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To spend £300 on a calendar?

58 replies

PearTreeSally · 14/11/2025 22:16

I would really like a digital family calendar for our home - mainly to stop all the arguing about who planned what first and who definitely didn't forget to tell the other about an important event. I like the idea of a physical, in-the-kitchen display, as I don't think a shared app on our phones would work. Having meal planning and joint shopping lists would be useful too.

I've come across the Skylight, which looks perfect, but nearly £300!! Cheaper alternatives don't have great reviews, and if I was techy I suppose I could buy a tablet and put a calendar app on it, then wall mount it, find a way to switch off the screensaver etc, but that seems a faff.

YABU - don't be daft, you must have more money than sense
YANBU - it's the best purchase you'll ever buy, it saved my marriage and sanity

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Arlanymor · 14/11/2025 22:32

I think it's stupid expensive and I don't see how it would fix any of the issues you have raised.

JudgeBread · 14/11/2025 22:30

I wouldn't but just using a shared Google calendar works for us.

But if you've got £300 to spare and you think it'll make your lives easier, why not?

DallasMajor · 14/11/2025 22:30

This has got to be a sneaky advert.

LifeBeginsToday · 14/11/2025 22:30

Just get a family calendar with a column per person for £15.

Redshoeblueshoe · 14/11/2025 22:29

I thought I was extravagant spending a fiver on a wall calendar this week 😂

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PearTreeSally · 14/11/2025 22:28

I think a phone app would be too easy to ignore. He's always on his phone so would likely ignore yet another notification, and I'm never on mine and always get in trouble for not seeing important texts for hours! Our wall calendar is used though, but we could do with more

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herbaltincture · 14/11/2025 22:27

Or... you could buy a paper calendar and hang it in a prominent place in the kitchen and write on it.

HateThese4Leggedbeasts · 14/11/2025 22:17

Why do you think a shared calendar app wouldn't work? It makes a big difference to our family life. I use cozi. I can notify DH when I add something and set reminders,link who is going to each thing etc.