What’s the best thing you’ve ever bought?

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Just that really.

Mine is my fluffy throw for the sofa I’m currently snuggled up in and them cork heat stands you use to put hot pans and trays on from IKEA

Mine is PRIME. I've used it for years for all the last minute deliveries. Over Christmas I got a delivery the same day and have loved having Prime Tv on our new smart tv and can carry on where i left off binge watching a series whilst on the treadmill. I've had some great viewing!

Ditto to Celtic house boots! Only I didn’t buy them - present from dh after I’d pointed him in the right direction.
Mine are the shorter ones. I live in them in winter.
And preferable to Uggs, since they’re made in Cornwall from U.K. sheepskin.

Celtic house boots - as it’s has house in the name am I correct in assuming they are for indoors only?

Panasonic bread maker. I’ve had it for almost 20 years and I love not running out of bread.
Equafleece jumper for the dog. Keeps her cleaner in the winter.

No, Nemo, the soles are thinner than for their outdoor boots, but you can def. wear them out of doors - I often have. They’re unlike ordinary slippers in that respect. Esp. useful if you just have to nip out to the bins, etc. but I’ve worn mine for a walk to the shops and so on.

I agree with @GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER re Celt house boots. Great for popping out to the bins!!

My cat
Greenhouse
Measuring spoons.

I've never heard of a long hot water bottle before but having Googled it I want one.

One thing I did buy was a revelation, for only about £7 - a little Good Grips (IIRC) gadget for zesting lemons and oranges. Not a thing I use often but makes it SO much less of a PITA.
Dh now more likely to get his favourite lemon meringue pie more often than just once a year on his birthday.

My car - now old and high mileage but still going strong
Stick blender - so useful
Marino wool top, so lovely and warm.
Decent kitchen knife
Guinea pigs - such big personalities.
My binoculars - they are a joy to use.

A Phillips electric epilator. Saved hundreds of pounds on waxing my legs. I have been using it for at least 5 years now. My best buy ever!

Throws for the settee

My camera and lenses

Thermal vests and long johns - I don't have to put the heating on in order to stay warm

My DSLR camera so I can capture high quality photos of my children ☺️

@sanmiguel we spent ages looking in showrooms but couldn't find much and ended up buying an ottoman base online. Perhaps not the most high quality bit of furniture but looks ok, was cheap as chips compared to some and does the job!

Somewhere like bedfactory or bedroom king or some such other online store!

trampoline for the kids!

gets them out and active in the garden waaaaaay more than they would without it

@Purpleartichoke i have just lost an hour watching videos about the Cameo machine! Looks amazing. I have no clue what I’d ever do with one but just so appeals to that younger me that thought I’d be some kind of artist, crafts person.
Can I ask, what do you use yours for mainly?

An inter-rail ticket years ago. Travelling alone round Europe, not speaking most of the languages (and in a pre-smartphone era) taught me some valuable lessons in self-reliance, self-confidence and in the general niceness of people. (Also that there are huge swathes of alpine Europe I love). I came back a different person.

More recently, my coffee burr grinder!

@nearlynermal thanks, it is my little sanctuary from a busy household (teenagers)

Hot water bottle
Hotel chocolat velvetiser, I adore it
iPad
iPhone
New dishwasher
Food processor
Jam pan- perfect for making jam, and stock

My bike. Cycle to work every day and never been fitter.

Cheers Titchy. @TitchyP
We have secured a ticket to a good night's sleep!!

My MA, which was so helpful in finding a job and having the specialist knowledge and gives me more credibility.

Oooh, @Excited101, I love hot chocolate but the £100 price for the velvetiser really put me off! Is it really worth it?

My Best Buy at the moment is probably my Hotter shoes. I have awful feet and got by with cheap wide fits from New Look etc, but now I never need to worry about sore, unsupported feet any more!

Well I love it ringlets though admittedly mine was a gift. They usually do a good amount back on topcashback (if you don’t have it already please let me know and I can send you a link, I think we both get a bonus!) it doesn’t make the hot chocolate quite as hot as I’d like but apparently that’s as to not singe the chocolate flavour... I’ve put not chocolate powders from whittards and other flaked hot chocolates too- just don’t put anything with bigger lumps in! If you love hot chocolate and you have the cash then go for it, I wouldn’t be without mine now and it works lovely with plant milks too! I had an entire hot chocolate of delicious foamy almond milk the other day!

Some Optinel knives! So sharp!
My old style water filled Chillow pillow was fantastic, I had for 8 years. Now the company has stopped trading and thin gel filled pillows, which warm up too quickly, are sold as Chillow

The best value for money in terms of price per use has to be the iPad, I use it every day to read books and news, play scrabble, listen to radio, mumsnet, watch tv. When I was ill andin bed for a few months last year it was fab

Oh and 2 Contigo spill proof, leak proof mugs, there's always one on the go-I wish they'd been around when my dd was a baby