What's been your best purchase of the year?

[CactusRabbit]

I have 2. First is my coffee machine. It grinds the beans, so I can have a freshly brewed coffee each morning. I love it!
Second one is a prize from postcode lottery. It's a rechargeable hot water bottle, and it's been a game changer! Especially useful for when I'm cold watching DS play rugby....

@RiderGirl Your pupper is GORGEOUS!!!

I know, I wondered that - who on earth could have a problem with someone paying for private care for their baby?? Weird.

Thanks Grizelina il have a look at that.

My snoozeband, my husbands snoring - what husband? My heated blanket, just lovely.

Laser eye surgery

Gian ice cube tray. Love having giant ice cubes!

Thanks! Much appreciated.

Did you pay for this yourself and if so just wondering why? Have had 2 hip arthroscopy surgeries for tears in the last 1.5 years and apparently will need need new hips by the time I’m 60 (currently 51).

Which one did you buy?.thanks

I have health insurance. Just took two years to get my GP to believe it was my hips. Took my consultant the length of time it took me to hobble on two sticks into his office.

I would have paid though.

AHH my left hip being done in March so I'll have a matching pair. 🤩

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For whoever was interested in merino wool tights. I got some great ones from Snag recently. Very warm and very soft! I got mine cheap in their BF sale!
snagtights.com/products/woolies

mounjaro for sure. Went from overweight and unhappy to the best shape of my life, ever.

With the amount of reactions i got to that post, it seems to just be you who thinks like that.

Get a fucking life.

Several pairs of bamboo pyjamas. Absolute game changers and will not wear any others now!

Two?

Good luck with that.......

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Wow. This post says much more about you than it does the original poster.

If that’s what you get from a post about someone saying that paying for surgery for their baby was their best purchase of 2026…I have no words.

I thought “aww, how lovely - hope the baby is ok and yes I can understand that being the absolute best thing you could spend money on…your child’s health”.

You need to take a long hard look at yourself, really you do.

Just thought of another one. I've been struggling to carry a mug of tea without slopping everywhere because I've been on crutches and then sticks. My son bought me a YETI rambler mug with a lid. DH calls it my Tommy Tippee cup. It's awesome, the tea stays hot for ages and no spilling.

My house which already feels like home

You’re insane.

Thank you ❤️

@Christmasmirraclee There are quite a large number of posts in this thread saying some sort of private medical procedure was their best purchase. Is it because I am near the top of the thread and you couldn’t wait to read the whole thread that you wanted to a be a dick to someone?

That’s lucky you have health insurance, just a shame about the GP! Glad you got it sorted. What a relief and hopefully back to a bit more normality 🤞

Echo PP. You’re insane.

I SPENT 3 GRAND ON MY PRIVATE SURGERY SO MY DAUGHTER COULD BREATHE PROPERLY AND IT WAS FUCKING AMAZING.

Is that attention seeking enough for you?