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Original poster

to think that £150 is a ridiculous amount of money to spend on a toaster

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lucyellensmum · 30/06/2007 21:40

and even more unreasonable to have actually considered doing so (especially as we are a bit boracic just now).

I mean, is it REALLY going to make better toast than the £19.99 jobby from argos, or do i just want it to look pretty (very 50's retro) But seriously, does it make a difference? I remember my mother giving us quite an expensive toaster ages ago and it made shite toast, although it wasnt £150.

We have been making toast on the grill for years now because of the shite toaster but now i want a toaster and cant decide on £9.99 or saving up for an all singing all dancing toaster in primrose yellow and shiny chrome.

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UCM · 30/06/2007 22:18

Oooooooooooooooooooo, toilet brushes.

Well theres a story to that, I bought a posh one once but after a few weeks the actual brush wasn't right, so now I stock up on the 65p ones from ikea and change them all of the time. So now my bog is dirty but my brush aint.

ScottishMummy · 30/06/2007 22:18

i of course am referring to the designer toilet roll holder

Gingermonkey · 30/06/2007 22:18

here you go

ScottishMummy · 30/06/2007 22:17

so so beautiful ...i would gladly wipe the scottish arse on that any day

hatrick · 30/06/2007 22:17

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Gingermonkey · 30/06/2007 22:17

I can't admit to all the amounts of cash I've spent on things that are totally unecessary (and my lamps are considered quite hideous by most people TBH, I just love them and they make me and DH happy, LOL). I'll link to them and you can all laugh at my peculiar taste....hang on whilst I google

madamenoir · 30/06/2007 22:16

here's a pic...

feel those luxury bristles!

ScottishMummy · 30/06/2007 22:16

got brabantia bin - just a but hey

ScottishMummy · 30/06/2007 22:15

so so beautiful..no lynching from me

hatrick · 30/06/2007 22:15

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woopsadaisy · 30/06/2007 22:15

had a dualit toaster

it broke, and couldnt take it back cos got it with the stamp things you get when you buy petrol

alycat · 30/06/2007 22:14

I bought a pair of Channel sunglasses yesterday, a whole loo roll holders worth .

I could hear them whispering my name...

ScottishMummy · 30/06/2007 22:14

we are adults if u want to flex the cards for a designer item - up to u

bookwormmum · 30/06/2007 22:14

I wanted to buy an Aga once as it was a lovely green colour - didn't realise that you need to virtually have your house rebuilt in order to accomodate it in the kitchen. I didn't even cook very much at the time but it was a nice shade of green . One day.

LyraB · 30/06/2007 22:13

I'd love a Dualit but it's just that bit too much to spend on making toast.
I did spend £40 on one last year and within weeks the boys managed to melt an plastic pen all over the inside.
Ruined.

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lucyellensmum · 30/06/2007 22:13

yeah but scottish mummy, what if it makes her happy but is actually fecking ugly (not that ive seen it)

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lucyellensmum · 30/06/2007 22:10

right, confession time, who else has spent daft amounts of money on stuff you dont actually need.(to be fair, i can get the bathroom thing cos its nice to have a lovely bathroom .

My confession, and this is quite bad, was a mercedes - and i cant even drive!!! but to be fair it is ancient and i used the excuse that we were trading in our gas guzzling 4x4 that we couldnt afford to run, well we coudlnt afford that either, but im a brat.

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currantbunmum · 30/06/2007 22:09

We love our dualit toater, 4 nice thick evenly toasted slices in no time, spend the money!

ScottishMummy · 30/06/2007 22:07

not at all - if it makes u happy and is aesthetically pleasing -well done

Gingermonkey · 30/06/2007 22:07

I have the phillipe Starck gun lamp range - go on people, slate me for it I can handle it. Hee hee hee! I love Starck, he's amazing!

madamenoir · 30/06/2007 22:06

I don't care!
Apparently they were sold out in Edinburgh so we had to order it from the Glasgow branch!
(Now I am confident I will get lynched )

ScottishMummy · 30/06/2007 22:06

my point is - if it is your money and you chose to spend on a consumer durable (whatever the brand/cost/source it is up to you)

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lucyellensmum · 30/06/2007 22:04

madamenoir, are you having a laugh, i spend 50p from tesco for bog brushes, so that when they get minging i throw them away!!! at that price id not use the thing, hmmm, bet you have a secret stash of cheapy ones really.

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ScottishMummy · 30/06/2007 22:03

it is your money if it makes you happy why not i love all the phillipe starck toilet range modernism classic aesthetically astounding

southeastastra · 30/06/2007 22:03

madamenoir! please find a pic and link it!