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We always favored sending the Intern out on a Starbucks run ourselves. But if you want to automate the process, you could buy one of the Coffee Machines for the lazy - SlashGear

If you’re in the market for a fancy coffee machine, but are terribly terribly lazy and can’t be bothered to learn all the proper tricks of the barista trade, then possibly Siemens or Nespresso have the machine for you.

It runs 1,500 beans (har!)

If mo money has brought you mo problems, here’s what you can do.

Most Luxurious Places To Dry Out - Forbes.com

Most of us know at least one person who needs to break an addiction. We hear about it most when it happens to a celebrity, such as Mel Gibson, Keith Urban or Kate Moss. But it’s also a growing concern in the lives of everyday people.Fortunately, whether it’s to alcohol, drugs, sex or gambling there are recovery centers out there that can help. As society’s awareness and acceptance of addiction increases, so have the range of treatment programs. While some people–and their insurance companies–may opt for a more self-abnegating path to sobriety, others might choose to fight their demons with the help of gourmet meals and daily massages.

Leave it to Forbes to find a fix… er… solution.

Gifts For The Traveler - Forbes.com

Take Regent Seven Seas Cruises brand-new around-the-world cruise. The 131-day voyage is the longest in the cruise line’s history, and includes a two-week sail down the Panama Canal, plus stops at 51 ports in 26 countries on five continents. The cruise takes place on the Seven Seas Voyager, Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ 700-person, all-suite, all-balcony luxury ship, and departs from San Francisco Jan. 6, 2008, before visiting the Hawaiian ports of Hilo, Maui and Honolulu, French Polynesia and the Cook Islands on the way to New Zealand. Stops from there include Sydney, Shanghai and Athens, with overnight stays everywhere from Tahiti to Dubai.The per-person cost of this luxurious tour, $394,260, which includes butler service, all beverages and meals, all gratuities, a $2,000 credit onboard the ship, and first-class round-trip airfare.

That ought to send a strong message: I really want you away from me for a few months.

Gifts For The Spirit Drinker - Forbes.com

Because of the popularity of premium vodkas and pricey single malt whiskeys, liquor stores have been inundated with dozens of increasingly expensive and rare bottles, some selling into the thousands. These new spirits cost so much, in fact, that the term premium no longer covers it–there’s now a super-premium category and an ultra-premium category. And it’s not just vodka and scotch that have gone upscale. From bourbon to rum to even tequila, there’s now a very wide selection of products to choose from.

We recommend them all.

The World’s Most Expensive Jeans - Forbes.com

Levi Strauss would be turning in his grave.That’s because the days of paying only $20 for a great pair of jeans are almost nonexistent. With details such as custom fitting and gem embellishments becoming more and more popular, denim makers are asking–and getting–prices never seen before.

But steeper prices–styles by popular brands such as Rock and Republic and 7 for All Mankind start around $150 a pair–aren’t affecting consumer demand. In fact, premium denim jeans (those that cost $60 or more) claim only a small share of the jeans market, but have experienced the fastest sales growth over the past several years. In 2005, the number of premium pairs sold doubled over the previous year, and in the first eight months of this year, they’ve risen 33%, according to a report put out by NPD, a market research firm.

Gives new meaning to wanting to get into someone’s pants.