What was you BEST purchase for the house or otherwise

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Light hearted to counter the worst stuff you've bought thread.

Me - two Kirby vacuums for under £200 delivered from eBay rather than £4k - one for each floor as they're bloody heavy. I may think of more as we go along

Dishwasher and Sage coffee machine. Can't imagine doing without a dishwasher now.

Boiling water tap (not quooker)
Ninja air fryer
Dishwasher
85” television

I'm amazed re the dishwasher comments - I assumed that they were pretty normal essential kitchen 'stuff'.
Anyone looking for one thou' please note there is a big difference between a £200 machine and an £800+ machine - speed of wash, how little water they use, how quiet they are - our AEG opens the door at the end to let the steam out so the suff is dry and came with a 10yr warranty.

£9 rice cooker bought 10 years ago from Asda and used 2-3 times per week.

This thread is starting to feel like a chance to show off. What a shame.

An oak mantelpiece. It's really just a big oak beam fitted above the recess where my woodburner lives. This is a tiny cottage and not having a mantelpiece made the space look really 'modern' and odd. Now I've got somewhere to put some bits on display and it makes the room look 'finished' and cosy and the logburner actually looks like a proper fire rather than a modern art installation as it did before.

(I don't have a dishwasher, airfryer or Ninja anything, if that makes the 'it's all a boast' poster feel better).

Wasn't "allowed" a dishwasher as he said he would be washing the dishes most of the time , hah! 🙄 It's on my must-do list for my new house that won't be having him in it. Any other tips for researching a good one?

I think my best purchase was a shark antiwrap, pet upright which actually picks up DDs long air. The next best thing is something that covers the bath plughole so her hair doesn't block up the pipe.

Definitely our Air fryer and a spinning seat that helps our child regulate.

Air fryer

American style fridge freezer - I have a bad back and bending down to go through drawers in the old freezer was hell for me. This one has a couple of drawers and then shelves so it’s much easier to see where everything is and I keep the things I’m most likely to use at the top so I don’t have to bend.

Joseph Joseph Totem Max bin with an odour filter on the top. I’m able to keep the recycling separated with bags in the bottom section then the food waste and rubbish in the top section and the odour filter makes such a difference. I didn’t realise how smelly the old bin could be until I got this.

Joseph Joseph washing basin with a plug in the bottom. No more water splashing everywhere when I want to empty the basin. We have a massive ceramic sink and the plug doesn’t hold the water so a washing up basin is a must for us.

Joseph Joseph bathroom bin (yes I do have a Joseph Joseph obsession lol). The kids were the worst at leaving empty toilet roll tubes lying around the bathroom but we got a bin with two sections, one for rubbish and one for recycling and the kids actually use it! No more toilet roll tubes lying around.

I've just ordered two.
I have a wet room and a normal shower.
Save my cleaner a job.
Thankyou so much.

Well - depends on what you want lol. A very quiet quick one is dearer than a slower noisier one - and the dearer ones tend to come with longer warranties.

Hypnos bed made a bit longer. Most comfortable bed I’ve ever slept on.

Also my best buy. Always having a drawer empty to start loading is brilliant so we never have crockery stacked on the side waiting for the dishwasher to finish or someone to unload.

This was already at the house when we bought it but
its probably the most useful thing we have. Just outside the back door is an old butlers sink with hot and cold running water. Great for washing dirty roasting pans, garden pots/tools and is the perfect for bathing a Jack Russell who has been rolling in fox shit.

I have 2:
First is 2 kittens from the RSPCA. It’s a cliche but they really make the house a home.

Second is the automatic litter changer - worth every penny!

Probably my best ever buy was a stainless steel wok that I bought in Harrods for £25 in 1986. It's still in very frequent use and is totally non-stick due to 40 years of seasoning, so also very easy to clean.

Tumble dryer.

Hands down, my log burner, I absolutely love it. I almost feel quite sad to put it to sleep over the summer months.

A little oil dispenser kept next to the hob. Starts every meal with a swoosh and a swirl in the pan and makes me feel like a pro. I love it!😂

A Victorian cast iron fireplace for £50. The previous owners of my house ripped out the original one in the lounge.

I sourced one (it’s authentic, not a replica) because an elderly couple wanted theirs gone from the house they bought in the 1950s/1960s.

It fits perfectly in our lounge, though it’s there for aesthetics only.

We love our dishwasher too. The door opens when the cycle ends, it’s great!

Recently bought new dishwasher and heat exchange tumble dryer, old ones died about the same time. They are on a phone app so both tell me when they are finished. The dryer is in the garage so really helps to know when it’s finished. Also, because it dries at a lower temperature it means less or easier ironing.
Both are A+ rated so fuel bills are down.

Air fryer.

A wooden sun lounger from ikea. I absolutely love the sun and my garden. Use it everyday ( unless it’s chucking it down like now).

Air fryer - I was a total sceptic, thinking it was for ready meals and am a complete convert. I would never turn on the big oven to roast one aubergine or veg for one.

American style fridge freezer which the DC persuaded me to when the kitchen needed redoing last year. I love how accessible it is (like PP I have mobility constraints).

However if you took all my kitchen appliances and I was only allowed to keep one my Sage coffee machine would stay (and I will take it to my grave probably)

It was the 'Only a £800 dishwasher is good enough' comment that I was reacting too, tbh.

Pair of large duck egg blue table lamps with cream shades from TKMaxx, years ago.
Back in the day when they bought from China who are very good at French/ English influenced stuff. Now it comes from India who disguise nothing. I don't want a silver elephant.