(OUTview NW) Business Profile: Turgeon Raine celebrates 35 years of serving our community with gift ideas and future commitments!

by MK Scott

The holidays are for love and bling, and sometimes the love of bling, so this week we salute long time ally, Turgeon Raine Jewelers.

As their website states:

Founded in 1982 by two gem aficionados, Norman Turgeon and Jerry Raine, Turgeon Raine offers the discriminating jewelry buyer an unparalleled experience in taste, style and elegance.

Our remarkable collection of fine jewelry and gems is an ongoing collaboration of their combined experience of more than 70 years and their passion for exceptional diamonds, gemstones and jewelry design. In addition to original Turgeon Raine designs, you will find many of the top collections by international designers.

Our store, located in the heart of downtown Seattle, also showcases a major collection of engagement rings, wedding bands and a custom design shop with a staff of master jewelers along with a knowledgeable and friendly sales staff.

Complementing our collection of jewelry is an extensive inventory of watches by the world renowned, Patek Philippe ... displayed in its own in-store boutique.

In addition to perusing our website, we invite you to visit our store. Anyone who loves jewelry will enjoy Turgeon Raine as a visual treat for the senses.

(LIST) 10 Crazy Expensive Celeb Gift Ideas!

Now that the holiday shopping season has officially begun, you're probably wondering what to get that friend who has everything. Maybe you can score some ideas from this list of the craziest, most expensive gifts of the stars, courtesy of E!:

• Last year for Christmas, Nick Cannon got wife Mariah Carey a $400,000 Rolls Royce with the personalized license plate "mommyMC."
• One of the trendiest celebrity gifts is a trip to space. Ashton Kutcher, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Katy Perry, and Tom Hanks are among those who have put down deposits for Virgin Galactic's trips, which start at a cost of $200,000.
• They say you should spend money on experiences, not things, so perhaps follow Prince William's lead and buy someone an ultra-private vacation in the Seychelles for a cost of more than $21,000 per week. Bill Gates and Brangelina have enjoyed time there, too.
• When all else fails, everyone loves a horse. No one knows exactly how much Ann Romney's cost, but it was probably in the six figures, and her upkeep costs $77,000 per year.

Click for the complete list.

LIST: 15 Worst Gifts on Amazon!

Sure, shopping on Amazon saves you from braving wintry winds and annoying customer lineups. But beware the bizarro products that Amazon peddles on its digital superstore. CNNMoney lists 15:

• Fresh whole rabbit: The seller describes the $46 meat as having a "lightly flavored [with] a nutty aftertaste."
• Automated Ukelele Band Machine: It's a bass guitar, banjo, flute pipes, accordion and bells stuffed into an oak cabinet. Asking price: $20,000.
• Uranium ore: A small tin of the radioactive material that could work as a stocking stuffer.
• Wolf urine: Purportedly 100% natural, it is said to scare deer and "lure wolves."
• Live ladybugs: 1,500 of the tiny crawlers will only set you back $18.

Check out more of the strange merchandise here.

GET IT: Obama Becomes Navy SEAL Action Figure!

This year's political stocking stuffer? Meet Rambama, a new action figure of a very buff President Obama imagined as a Navy SEAL. Herobuilders.com put the $35 doll up for sale yesterday, hoping to capitalize on the Osama bin Laden raid, reports WVIT of Connecticut. He's even got a "Punisher" T-shirt and M4A1 rifle. Those inclined can pair it with an Osama bin Laden action figure sold separately.


"What's so odd is that we made an action figure of him before he even became president, after he gave his speech in Chicago (at the 2004 Democratic National Convention)," the company president tells Time. "It never resonated with the public, so we think this is the one." Apparently—the site appears to have crashed.

OUTscene: (GIFT IDEAS) New 2011 Washington State Council of Fire Fighters Calendar is OUT!

GET IT  proceeds go to the WSCFF Burn Foundation, an amazing cause!

Behind the scenes: STR8 AGAINST H8 2011 Calendar!

Click HERE to buy the Calendar!

OUTscene: (Gift Ideas) Get your 2011 Quake Rugby Calendar!

Order your Seattle Quake Rugby Calendar, proceeds benefit Quake! Click the link for more photos and How to to order!