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Add to that how steep the cost of holiday travel is ($2,610 on average!), and parents are definitely planning to pony up more than a pretty penny to pull off an experience their family will treasure.
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
Best Choice Products 6-Foot Pre-Lit Spruce While many tall trees often cost a pretty penny, this 6-foot fake Christmas tree comes in at $100.
—Melissa Epifano, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
Fans of the champagne, colloquially known as Ace of Spades, know that a bottle can run you a pretty penny, with this luxe release being no different.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 23 Oct. 2024
The generator Stevenson uses to power parts of her home is costing her a pretty penny as well.
—Amanda Musa, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
Best Choice Products 6-Foot Pre-Lit Spruce While many tall trees often cost a pretty penny, this 6-foot fake Christmas tree comes in at $100.
—Melissa Epifano, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
Fans of the champagne, colloquially known as Ace of Spades, know that a bottle can run you a pretty penny, with this luxe release being no different.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 23 Oct. 2024
The generator Stevenson uses to power parts of her home is costing her a pretty penny as well.
—Amanda Musa, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
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“A pretty penny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20pretty%20penny. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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