“Qu’est-ce que la crise économique?”

The above quote is French for “What economic crisis?”, and we’re guessing they’re the exact words uttered by Celine Dion last week at New York’s famous Saks Fifth Avenue. A tipster tells us that right after closing, Celine entered the store with a small entourage, where a personal shopper helped her pick-out a gaggle of purses and pants and dresses and allllll the size 0 and 2 garments that only Celine could make work.

So just how much money did the inimitable Celine Dion plunk down at Saks?

You will literally not believe us.

$400,000



That’s right! Celine Dion spent $400,F**king,000 on clothing and accessories at Saks. (And her personal shopper earned 7 percent of the sale… I’m in the wrong business.)

Look, I adore Celine Dion. She is a life inspiration and a mentor. But how the hell do you spend nearly half a million dollars at Saks when we are on the verge of a Greater Depression? And more amazingly: HOW DO YOU EVEN SPEND THAT MUCH MONEY? I went on the Saks website and tried to spend $400,000 as quickly as possible. Here is what I came up with:

All makes sense now.

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