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One utterly unnecessary thing you really want.

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SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 19/09/2023 15:41

Mine is a tiara - not necessarily an expensive one - costume jewellery really - but I would never have an occasion to wear one, and as I have a face like a homely potato, I’d look ridiculous in one. But I still get that little yearning, if I see one on FB or Etsy.

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Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 19/09/2023 15:48

I would like a life size statue of a large white heron which is not a naff plastic scarier sort, to remind me of my river.

I would also like a lifesize statue of the baby dinosaur which was found just down the road 150 years ago , which I could paint purple and green and put in the front garden .

LubaLuca · 19/09/2023 15:51

A gold tooth. I had a molar removed more than 20 years ago and I want a gold one there now. I'm ridiculous.

LetMeEnfoldYou · 19/09/2023 15:51

A really big tattoo across my upper chest that extends up to my neck.

I won't, obviously, but if I was 20 years younger...

OnAFrolicOfMyOwn · 19/09/2023 15:52

A house with a galleried landing.

PuddleglumtheMarshWiggle · 19/09/2023 15:54

One of those gloves that opens up and has a bottle of whiskey and 6 glasses inside. Looks really naff but I would love one. I have no room for it but I can dream!

madeinmanc · 19/09/2023 15:54

Some kind of sun room/conservatory/covered area just so I could leave laundry to dry without rushing to grab it from the rain. Not for sitting in. Just purely for laundry. That's how lazy I am.

Wait! I have a better one. I want a top of the range Garmin watch, even though I only exercise in an average kind of way. I just have an irrational desire for a Garmin.

PuddleglumtheMarshWiggle · 19/09/2023 15:55

That should be "globe" not " glove"
Stupid autocorrect!

cruffinsmuffin · 19/09/2023 15:56

A brand new coffee machine - I've got one that's less than a year old, £££ and fantastic. But I've seen one that's cuter and I can't get it out of my head!

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 19/09/2023 15:56

@PuddleglumtheMarshWiggle - I was entranced by the idea of a glove that opened up to reveal whisky and 6 glasses!

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irisretic · 19/09/2023 15:57

I’d like a veranda. I can’t have one for several reasons but I really want one.

CarolinaInTheMorning · 19/09/2023 15:59

A Gucci Ophidia card case wallet. I don't need any type of card case or wallet, much less one that costs this much. Also I don't usually go for logoed items, but this thing has entered my brain and won't leave.

https://www.gucci.com/us/en/pr/women/wallets-and-small-accessories-for-women/compact-wallets-for-women/ophidia-gg-card-case-wallet-p-65855296IWG8745?gclid=CjwKCAjwjaWoBhAmEiwAXz8DBVobWQ4lbcpWcZguwGWELraGLn9kziUT2q1XZybvcxA2iEAhtW3wZhoCECwQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Great idea for a thread, by the way.

CloudPop · 19/09/2023 16:00

OnAFrolicOfMyOwn · 19/09/2023 15:52

A house with a galleried landing.

Oh yes this. Like the one in the Sound of Music.

phewgal · 19/09/2023 16:01

PuddleglumtheMarshWiggle · 19/09/2023 15:55

That should be "globe" not " glove"
Stupid autocorrect!

Omg a globe bar!! I really want one too!!

BigButtons · 19/09/2023 16:02

I want a walk in wardrobe and a four poster bed. I also want a fiat arbath.

wildwestpioneer · 19/09/2023 16:02

A ball gown, proper princess, massive meringue type affair. I've never worn one, but would love to flounce about the house in one. And for some reason sit on the floor with it all puffed up around me Blush

DistractMe · 19/09/2023 16:03

A sauna in my back yard

TokyoSushi · 19/09/2023 16:04

Shutters for all my downstairs windows so I can close the bottom half and open the top half -and pretend I'm not in if necessary-

Mariposista · 19/09/2023 16:05

I'd love a sapphire ring. It would remind me of my September-born grandmother who died 5 months ago. It would be like having her with me all the time.

usernother · 19/09/2023 16:06

A facelift. My face looks like it's melting.

AffIt · 19/09/2023 16:07

A baby grand piano.

I can't play the piano, but my excuse is that if I spent a bazillionty pounds on one, it would be a good motivator to learn? Plus they look pretty.

(I would also have to buy a house with a living room / music room big enough to put a baby grand piano in, but that's academic.)

Lostatsea10 · 19/09/2023 16:10

An Elemis advent calendar. It’s just skin care, it’s just marketing, it’s just a box. But I really really want one!

listsandbudgets · 19/09/2023 16:13

silk pyjamas - really good ones from Harrods or Liberty

Dominoeffecter · 19/09/2023 16:17

LetMeEnfoldYou · 19/09/2023 15:51

A really big tattoo across my upper chest that extends up to my neck.

I won't, obviously, but if I was 20 years younger...

Why not if you want it

ArcaneWireless · 19/09/2023 16:18

Nice feet.

One nice foot won’t do so I will have to have two.

sorry.

StanleyGoodspeed · 19/09/2023 16:19

I want a platinum ring, a really chunky expensive one