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

[AlfieLeFondre]

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

A yacht as I don’t like sailing.

Boat - I get terrible sea sickness. Would be hell.

A car with gull wing doors, how do you get out if you park in a car park next to another car?

A Dyson hair dryer. I could afford one but feel it's ridiculous to spend that amount on an hair dryer.

A yacht - to me they just look like hard work and bad for the environment.
Ditto a private jet. And ditto a massive Range Rover. And ditto a holiday home which would need constant maintenance and would be bad for the local community (although I’d be sorely tempted to buy a cottage in the Lake District 😊).

Personalised number plates, manicures, fillers and fur: no way, I want to grow old gracefully thanks!

Private school fees: we have a perfectly good range of state schools where we live.

I would however love to buy a new Volvo and a new Aga as both are getting a bit old and unreliable now. I would also love to fly first class, simply because I’m obsessed with sleep!

Designer crap. Shitty sports car.

Agree Fizzypoo on the Dyson. I nearly did once when it was on offer and even then I just couldn’t bring myself to spend that much money on a hairdryer!

Handbags. I don't seem the appeal of really expensive ones at all.

Hot tub. Body soup yuk

'Designer crap. Shitty sports car.'

Then people buy their dc expensive designer tat and wonder why they grow up to be spoilt brats. I saw someone online sniggering at Adidas trainers and saying 'oh no it's all about Balenciaga now'. How cringeworthy.

I wouldn't bother with any TV subscription channels as the Freeview channels are enough for me - nor would I upgrade my fairly old and basic television.

I wouldn't want any tech gadgets such as Alexa, or smart fridges etc. I wouldn't replace my mobile phone, but I probably would upgrade my laptop.

Like many PPs, no interest in a flashy car.

I would, however, go to town on a top end hi-fi system ... and I'd like one of those fridges that has an ice dispenser in the door and the money to get it plumbed into the water mains.

I've been wondering about personalised number plates recently...is one of the reasons people get them so as to avoid others knowing how old their car is?

Yacht - I'd rather rent one!

Personalised number plate. Pretentious and an utter waste of money.
This. It has no intrinsic beauty or use. It's just a way of letting others know you have more money than sense.

A Mulberry handbag, or any ridiculously priced designer handbag come to that.

@Theroigne - how on earth is a yacht bad for the environment? You do realise they use wind power???

@TwoZeroTwoZero
"Velvetiser hot chocolate thing"

Me and my DD (22),who lives with me, both agree that it's the best thing we've ever bought/owned.

I don't have other gadgets, not even a microwave, but we thought we'd try it from QVC, which gave us the option of returning it.

@MilkTrayLimeBarrel, it's bad for the water quality, changes were it sails so has a negative effect on the sea creatures.

A massive Land Rover. They don’t fit on our roads (live in a historic area) or in parking places and they block other cars’ views at junctions and when pulling out of parking places.

sounds bizarre, but you did ask ....any sort of weapon or military things related to the nazis - I knew someone who collected that stuff
anything that glamorised violence or degraded anyone (collectors things again masked as 'art')
ridiculous crap for children - mine used to be friends with some children who had everything such as fridges. in their bedrooms for example

Thank you @Ponoka7

Milktray I’m talking super yachts, which I believe are usually run on diesel engines.

Lots of things - anything that made me a target for theft.

Definitely not a sports car though because of how low they are. Recipe for back trouble. And not an expensive SUV either.

My luxury would be a personal chef. I like eating but not cooking.

Cesna R172 K
Nice to have a plane, but would not use it that much

Personalised number plate
Designer clothes which are white
WiFi enabled lightbulbs

Handbag or shoes.

First class plane tickets.

now this I WOULD buy.
because if I had loads of money, I would want to travel, a lot. I wouldn't want the 5 star hotels etc, much prefer low key places, backpacking through the jungle etc, but if it is a long way, and money no object, then a first class bed on a plane - that would be worth it!

No interest in clothes or labels, or cars etc, function over fashion every time.
I would love to have a few extra rooms on our house

1. a study/craft room for me
2. a teenage hangout room for friends/x-box etc, that isn't their bedroom
3. a spare room for guests
4. and extra bedroom so we could foster.

and I would love ot be able to afford to do a few things like get the pation done.
But apart form those, I cannot see the point in most expensive things