The High Cost Of Giving

   As hard as it is to believe, Christmas 2014 is now just over 3 weeks away. People will be flocking to their malls and stores looking for that "ideal" gift for their someone special.
   And for those who have the means, why not get all 364 items mentioned in "The 12 Days Of Christmas", which has become somewhat of a benchmark for holiday spending. Or overspending as the case may be.
   Were you to actually go out and purchase them all, you'd be paying $116,273.00 U.S. And here's where you'll spend more. The cost of a partridge is up 5 dollars to 20 bucks this year, a pear tree is 188 dollars, up from 184. 3 French hens will now cost 181 bucks. They were 165 in 2013. 6 gees a-laying will go for 360 dollars, up 150, and 10 Lords a-leaping will cost you (per performance) 5,348 dollars, up from 5,243.
   Everything else stayed at 2013 values. 2 turtle doves cost $125, 4 calling birds (canaries) were $600, 5 gold rings $750, 7 swans a-swimming $7,000, 8 maids milking $58, 9 ladies dancing (per performance) $7,553, 11 pipers piping (per performance) $2,635 and 12 drummers drumming (per performance) $2,855.

TTFN.