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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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coxesorangepippin · 19/09/2023 16:42

A shower where you can electronically control the temperature

Ionapussy · 19/09/2023 16:43

PuddleglumtheMarshWiggle · 19/09/2023 15:55

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

After many many many hints my DP bought me one for Xmas. I love it, I always wanted one. I like naff.

SaysSheWithThe80sPerm · 19/09/2023 16:45

I really want a big grand dolls house.
I want to spend my time decorating it with fancy miniature furniture.

I have neither the space nor the money but, god damnit, I want one!

Fieldings15 · 19/09/2023 16:46

@IrresponsiblyCertainAboutSexualDimorphism If you get chickens you’ll get the rats for free 😅

MillicentMaybe · 19/09/2023 16:50

A proper dining room again. We downsized and now have a kitchen/diner.

Nonplusultra · 19/09/2023 16:50

The Oxford English Dictionary - all 20 volumes. And a very comfy armchair because I won’t be leaving the house for quite a while.

And I know it’s online but I still want the print version.

morelippy · 19/09/2023 16:50

A really expensive watch. Really expensive.

Butterkist8 · 19/09/2023 16:50

A field next to my house with two donkeys.

morelippy · 19/09/2023 16:50

And a utility room and a pantry. More than the watch really.

MsFannySqueers · 19/09/2023 16:51

Great thread OP. Not a thing as such but I would like to book into that Swiss hotel/clinic place that Monica and prat Giles (glad he’s been replaced by Rob now) visited on one of their hotel programs. I would stay for 6 months having every sort of treatment I desired and losing all my excess weight. They of course would also cater for my little dog as I would be such a VIP guest, I would then emerge transformed like a butterfly from my ugly chrysalis at the end of my stay.

MechaBuilder · 19/09/2023 16:51

Nonplusultra · 19/09/2023 16:50

The Oxford English Dictionary - all 20 volumes. And a very comfy armchair because I won’t be leaving the house for quite a while.

And I know it’s online but I still want the print version.

My DH bought me a huge dictionary some years ago, it’s massive but I love thumbing through it and learning new words and meanings

Gellhell · 19/09/2023 16:52

A holiday. Somewhere warm.

Anapana · 19/09/2023 16:53

An orangerie. To be quite honest, I don’t really know what the point of one is, but they sound so posh and I really, really want one.

BarrelOfOtters · 19/09/2023 16:54

I'd love a really fancy coffee machine....I don't drink coffee, and neither does anyone else who lives in the house.

SittingHereInLimbo · 19/09/2023 16:54

Some knee-high boots because I saw them and they're beautiful.
I live in a very hot country.

IrresponsiblyCertainAboutSexualDimorphism · 19/09/2023 16:55

Fieldings15 · 19/09/2023 16:46

@IrresponsiblyCertainAboutSexualDimorphism If you get chickens you’ll get the rats for free 😅

🤣🤣

I only want fancy rats in my conservatory though.

ConfusedKangaroo · 19/09/2023 16:55

An enormous planter that's shaped like a tiger. I saw one once about 15 years ago and never stopped thinking about it

papasmurfdontpreach · 19/09/2023 16:58

I'd really like a bath I can fit in as I'm too tall for most! I'd like a porch and also one of those little balconies off my bedroom. Juliet balcony is it? No idea why, it's pissing down most of the time and would hardly be used, and would look really weird on my house, but there we have it.

Loafbeginsat60 · 19/09/2023 17:02

A fairfax and favor Charlotte coat

Pointless as it would get dirty at work and I would probably rip it at home on a fence.

A chihuahua and a handbag to carry it in. Also pointless on a farm.

Jericha · 19/09/2023 17:15

My tongue pierced. I have been very close to doing it since I was 18 but not sure what my work would think and my mum would definitely disapprove. If I'm honest the quote in pulp fiction about it "being a sex thing" doesn't help as I don't want people to think that's why. I just want it! I'm 37 Grin

LadyAsnowt · 19/09/2023 17:17

One of those back doors that's like a stable door so you can just open the top half. Would look ridiculous on my house though!

Aurora2023 · 19/09/2023 17:18

100% gold Rolex. Naff. Expensive. Not to mention I've never worn a watch in my life. But I want one.

TheChosenTwo · 19/09/2023 17:20

A bag. It’s not remotely expensive and I have other bags - I’d buy it right this second except it’s out of bloody stock and I can’t stop thinking about it!! I got an email alert today to say it’s back in stock but the detailing is in the wrong colour 🫠

Shodan · 19/09/2023 17:22

Someone who will just play with my hair- brush it/plait it/put clips in it or whatever.

DP is rubbish at brushing my hair 😡😂