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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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MaybeMaybeNotish · 19/09/2023 18:23

A robot hoover

Iamacatslave · 19/09/2023 18:23

A size 8 bum.

CharlotteStreetW1 · 19/09/2023 18:26

Maireas · 19/09/2023 17:50

Oooh, @ArcaneWireless - that is Fab. U. Lous!
Anyone else enjoying tiara love, please join us on the Royal style and beauty thread. Tiara admiration is a regular topic 💕

I was on the early threads when I was in mourning for The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor blog when it ended. I dropped out when all the Harry and Meghan angst started.

I might dip a toe back in.

In the meantime I have this pathetic specimen for my upcoming [big] birthday dinner - it's as close as I'm ever going to get to the Dutch Diamond Bandeau 😂

One utterly unnecessary thing you really want.
RicherThanYews · 19/09/2023 18:27

Just realised my house is full of stuff that normal people don't buy. I have 2 massive tulle skirts from Amazon, one in grey and one in blue. When I'm depressed I put them on and swoosh around the house. I wear my chapel train cloak if im feeling extra. Have at it and be happy, we aren't here long.

SoundTheSirens · 19/09/2023 18:28

A full-size carousel in the back garden. (My garden isn’t big enough but that’s by the by.) I’d want to name all the horses myself and they’d be called romantic names like Starlight, Pegasus, Firefly etc.

notsuchafrugalkitty · 19/09/2023 18:28

A faberge egg once owned by the tsars of Russia.

BerfyTigot · 19/09/2023 18:28

@MechaBuilder
That yarn box has gone straight on my Xmas list - as a present to myself.

I no longer embroider due to arthritis, but I'll find something else to store in it. Maybe a stash of chocolate 🍫😁😁. Mars bars in the top drawer, snickers in the 2nd...

SoundTheSirens · 19/09/2023 18:31

80skid · 19/09/2023 17:44

I used to go past an antique shop with a brass horseman on a rearing horse either side of the door and always thought it they would look beautifully ridiculous outside my bungalow. I'll settle for a gargoyle or two though. I'd love some gargoyles

My dad has a gargoyle attached to the garden fence. He and my mum live in a 1970s semi but he wanted a gargoyle so we got him a gargoyle. Get your gargoyles!

MariePaperRoses · 19/09/2023 18:33

A small herd of Alpaca's.

Or just two.

Floopyfloop · 19/09/2023 18:33

A Vivienne Westwood ball gown! Think Dita von teese wedding dress levels of extravaganza!

allthebeautifulflowers · 19/09/2023 18:34

Theroom · 19/09/2023 17:30

There's a gorgeous hat on Vinted which I've had in my Favourites for months. I have almost bought it several times. It's the kind of hat you'd wear to Ascot, but I never go there. It's too "Look at MEEE!!!!" for a wedding.

It's easily affordable but I just don't know where I'd wear it. Plus I have nothing to wear it with so I'd need to buy a dress and shoes to wear with it. But it's so beautiful!

Never mind the dress and shoes, spend the money on a portrait of yourself in your beautiful hat, then it can live on your wall forever 😊

Yes also to the person suggesting a bathtime tiara.

madeinmanc · 19/09/2023 18:36

This thread has reminded me of how I was eyeing up very fancy and extravagant lead crystal wine glasses in TK Maxx a few weeks ago. I don't drink 😁

overthinkersanonnymus · 19/09/2023 18:38

A pair of Hermes Oran sandals

An arse like JLo

One of those old lady beds that lift up and recline

A snug

Riddlesinthedark · 19/09/2023 18:38

I've always wanted a special birthday cake from a bakery/baker rather than just shop bought. Think I have bought all of my friends and family a special cake over the years to live vicariously through them. 😅Ditto flowers delivered by the florist. Previously wanted a giant box of chocolates but DH fulfilled that by getting me the hotel chocolat grand advent calendar

Also always wanted original artwork from a local artist. I could afford a print, but I would love the original piece.

SwankyPants · 19/09/2023 18:39

Theroom · 19/09/2023 17:30

There's a gorgeous hat on Vinted which I've had in my Favourites for months. I have almost bought it several times. It's the kind of hat you'd wear to Ascot, but I never go there. It's too "Look at MEEE!!!!" for a wedding.

It's easily affordable but I just don't know where I'd wear it. Plus I have nothing to wear it with so I'd need to buy a dress and shoes to wear with it. But it's so beautiful!

Buy it!
Imagine how disappointed you'll be if you see it sold.
Just wear it doing the housework!

BerfyTigot · 19/09/2023 18:39

@mfhtoeh
Really hoping that you get your wish soon 🐈

FlatWhiteExtraHot · 19/09/2023 18:39

MariePaperRoses · 19/09/2023 18:33

A small herd of Alpaca's.

Or just two.

This was going to be mine as well. I think ideally you need 3 for them to be happy.

I live in a terraced house with a garden the size of a postage stamp but I can dream!

ilovebagpuss · 19/09/2023 18:40

I've always wanted a four poster bed with heavy draped curtains so you feel snug and secure inside.
I love jewellery and long for a really special deco style sapphire ring.

ScottBakula · 19/09/2023 18:41

PuddleglumtheMarshWiggle · 19/09/2023 15:55

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

I am just going to leave this here , dont blame me if your bank account is £300 lighter soon 😄 . I have wanted one for years too and look at this site quite often.
Now if anyone can find me a drinks glove i
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Maireas · 19/09/2023 18:42

Iamacatslave · 19/09/2023 18:23

A size 8 bum.

Oh, I'd love a bum. I have no arse at all. Straight from waist to thighs without interruption ☹️.
Sadly, I still have a tum, though.

Maireas · 19/09/2023 18:44

@RicherThanYews - spot on.
We all deserve a bit of joy!

BlackAmericanoNoSugar · 19/09/2023 18:47

I want an electric Fiat 500 Abarth. It has a stupidly short range and I couldn't fit my teenagers in the back (I had a petrol Fiat 500 and had to change cars when they got too big), but it goes like the clappers and you can get it to make a fake, throaty, roaring vroom-vroom noise.

BerfyTigot · 19/09/2023 18:49

This thread is dangerous...😁

IcakethereforeIam · 19/09/2023 18:52
tank GIF

Just popping to Tescos, want anything?

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