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What is a luxury item you would never buy, regardless of your ability to afford it?

201 replies

AlfieLeFondre · 01/02/2020 01:31

i would say a sports car , just want one that works.

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Extracurricularfatigue · 01/02/2020 01:32

Most tech gadgets. Just not massively interested.

Mintjulia · 01/02/2020 01:44

Electronic gates. They always seem very unfriendly to me.

PorpentinaScamander · 01/02/2020 01:47

Most branded food items. Stores own are just as nice.

DramaAlpaca · 01/02/2020 01:51

A designer handbag.

LuluBellaBlue · 01/02/2020 01:55

Loads! Most things really that are deemed desirable or luxurious:

Motor boat Yacht - give me an old wooden sail boat any day

Mansion - I’d rather a cabin in the woods and lots of outdoor nature space

Any fast car that’s uncomfortable, hard to get in and out of, makes a ridiculous noise, blah blah Ferrari’s, Lamborghini’s etc
A classic car or super soft luxury nice to drive one would be different though

The latest handbags and designer stuff. I live near a discount shopping outlet and the rubbish people buy for extortionate amounts just because it has some label attached to it yet it’s made in the same factory as fake stuff and high street is beyond me Hmm

LuluBellaBlue · 01/02/2020 01:55

Oh and Fois Gras SadEnvy

Gemma2019 · 01/02/2020 02:00

Definitely a sports car. Also I would never buy the latest iPhone - I'm happy with my cheap older model. I'd never buy real fur either.

flowerbombVR · 01/02/2020 02:17

Caviar!

GeorgiaGirl52 · 01/02/2020 02:28

A real fur coat and caviar.

Skittlesandbeer · 01/02/2020 02:35

Anything with lots of visible branding. In fact I’d prolly pay to have it sanded off/removed without trace, if the product itself was exactly what I needed.

BakedBeeeen · 01/02/2020 02:39

Personalised number plate. Pretentious and an utter waste of money.

Shmithecat2 · 01/02/2020 02:41

A brand new car. Just couldn't do it.

allfurcoatnoknickers · 01/02/2020 02:43

I'd also never buy a sports car. Or a yacht. I wouldn't bother with the car, and I'd lease the yacht. I'd also never fly on a private jet or helicopter.

OhTheRoses · 01/02/2020 02:56

Expensive rugs.
Designer handbags (Coach/Kate Spade are my limit)
Cosmetic surgery for looks alone
DH has a sports car - I raised an eyebrow when he bought it but it's grown on me.

Casino218 · 01/02/2020 03:02

A second home ( it makes it harder for those people who grew up in those locations to buy property).

A fur coat

A Bentley

A designer handbag with gold bits on

A hotel room that's over £500 per night ( what extras can there possibly be that justifies that money).

Emmmie · 01/02/2020 03:04

First class plane tickets.

The extra leg room and the slightly better food are not worth the additional fees of thousands of pounds in my opinion. We are all on the same plane and we all reach our destination (or we don’t) regardless of where we’re sitting.

FordPrefect42 · 01/02/2020 03:06

As PPs suggested:
Real fur - to include Canada Goose coats, as the lining contains dick feathers too.
Anything by Off-White/Supreme.
Personalised number plate. 🤢

FordPrefect42 · 01/02/2020 03:07

duck feathers 😶

BelfastNonBlonde · 01/02/2020 03:14

@Fordprefect42
🤣🤣🤣
I mean I would def buy one just for the dick feathers!!!

Really expensive handbags, brand new car, designer label stuff (the branded with logos type)

sam221 · 01/02/2020 03:20

A plane, fuel & hanger cost, depreciation would be off putting for me.

TwoZeroTwoZero · 01/02/2020 03:23

Alexa or other household "help" tech
Top of the range phone
Velvetiser hot chocolate thing
Fancy handbag or super expensive clothes
Perfumes and makeup and anti ageing creams

FordPrefect42 · 01/02/2020 03:24

@BelfastNonBlonde now I want to know what on Earth dick feathers are 🤣 Blush

squeekums · 01/02/2020 03:27

thermomix
designer, runway clothes - UGLY
alexa or the likes
anything apple lol

PatricksRum · 01/02/2020 04:31

Macbook. Windows all the way!
A dishwasher. I own one, I just don't understand them
A sports car
A nanny/ nursery

OccasionalNachos · 01/02/2020 04:42

A personalised number plate

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