Gold-plated Vertu a huge success

Well-heeled customers are making a beeline for 24 carat gold-plated mobile phones, reports Cellular News.

London-based entrepreneur Laban Roomes who runs Midas Touch International, a specialist gold-plating organisation, has been inundated with requests for his new 'ring-bling' Nokia 8800 phones - which sell complete for around £800. "It's been like a gold rush" said Roomes. "We started gold-plating the latest Nokia 8800 in November and business has been booming ever since. It seems the whole world wants one. So now we're looking to set up a world-class distribution channel both in the UK and in Europe"

Customers can choose between modern gold, classic or rose gold styles with 'gold-plating only' pricing from £239.95.

Regine | 5:49 PM | |
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