What expensive thing is worth the money?

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I’ll start, McCain frozen jacket potatoes. Supermarket own brand never cook through properly and it’s so handy to just have one in the freezer

A good bike (and a bike shop that you trust), a pushchair matched to your needs, the Stokke Trip Trap chair with branded accessories (so you know they'll fit and work), any baby/ toddler gear made by German or Scandi brands, a German car and a sturdy bed (currently all three of our beds are wonky and I hate it!!!)

Orthodontic treatment

You want a Senz storm umbrella 👌🏻

A decent mattress
Comfortable underwear/bras
Good quality shoes

I'm completely with you on this.
Most of mine are from Hotter or M&S and always leather.

Yorkshire tea. Fairy liquid. Mattress. Good soap, shampoo and conditioner

Feather pillows, duck down duvets, quality white sheets.

Fresh orange juice, on the vine tomatoes, good bread

Drop off valet service at airport

Good quality sofa

Nice wine

Fever Tree tonic water

I've been trying to buy better quality stuff in the last five years. Tbh, most of the expensive stuff I've bought has been a revelation!

Good knives and other kitchen equipment
Miele hoover
Good pillow (I thought I liked the cheap ones but then I treated myself to a ridiculously expensive one and it's incredible).
High quality fabric clothing
Tinned tomatoes
Birds Eye peas - much better imo than own-brand.
Lawnmower
Ham
The list goes on.

I sometimes feel like I'm doing the opposite of Martin Lewis's Downshift Challenge.

Reading this thread, I realise I am cheap as chips. Don't need to pay over the odds for any of these things.

However, I would agree with dental treatment. Would go for dental implants over a root canal.

Things I have forked out extra money for and would again:

Mattress
Good quality sheet
Miele dishwasher and washing machine (both still going strong after 22 years of daily and twice weekly use respectively)
Walking boots

Things I've wasted money on:

Face creams advertising miracles
Hotel rooms that look nothing like their advertised photos
Ditto restaurant meals which are microwaved pub food in disguise
Exercise bike and exercise videos

Ooh is there one that’s particularly good at dealing with fur?

I’ll add kleenex balsam tissues - never again will I suffer with a red-raw nose when I have a cold!

Dyson air-wrap
shoes/boots
coats/jackets
1st class rail travel
underwear
lululemon
dog

I have a Eufy and a Dibea - the Dibea was cheaper but I prefer it. Mainly because it has a bigger dust bucket and is easier to keep clean as it doesn't have a roller.

They're both equally as good at picking up but the Eufy would probably cope better with fluff/fur than the Dibea which is perfect for hair. Don't bother with a mopping function though - pointless IMO.

Footwear
Mattress
Parlux hairdryer (long thick hair & they last about 15 yrs)
Contact lenses
Dental care
Health Insurance

Good quality warm winter coats
Proper winter boots
Cotton summer clothes
Private dental care

Silk bedding and good hotels

Yumbox lunchboxes. Ridiculously expensive but one of the best things we’ve bought.

Fast track through airport security.

Pink Lady apples
Wooden pegs
Good bin bags
Car tyres

My zojirushi rice cooker

perfect rice every time, rice kept warm, restaurant quality, 15 years and still going strong

Toast bed linens , thick cotton, lovely stuff

Why? Where I go the NHS and private dentists are the same people.

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French/Japanese/Korean skin care products

Really! McCain's horrid frozen potatoes. They're horrible and cheap and nasty. Put your own potatoes in the micro then finish them in the oven. Far, far superior.

Also, private medical