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Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:08:15 +0000

[...] already heard what Gwyneth Paltrow will be giving as gifts this holiday season, and in this week’s installment of GOOP, the star is sharing her holiday [...]

By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:59:11 +0000

to kmp: instead of judging people perhaps you might find a better job or get an education and you too might be able to afford the things you are so jealous of. we are not out of touch. i work hard for my money and if i want to buy a 2,000 watch or a 3,000 chanel purse i will (and certainly have!) i do a lot for charity. i have raised millions of dollars for non-profits. and i absolutely give myself. that being said, i am not responsible to support other people. i am entitled to spend the money i earn anyway i see fit. and so does gwen and anyone else who makes money. there are PLENTY of people who can easily afford 110 for chocolate (personally i would get sick from all that chocolate) so get over jealousy and head back to college!

and great job for some of you non haters!! jealousy is very ugly.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:22:02 +0000

You guys should all stop being so mean to Gwyneth. Not everyone is as poor as you guys are, and SOME people actually CAN afford $110 chocolates. And it’s the holiday season, so it’s obviously a little luxury. And all you people that are hating on Gwyneth, I happen to think that she has a great sense of style and she’s really smart too. Okay, so she named her kid Apple. That doesn’t mean anything! None of you guys are like 6 feet tall and pretty and blonde and skinny.

By: Cari

Cari — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:09:11 +0000

I think Gywneth is beautiful. However, if I were the recipient of a box of her $110 chocolates, I would probably sell them to anyone who would pay me the money just because they came from Gwyneth. Doesn’t take much thought to order boxes of expensive chocolates for her friends. If I had Gwyneth’s money, I would be more thoughtful in gift giving.

By: sue

sue — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:26:53 +0000

Stuck up cow, why don’t she and her religous nut of a husband just stop insulting our eyes with there horrible faces and noises.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:13:42 +0000

Cranky, all of those scenarios are avoidable or at the very least can be alleviated by those who are in them.

While I do sympathize with people’s suffering in general, I do not sympathize with people who complain about “overpaid” celebrities. They are just people who make more (and by more, I mean a LOT more) and thus are able to spend more. And this is a blog about celebrities, what they wear and what they buy. It’s fluff, but it’s fun. If you don’t like it, then DON’T READ IT. Why complain about what you can’t afford when you can be doing something else to improve your own fortunes?

Also, hoarding your money in these times is just about the worst thing you can do. The economy needs stimulation–if you’ve got money, spend it (but within your means).

By: Candy

Candy — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:01:10 +0000

Woah there Mary. You sure do see life through a box. You seem to not know that even the middle class are suffering right now. How about the folks in the Hamptons who can’t sell their houses? There’s about 1% of people in America that can afford to spead money like Gwen. She puts out this blog knowing quite well that the foreclosure rates are at the highest level it’s ever been in decades and those who do still have their houses are struggling. I own my own business. I’ve been an entrepeneur for over 25 years and I’m hurting because everyone else is. To blame people’s financial woes on being uneducated is just dumb. Things happen. My husband died in a car accident 8 years ago and left me with two children but I’ve never been on welfare and that’s a blessing from God. How about some compassion and empathy for your fellow human beings who haven’t been as blessed? You and Gwen need to get your heads out of the clouds.

By: Cranky

Cranky — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:48:44 +0000

Wow that’s pretty ignorant on your part Mary. Even though I am not financially struggling, I can certainly empathize with people who are.

In your world, the family facing a health crisis or the single mother who is struggling because her husband just left her or died has only herself to blame. How about the person in the slums in India, have they only themselves to blame.

Speak truth about an overpaid, annoying celebrity and you call that whining. Interesting set of values you have there. Ugh, no wonder you like Gwynnie.

