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Hey, big spender? You can buy a $1.5 million plane from a Dallas department store

If you've got $1.5 million lying around, you could spend it all in one place, on one thing: a private plane from Dallas-based Neiman Marcus.

The luxurious department store will surely surprise consumers yet again with the release of The Christmas Book, a holiday shopping guide featuring "fantasy gifts" for the outrageously wealthy, such as His & Hers Island Cars ($65,000 each) and a six-day vacation at a trio of eye-popping English estates ($700,000 -- and yes, you read that right).

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Read about the high-dollar items in a story by Dallas Morning News Business reporter Maria Halkias.

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The highest-priced item in the book this year is the Cobalt Valkyrie-X, a special edition private plane with cream leather seats and a rose gold exterior finish.

The aircraft, which rings in at a cool $1.5 million, is outlandishly extravagant enough to make even the most generous gift-giver tighten his or her purse strings.

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A private plane could run $400,000 to $40 million -- and prices vary widely. So the $1.5 million Valkyrie-X is relatively reasonable by comparison?

Other fantasy items from the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book are these Island Cars featuring...
Other fantasy items from the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book are these Island Cars featuring Lily Pulitzer interiors. They're $65,000 each. (G.J. McCarthy / Staff Photographer)

The Valkyrie-X has a 350-horsepower engine, which will make it "one of the fastest piston aircraft in the world when it debuts in 2017," according to a Neiman Marcus press release. It seats a pilot plus three passengers and boasts one of the largest one-piece canopies in the world, guaranteeing a great view on each flight.

Hand-stitched leather seats and rose gold controls provide the finishing touch on this aircraft for the chicest of customers.

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Each made-to-order private plane is manufactured in California and goes through a nine-month production period before being delivered. So, yeah, it would be something like a "baby" to its wealthy, new owner.

They say you can't put a price on love, but with a price tag this hefty, what else could you buy with $1.5 million? For starters:

The rose gold color of the Cobalt Valkyrie-X will make it look like a speeding bullet as it...
The rose gold color of the Cobalt Valkyrie-X will make it look like a speeding bullet as it flies through the sky. It's stocked with amenities, but model Erik Neff doesn't come with it.(G.J. McCarthy / Staff Photographer)
  • 285,714 venti pumpkin spice lattes from Starbucks
  • 1,950 iPhone 7 Plus smartphones
  • 96 Hermès Birkin bags
  • 27 Tiffany Setting 2.5 carat engagement rings from Tiffany & Co
  • 6 Ferrari 458 Italia supercars
  • Approximately 3 gold bars (at current price of gold/ounce)
  • Nearly every other fantasy gift in The Christmas Book 2016 (the remaining nine fantasy gifts total approximately $1.67 million)
The annual unveiling of the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book reminds us exactly what we can't...
The annual unveiling of the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book reminds us exactly what we can't have each holiday season. This year, however, some prices are as low as $25. The fantasy gifts -- those high-dollar items -- cost thousands or millions.(G.J. McCarthy / Staff Photographer)