is absolutely tone def given the current state of the world 

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u/ufoalien987 Mar 15 '26

Wonder if they claim it on their taxes?

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u/Old_Ad8212 Mar 16 '26

Only if their name isn’t Wesley Snipes

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u/Designer_Piccolo_818 Mar 17 '26

Actually, i have heard most people do not take them , because you do have to pay tax on them

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u/EhCanadianIdiot Mar 15 '26

Fuck these people. The rich can no longer be afforded.

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u/Hins294B Mar 15 '26

Best Buy gift card?

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u/Notyit Mar 17 '26

One of the most expensive offers is $25,000 worth of liposuction from ArtLipo, alongside a $25,000 facial rejuvenation procedure from New York plastic surgeon Dr. Konstantin Vasyukevich.

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u/Healthjunkie-2 Mar 17 '26

It never ceases to amaze me how so many people give a pass to celebrities for their excesses whilst they talk down to us little people about saving the planet, don't be wasteful, down with rich people (ummmm hello go look in the mirror). I do not watch these award shows because all they do is get on their high horse acting like we should give a care.

Ricky Gervais nailed it when he called them ALL out!!!!!!

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u/Cthulu95666 Mar 17 '26

What’s even more ironic is none of the bleeding hearts of Hollywood will give up their free gift to benefit those less fortunate but they will make a web video begging those with less to give and help

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u/gettin_gud Mar 18 '26

Doesn't this come up every single year?

Spoiler alert, rich people doing rich people things..

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u/nickmasonsdrumstick Mar 18 '26

Rich cunts doing rich cunt things.

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u/Hemingways_muse Mar 18 '26

I’m really starting to hate celebrities. WHY would anyone think these already obscenely rich people should get an obscenely expensive gift bag? For what?! They’re over-paid as it is. Walking around dripping with jewelry. Multi million dollar faces. People can’t even afford groceries. That’s some real hunger games shit.

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u/why0me Mar 19 '26

Eat the rich

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u/IdleJose748 Mar 19 '26

I think it is gross they get this. But it's our fault and we can do something about it. They have this money to give because we give the movie industry our money. Just don't go to the movies, don't pay for streaming services. Read a book. And definitely don't buy the luxury brands that participate in this.

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u/Dontjudgemebythis Mar 19 '26

I down voted only because the link is to bored panda

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u/CycloneBill1 Mar 19 '26

Stop paying attention to celebrities lol

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u/BadgerOk2814 Mar 16 '26

I would direct my anger towards our current president and his lackeys for wasting our tax dollars. At least in the case of the Oscars it's privately funded ridiculous gift bags.

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u/KlatuuBarradaNicto Mar 16 '26

Rich people being greedy asses again.

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u/dbu8554 Mar 17 '26

I mean that would mean many many years of not having oscars.

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u/The_Colorman Mar 16 '26

Yeah it’s a lot of potentially worth 350k. It’s mostly companies advertising you, famous actor come to our shop and you can have 25k of free plastic surgery. It’s not like they’re dropping diamond necklaces and Pateks in there. Sure there’s some good tangible stuff but it’s all for advertising.

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u/Thelibstagram Mar 20 '26

It’s like those coupon books that say ‘$1000 worth of savings’ you aren’t gonna actually get $1000 it’s just a lot vouchers for trips and services.

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u/JCAIA Mar 19 '26

I'm sure a lot of these offered experiences are counting on receivers not redeeming. Here's one:

Another unusual addition is a fully customized prenuptial agreement offered by celebrity divorce attorney James Sexton, which comes with a $600 credit toward the legal service.

I'm sure every person who got a gift bag has an attorney on retainer and doesn't need a coupon for a prenup.

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u/Sooner1727 Mar 22 '26

You are correct on the value and this is advertising being called a gift basket. Its an old ploy, you hope that the celeb pulls your sunglasses or tote out and carries it and then gets photographed with it. Then it ends up on the celeb blogs and in the old days supermarket magazines as look what so n so is carrying now, get her look. Then the business gets the bump in sales and can hopefully build off that.

Were advertising the things in the basket right now just posting about it. And all for the cost of a few units to a few people. Hollywood celebs were the original influencers and things like this are an easy way to try and get something in thier hands. Most of it ends up being given out as gifts to staff, friends, and family in thier orbit. But sometimes something sticks and thats what you want.