A $329 toaster? How about a $2,600 cookware set?

The 2025 Hater’s Guide to the Wiliams-Sonoma catalog has become a holiday-season ritual for readers who enjoy watching luxury kitchenware get mercilessly roasted ($400 ice cube molds, anyone?) Written by humorist Drew Magary, the guide — first published in 2012 — zeroes in on the most extravagant, unnecessary and jaw-droppingly expensive items in the upscale retailer’s catalog. A few gems from this year: a $329 retro-inspired toaster; a 12-piece cookware set priced at $2,600 that “costs as much as a flight to Sydney;” and a $200 kettle (“I am learning so much from this year’s catalog about how to overthink coffee.”) Warning: This satire of consumer culture contains lots of profanity.