Ehem.
We're back, with today's Showcases! Which, my being a stupid, I thought I already did, and only *just* realized that no, idiot, you did not.
So yeah. Our big winner today is Bean! And our runner up is dr_vblschrf!
As you know, two Showcases full of prizes will be shown. You'll each bid on one. The one who bids closest to the actual retail price without going over wins their Showcase. If they're within $1,000, however, they win *both* Showcases.
Now, since he's the big winner, Bean gets first dibs on the first Showcase. He can keep it and bid, or pass it to the (maybe) fox, and take his chances with the second one. Anyway. On with the Showcase!
Ayjo: Our first Showcase starts with... luggage! This five piece set of luggage ranging from small to "how the hell am I going to carry this?", from Kings of the Road is stylish and functional, in a lovely shade of blue. My favorite color!
Ayjo: And you'll make good use of this luggage as we send you on a tour of the only four cities on the planet, if fiction is to be believed, starting with New York City! You'll fly from... wherever to the Big Apple, where you'll stay for four nights and five days at the luxurious Walled-off Hysteria hotel. Trust us, it's much better than its name suggests. So you too will be able to wake up in the city that never sleeps! We're also nice, and are *not* throwing in free tickets to a Yankees game! You'll thank us later.
Ayjo: Next up, you'll visit historic London! From New York, you'll fly to London, where four more nights and five more days will be spent at the Clockview Hotel, which as its name suggests, gives you a great view of Big Ben! A day trip through Buckingham Palace is included, because God Save the Queen and all that! We've also provided daily afternoon tea, because come *on*, it's London!
Ayjo: Your next stop is beautiful Paris! Where we've got you lodging at... *blinks* ...are you kidding me? The "Paris Hilton"? Oh, come *on*. Yeah, it's a hotel from the Hilton chain. In Paris. No relation to that airhead of the same name. Ehem. Four nights, five days, as usual. France! It's very... French.
Ayjo: And the final leg of your trip takes you all the way to distant... Tokyo! Nippon wai desu desu ne~ or whatever "teh kidz" say these days. We've put you up for, guess what, four nights and five days, at the Gaijin Manor, a hotel with a rather insulting name, if you ask me. Whatever. While you're here, you'll enjoy... anime. Or video games. Or hell if I know. Japan bores me. Whatever.
Ayjo: And this trip through the only four cities Hollywood thinks exists, can be yours, if the Price is Right!
So. You gonna bid on that, Bean, or are you gonna pass it? If the former, bid. If the latter... well, then dr_vblschrf gets to bid. Either way!