By Kim Peterson, CBS News
Don’t worry, Oscar losers. You may not have won the most prestigious award in Hollywood, but look at this way: You get a ton of free hair transplants.
Oscar swag bag 2014, worth $80,000 to $85,000, a jump of $30,000 since last year's $55,000 offering in swag! Photo from Twitter
Some Academy Award nominees will get a gift bag valued at more than $80,000 this year — twice the worth of last year’s paltry offerings. The company that puts together the gift bags, Distinctive Assets, told Business Insider that vendors were lining up to be part of the chance to participate.
“This year we had so many vendors approach the team at Distinctive Assets wanting to be a part of the gift bag,” a company spokesperson told the website. “There are also several luxury items included which really boost up the value.”
That may be of little comfort to nominees with their heart set on a gold statuette. But for any star who wonders if that empty space on their nightstand could have been filled if only a few pounds had been lost, or if only that hairline might have not receded as much, the gift bag is there to help.
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