Looking for some last minute gifts? If you want to be the “True Love” in classic 12 Days of Christmas style, it will cost you 3.1% more than it would have last year!
If you were to buy just one of each of the items mentioned in the song, it would cost you:
1st Day: Partridge, $15 and Pear Tree, $129.99
2nd Day: Turtle Doves, $40
3rd Day: French Hens, $45
4th Day: Calling Birds, $479.97
5th Day: Gold Rings, $325
6th Day: Geese-a-laying, $300
7th Day: Swans-a-swimming, $4200
8th Day: Maids-a-milking, $41.20
9th Day: Ladies Dancing, $4759.19
10th Day: Lords-a-leaping, $4160.25
11th Day: Pipers piping, $2124
12th Day: Drummers drumming, $2301
Total for all 12 days: $18,920.59!
Want to buy the number mentioned in each verse and that number goes up to $75,122!
I consider myself lucky that DH just wants a new tool chest! Happy Holidays!
Emilie
Ok, so really - how does one price out the cost of maids-a-milking? Is there a maids-a-milking employment agency? Milkmaids-R-Us?