what one-off extravagant purchases do you have ? *not a gloating thread*

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A friend of a friend lives in Greece and has recently brought themselves an underwater sea scooter. A top of the range one. They are not well off by any means, but could afford to treat themselves to this. It looks a real smart piece of kit.

It got me thinking, we don't have any one-off extravagant purchases. Not that you have to have any, of course. There has just never been anything we have really wanted, with the exception of a new car. But this thread is not about buying to that level.

*edited to add this is a no judgement thread

Sage Oracle Touch (when I die,I want it to be buried with me)
Vivienne Westwood platform boots
Vintage Morris Minor
Shih Tzu puppy
Gigantic bed

My guitar. A PRS SE, the signature ‘Paul’s Guitar’ model with abalone shell, bird, inlays. It’s a gorgeous shade of quilted blue. To me, it is a thing of beauty and it sounds amazing.
It will last me until I die and I love it.

.😂😂😂

God you've just reminded me

Went to Cheltenham to watch the paddy power.

Came back with a racehorse.

And a philippe Stark super king sized bed.

Brought tnat 13 years ago and it's my favourite thing in the world.

@MeAndMyGhost sleep can never be underestimated! Hope you got a good mattress 😁

Why is it outing? Do you think you’re the only person with an emperor bed? 🤣

Arab yearling by my all-time favourite Arab stallion. Saw the ad within minutes of it being posted online (I was having a brew break and scrolling ponies for sale while waiting for the kettle to boil, as you do 😁) and did the deal over the phone, before the brew was ready. I had a bit of money my Grandad left me and I was waiting for the right thing to spend it on. My little orange horse makes my heart happy every time I look at him.

It’s funny how we all have different views on these things - I didn’t blink at the idea of spending 10k on a dining set, but £700 on a pair of trainers is 🤯. Mind you, I do seem to trash trainers very quickly.

Our big splurge was a proper home automation system when we renovated (Crestron). Can’t even bring myself to write down how much it all cost. Massive.waste.of.money 😩

A tourer caravan, we brought it towards the end of last summer so can’t wait for the new season to begin

My Japanese toilet! I hate being away from home now!
Also, the robot mower

On a less practical level, the very expensive vintage watch I bought my husband. Worth every penny to see his face every time he puts it on!

A new kitchen and bathroom extension

@CoolOtter which company did you use for the Japanese toilet as I want one. Thank you

Could you have it adapted to a necklace so that it’s more wearable?

Ooh, I like that. Our ancient toaster is dying so I've been browsing toasters on Amazon and this might be a contender!

A very pretty, but crumbling farmhouse in Tuscany. Lots of fun and lots of hard work and my God what a money pit! It drained us nearly dry but luckily still sold it for a very healthy profit. So many happy memories though.

I haven’t got anything but if I could bring myself to spend the money, I would love a pair of sapphire and diamond stud earrings. They cost nearly £2000. I would be scared of losing them, if I wore them.

Does £220 carbon plated running shoes count?

Another victim of the horse world racket !
New custom saddle with a patent welt - £5k

Also love my proper hot tub. I’m never bored of it.

Brought a fancy car once, brand new. Stolen in first year, won’t be doing that again.

We bought it from Porcelanosa

A Philips IPL. Extravagant for me.

I bought myself last week (with saved up money of my own and some of a little bit of money my granny left me, she passed very quickly back in November) a 1.8 carat E colour Vvs2 diamond solitaire on an 18k gold band, it’s a engagement ring upgrade 15 years in ❤️ I will never take it off and will always remember my lovely granny whilst I’m wearing it.
Also I have a pair of Alexander McQueen trainers and a pair of Balenciaga trainers both horrifically expensive but I work hard and deserve it and don't spend unless I have the money spare to do so without the children going without or anything else being affected so why not.

The most expensive thing we have is £2,000 on a miniature dachshund puppy from a KC breeder that I researched religiously and after being vetted extensively by the breeder we had to wait a year for her to arrive.

she’s 3 now and we can’t even begin to imagine life without her. Our SEN children utterly adore her and she’s just wonderful and a fantastic temperament and she completes our family.

the most I’ve ever spent is the same amount of money on a Tag Heur watch for my husband on our wedding day.

Christ there’s a lot of one up man’s hip on this thread!

I don’t really see that , people are just answering the original OP

It has a great big soldered pin at the back, which won't allow it to sit flat and it indeed looks like badly made costume jewellery... It is also rose-cut. WHAT WAS I THINKING????? And the claws... On close examination with the loupe the stones are not even properly set! Good lesson though, excellent.