"A Partridge in a Pear Tree"
The bird and tree combination costs just $159.99 ($10 for the prolific egg-laying bird and $149.99 for the fruit tree).
"Two Turtledoves"
These symbols of true love and devotion cost $27.99 each or $55.98 for the pair.
"Three French Hens"
These feathered friends $15 each or $45 for the trio.
"Four Calling Birds"
Who would have thought birds could command such a sum? A male canary costs $149.99 for a total of $599.96 if you were to purchase all four as written.
"Five Golden Rings"
You're going to need the money you saved on the unchanged price of calling birds to purchase the jewelry mentioned in this verse. Fve simple gold rings would cost $99 each for a grand total $500.
"Six Geese a-Laying"
While goose eggs are dangerous for your cholesterol levels, $25 per bird or $150 for all six.
"Seven Swans a-Swimming"
To purchase the lot you will still need to shell out more than $5,200 ($5,250 to be exact).
"Eight Maids a-Milking"
Each maid would command the minimum wage of $7.25 per hour or $58 for all eight.
"Nine Ladies Dancing"
For their performance for $608.11 per dancer or a total of $5,473.07 for all nine.
"Ten Lords a-Leaping"
$441.36 per dancer or $4,413.61 for the whole troupe of ten.
"Eleven Pipers Piping"
$207.70 each or $2,284.80 for this musical band of eleven.
"Twelve Drummers Drumming"
Jjust $206.26 per person (or $2,475.20 total) for their performance.
Paying for Convenience…and Shipping
Beware, though. If you prefer to cyber-shop over hopping in a car or cab to make your purchases, you're going to tack on almost $10,000 to the price tag for a grand total of $31,434.85 to buy the items online. This may be one time that it really does pay to sacrifice convenience for the ones you love.
Warmie