By: Candy

Candy — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:46:22 +0000

Is she in touch with reality? Who is she writing this blog for because it’s not for the average Joe. Maybe she should make Goop exclusive to people just like her. She’s trying to come across as ‘normal and everyday’ but I haven’t seen any of that in any of her posts. This last one is too much.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:19:54 +0000

I definitely agree with Elizabeth about the idiotic posters on this forum. Instead of wasting time criticizing celebrities for their buying habits, they ought to put more energy and time in finding a job (or a better one) and/or improving their education/skills. If you are financially struggling, the person who has the most blame is yourself. I have no sympathy for the whiners on this forum. This is a CELEBRITY FASHION forum, for goodness sake.

By: firedward

firedward — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:23:16 +0000

I don’t even know why we are infatuated with celebrities who obviously have no idea what life is in the real worl (most of them that is).

By: KMP

KMP — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:34:56 +0000

Pickles, (nice name) I like reading about this stuff too! I think that egomaniacal and out-of-touch celebrities are hilarious, and infuriating, and fun to criticize. But how criticizing obnoxious celebrities somehow suggests that a person is unemployed or unable to feed her family, or that finding oneself in either of those predicaments somehow denotes irresponsibility or laziness is extremely puzzling.

By: Cranky

Cranky — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:14:14 +0000

Puleez. Her website is ridiculous, she is ridiculous. She has an overinflated sense of her own importance and is too dumb to know just how easy she’s had it and too ungrateful to appreciate it. Do I envy her, no. I think she’s a nitwit. Would I like her money..sure, who wouldn’t.

Do I normally dislike celebrities so much, no (I even like some actresses like Jennifer Garner or Cate Blanchett) but there is just something so hollow/entitled and just plain icky about Gwyneth. Sorry, truth hurts.

By: Pickles

Pickles — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:26:20 +0000

I don’t understand why everyone gets on this website and complains about celebrities and their money. It is a celebrity site. Yes? I like reading about this stuff, it’s just fun fluff.

Maybe you should be looking for jobs and not reading about the lifestyle you can’t afford. Why are you huffing and puffing on a celebrity site if the economy is affecting you? Go complain to the goverment.

And if you are so broke stop paying your $40 internet bill and sell your computer to feed your own family, don’t complain that Gwyneth Paltrow should have to buy you things.

Its that sort of entitlement that got all of you in this position in the first place…Me me me, I deserve lots of things for no work and I’m going to buy a big house that I can’t afford and load up on credit card debt.

By: H

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:05:38 +0000

Ah the poor lamb, all she wants to do is raise her profile so no one forgets her. It’s not her fault that it never occurred to her that adopting such a patronising tone when writing her missives to enlighten the unwashed masses might not garner her the response she wished for. Perhaps she felt that ‘let them eat cake’ was too succinct?

By: adriene

adriene — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:28:14 +0000

Did any of you actually go the Bridgewater web site? I bet you didn’t because if you had you would know that apart from the $110 set there are also very reasonably priced sets that go for as low as $18. The set she gets is a gift assortment that includes a massive amount of choclates. Be informed befor you judge people so harshly. There are sets upwards of $160 which she idn’t purchase.
You know what they say about assuming…..

By: Katherine

Katherine — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:59:17 +0000

I sense a lot of jealousy regarding Gwyenth. Bottom line is she’s rich (aren’t all celebrities?)…therefore she can afford the chocolate. She’s not telling you to go out and buy it. She’s merely saying what she likes. I don’t have that kind of money and neither do most people – so what? Deal with it.

By: sue

sue — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:48:00 +0000

sooo cant get over that ticketola look

By: lickety split

lickety split — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:47:16 +0000

anyone know where she gets the sticks that are always up her ass? i’m hoping this is the year she gets them removed, and we can be done with her smug mug.

By: Megan

Megan — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:45:26 +0000

LOL: Act Green, American Cancer Society, Environmental Media Association, Food Bank for New York City, Hoping Foundation, Keep a Child Alive, Prince’s Trust, White Ribbon Alliance, as well as substantial donations to Robin Hood Foundation, UNICEF, Key to the Cure Foundation, various African AIDS charities. Oh, and there’s also the small matter of her husband’s work with Amnesty International, Make Trade Fair, Mercy Corps, Oxfam, Peace One Day, War Child, etc.

Your envy is palpable. Very easy to be an armchair quarterback.