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You have a million to spend but …

161 replies

TropDrôle · 02/12/2023 18:33

You’ve only got an hour to spend it and you can only buy things that have the same letter as your first name.

You can’t pay off your mortgage or repay debts. You have to buy physical items.

OP posts:
Giraffescarf · 02/12/2023 20:30

ninja · 02/12/2023 19:29

A house
A car
A yacht
A holiday

Or is that cheating?

Apartment
Astra
Abati yacht
Azores/-Australia holidays

43ontherocksporfavor · 02/12/2023 20:31

Jewellery!
Jaguar convertible
Jamaica 5* hotel holiday
Jamesons whiskey

Multipleexclamationmarks · 02/12/2023 20:36

Villa (smallish one somewhere warm)
Volkswagen (reliable)
Vienetta (love it)

willowtree66 · 02/12/2023 20:38

Rolexes (several!)
Rolls Royce
Ruby ring

RJnomore1 · 02/12/2023 20:44

Really nice house
red car

witchypaws · 02/12/2023 20:52

Dresses
Diamonds

Then I would sell the diamonds after the 24hrs to buy what I needed Grin

ErrolTheDragon · 02/12/2023 20:58

House (for DD)

...except you cant sensibly buy a house in an hour as you need to have a survey etc etc. Confused

AdoraBell · 02/12/2023 20:58

Entire house for each DD as they are both sharing to afford rent.

Emeralds

Can’t think of anything else right now.

PinkflowersWhiteBerries · 02/12/2023 21:06

Rubislaw Den ( South, den access) if you know, you know .

Beargrumps22 · 02/12/2023 21:07

luxury lingerie
luxury long limo
lotsa llamas

Santaiswashinghissleigh · 02/12/2023 21:09

Rolex.
Rottweiler.
Range Rover.

Diversion · 02/12/2023 21:10

a Castle although it might have to be quite a small one for that much.

BlowingAway · 02/12/2023 21:12

Real estate

BlowingAway · 02/12/2023 21:15

Mind you real estate is pretty illiquid so I'm not sure how I'd manage that in an hour!
Rare artwork and jewels perhaps. I think I could do that pretty fast.

WeneedSamVimesonthecase · 02/12/2023 21:16

Jewels
Jamaican holiday
Jura whiskey
Japan holiday

WeneedSamVimesonthecase · 02/12/2023 21:16

Oh, and a Jaguar!

goldennavy · 02/12/2023 21:16

Elegant town house

Moonshine86 · 02/12/2023 21:17

Holiday
House
Handbags

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 02/12/2023 21:17

Cottage
Car
Cats
Champagne
Cheese

sparkedsparkle · 02/12/2023 21:19

Long holiday
Long cruise
Lots of chocolate of course
Ladder (because I'm short)
Laminator (because some of the kids artwork is that good) 😂

TravellingT · 02/12/2023 21:21

Clothes
Cushion cut diamonds
Cartier
Crystals
Christmas presents

carddino · 02/12/2023 21:24

House
Horses
Ho ho ho secret Santa mission

Pebbles16 · 02/12/2023 21:26

Love this game, might play at Christmas
A Lavender farm
Library steps for my Library
Lots of Liquid Lunches!

WhatWouldTheDoctorDo · 02/12/2023 21:27

Gold. A lot of it.
Gift vouchers for my favourite stores.
Gas bbq (upgrade for DH)
Gucci items.

ChickenSoupAndLokshen · 02/12/2023 21:28

Aston Martin and an Apartment