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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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Beekeepingmum · 16/07/2024 22:04

Pretty much anything in a baby's nursey is for the benefit of the parents rather than the baby - babies don't really care. If you like it buy it. I would kid yourself that the baby will appreciate it, by the time they are old enough to appreciate anything they will see it as babyish - they probably won't appreciate until in their twenties as a cute object.

iamtheblcksheep · 16/07/2024 22:04

£12 matalan

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

To ask if you’d pay £50 for this
Starlingexpress · 16/07/2024 22:01

Not mush room in that.

Elisebev · 16/07/2024 21:57

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

Very similar on Etsy for half the price

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1024390011/mushroom-basket-wicker-storage-basket?epik=dj0yJnU9dUw1TUl4TVJ4ZXhiOXk2OG41N0NKZG5KMWU3UmpMOE0mcD0wJm49UHJ6OERidkRTcmtTWlVfUFJVa0tiUSZ0PUFBQUFBR2FXM2cw

Violet17 · 16/07/2024 21:51

I think it is too expensive for what it is.
Wait for the sale to see if you can get it half price if you are set on it

Jeannie88 · 16/07/2024 21:42

Cute but I would search for sth similar at less cost. Xx

Freesiabritney · 16/07/2024 21:38

I like it! Matalan have a similar concept but it's acorn shaped and only £12?

SatinHeart · 16/07/2024 21:32

I can't have anything wicker/woven in the house as our cat would rip it to shreds... Storage baskets are generally useful in DC bedrooms though. If you love it and can afford it, buy it!

Londonrach1 · 16/07/2024 21:32

Just one of many but remember I don't know size

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Shielehdie · 16/07/2024 21:32

roundspongecake · 16/07/2024 21:29

The lid will get wrecked and look TERRIBLE

Just to reassure you OP we’ve had ours two years and it still looks good as new! I suppose it depends what you use it for but ours has certainly suffered no harm.

Londonrach1 · 16/07/2024 21:30

Goggle 'mushroom wicker basket ' as there lots alot cheaper (most half the price). It's over priced but your decision...

ditalini · 16/07/2024 21:29

TheOccupier · 16/07/2024 21:27

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

That's exactly what I thought as soon as I saw it 😂

roundspongecake · 16/07/2024 21:29

The lid will get wrecked and look TERRIBLE

MissingMoominMamma · 16/07/2024 21:28

That’s the sort of thing that would last a lifetime. I’d get it if you like it.

TheOccupier · 16/07/2024 21:27

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

Itsmeamandaberry · 16/07/2024 21:25

If I liked it I get it. I don't understand all the hang wringing that happens on this site.

bridgetreilly · 16/07/2024 21:25

I would pay £20 for it, not £50. But if you can afford it and love it, why not?

Serene135 · 16/07/2024 21:23

It’s very cute but not worth 50 in my opinion. Amazon is selling something similar for half the price (but it looks slightly smaller).

ChubSeedsYorkie · 16/07/2024 21:22

I nearly got this for our nursery as it’s woodland theme but the price put me off. I ended up getting a £12 woodland themed laundry bag on Amazon instead. Not as nice as this but cheaper and I’d already spent far too much on the nursery!

YouJustDoYou · 16/07/2024 21:20

Woven stuff like that does tend to be very expensive...I mean if you can and you love it, why not?

Holidaaaaay · 16/07/2024 21:20

No, I've not got money to waste!

PasteldeNata78 · 16/07/2024 21:19

God no. £25 max
You can get similar on Amazon for £22.

Luckingfovely · 16/07/2024 21:17

It's ridiculous.

BobbyBiscuits · 16/07/2024 21:12

It feels like it should be bigger to be useful for many years. It is cute for a nursery but an older kid might think it was a bit twee? I'm sure there's similar 'mushroom' themed storage that might be cheaper and more spacious.

Shielehdie · 16/07/2024 21:11

I have this and use it as a laundry basket for my toddler son. I don’t remember paying as much as £50 for it, maybe it was a midnight feed purchase and I was delerious 🤣 it is a nice basket though and big enough for a few days of toddler clothes.