The problem was, the restaurant had not expected such a pricey item to go so soon.
"Their husbands or boyfriends don't identify with the need to own such pricey items, and cash shopping affords them independence."
Ironically, though, the weather is helping sell more pricey items at other department store counters.
Although he has no compunctions about stealing pricey items - like the pink diamond necklace he's after here - Rivers has his moral code.
The video tape recorder had to be converted from a pricey item for television studios into a consumer product.
At $3000 (£1,900) a pair they are pricey items.
Give them credit, they've got balls of solid steel releasing an item this pricey in an economy this bad.
One placed the pricey item on the sidewalk, thinking it would be put to good use, but another thought better and snatched it up.
But one such window is an extremely pricey item, never mind four.
That Guy spends tremendous amounts of money on lavish, pricey, flashy items such as flying chairs, expensive suits, and an enigmatic television commercial.