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To ask if you’d pay £50 for this

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balloonbubble · 16/07/2024 21:01

It’s a small storage basket approx 35cmx40cm

I really love it for our DDs nursery but logic is also saying… £50?! And I suppose she won’t be aware of it or appreciate it for years.

YABU - worth £50!
YANBU - that’s expensive for what it is

To ask if you’d pay £50 for this
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Sleepyheadfairy · 16/07/2024 23:50

Dunelm? V expensive but they are gorgeous - got my son a dinosaur one 3 years ago and still going strong and lovely in his bedroom. Got my daughter a unicorn one and a castle style one for her toys. Honestly if you like it you like it - I like the decor and see it as part of the style as well as something for them in their nursery. X

zebedeehadapoint · 16/07/2024 23:45

zebedeehadapoint · 16/07/2024 23:43

Is it from The White Company?

Ah, it's Dunelm.

No, wouldn't pay £50 from there

zebedeehadapoint · 16/07/2024 23:43

Is it from The White Company?

Justleaveitblankthen · 16/07/2024 23:32

Get something similar from B&M at a fraction of the price.
I saw a good selection in there yesterday.. In the bathroom section as they are for laundry. 😁

Moonshiners · 16/07/2024 23:29

Dust trap of doom

Exasperateddonut · 16/07/2024 23:29

Joules made one and it was about £70. Went into the sale at £20. Have a look on market place or wait for the sale.

randomusernam · 16/07/2024 23:27

You are the only one who can decide if £50 is too much for you. For me it would be. Found something similar on Amazon for £25. Or you could wait for a sale or see if you can find it second hand

FangsForTheMemory · 16/07/2024 23:25

I wouldn’t give it house room, tbh!

longdistanceclaraclara · 16/07/2024 23:23

No but I don't like it, at all. If I loved it maybe.

Username1010 · 16/07/2024 23:22

If you like it and can afford it then buy it.

However I have just spent over £100 on two dog bowls on the basis that I will see them every day on the kitchen floor so I might not be someone whose advice you want to follow.

Thedayb4youcame · 16/07/2024 23:20

LumpyandBumps · 16/07/2024 23:18

Is it from Dunelm? That would put me off.

I do buy stuff from there, and actually quite like the shop, but if I was paying £50 for a small basket I’d hope for something a little more rare than something which is in a chain store.

That's what I thought, until I did a google image search...seems like the going rate for a chain store, and a lot more for something posher.

LumpyandBumps · 16/07/2024 23:18

Is it from Dunelm? That would put me off.

I do buy stuff from there, and actually quite like the shop, but if I was paying £50 for a small basket I’d hope for something a little more rare than something which is in a chain store.

Inlaw · 16/07/2024 22:51

The washing basket I really want is £180 so you’re asking the wrong person.

No I don’t have it.

If I could spend that on a washing basket I would with no regrets.

Growlybear83 · 16/07/2024 22:44

Yes definitely. Next had a very similar toadstool laundry basket last year for a similar price - I bought one for each bedroom when they were in the sale, and I love them. They hold enough dirty clothes for a couple of small washes.

caringcarer · 16/07/2024 22:43

I don't even like it.

PangolinPan · 16/07/2024 22:43

My kids would have trashed that within minutes once crawling which colours my judgement but it's a no fucking way from me.

Esme20 · 16/07/2024 22:42

I think it’s really lovely. If you can afford it, go for it :)

BeachParty · 16/07/2024 22:40

If you can afford it and like it, go for it.

Thedayb4youcame · 16/07/2024 22:39

iamtheblcksheep · 16/07/2024 22:04

£12 matalan

nearly as cute. You can jazz it up with the spare £38

from small acorns grow mighty oaks fungi.

Devilsmommy · 16/07/2024 22:37

Starlingexpress · 16/07/2024 22:01

Not mush room in that.

🤣👏👏👏

Thedayb4youcame · 16/07/2024 22:34

It's a lot of money for what it is, IMO, but then I don't like it enough to want to own it.

However, it should last years. Today I spent about £15 on petrol to go somewhere for a day out with husband. Lunch was £22 something. Coffees & cake over £13. Plus £10 on crap from a charity shop.

So that's £60 and all I'm left with is some lovely memories and some crap from a charity shop that I had no intention of owning when I woke up this morning.

Perspective is a wonderful tool.

Dartwarbler · 16/07/2024 22:29

If it was handmade then yes worth £50. Takes a time to weave, and then there’s materials.

but, would I pay that for something in a child’s nursery. Nope. Thsts for you becuase you like it, not for dc. They’ll not appreciate it and one sit on it would break/squish it out of shape.

ifvyou love it buy it for you. Keep away from dc though and put in your own bedroom 🤷🏼‍♀️

TeenLifeMum · 16/07/2024 22:27

TheOccupier · 16/07/2024 21:27

DD is bound to sit on it and break it as soon as she's big enough!

This was my first thought 😂

purpledagger · 16/07/2024 22:12

my view is that if you love it and want it regardless of the price, you should buy it. The fact that you are even asking means you aren't sure yourself.

there is likely to be an offer of sale at some point, so wait until then.