If you had a 'spare' £400k, which lavish but mundane items would you buy?

[noblegiraffe]

I've got the £100 pencil sharpener and the £2000 salt and pepper shakers and I'm eying up the gold plated toilet brush holder for £1480

https://www.harrods.com/en-gb/p/zodiac-cylinder-gold-plated-toilet-brush-holder-000000000001590094

But I've still got quite a lot of money left over. What should I get?

What does an all singing all dancing kettle do that's not just boil the water?

A laundrette style washing machine and tumble dryer, so I’d only have to do one wash a day. Then I’d trawl through mumsnet and buy every over priced dress people have ever recommended, and I’d get my hair done daily, ok no weekly, by a local lady I’d tip ridiculously generously

I’m still gobsmacked at a designer bread bin. My bread in was a wedding present 55 years ago.

Would you not prefer this pen for £30,000?

https://www.harrods.com/en-gb/p/caran-dache-straw-marquetry-dragon-fountain-pen-000000000007559999

Was going to suggest one of those Japanese loos.

I really think my husband would notice.

You don't mention whether or not you have a superyacht but if you do, there are some very carefully crafted mattresses available. Unfortunately your budget won't cover the cost of one of these No 1 mattresses but you could get a couple of these from the same company. And you might have a few quid left over for one of their duvet sets

I’d buy lots of amazing things for my lovely wife Nicola because she’s too stupid to wonder where I got the money from, so won’t ask too many any questions.

Oh that would be handy actually, and a spare for when it goes down the back of the sofa...or maybe buy half a dozen to be on the safe side? I have a very careless family.

A field, a few creatures, someone to look after them, a superb dressmaker who would make linen clothes for me which fitted exactly, or at least, suited my figure the very best.

Liberty Beauty drop. I had to cancel my subscription due to general belt tightening but I loved it!

Ah...but is it all for Nicola? Some men are lavish with others but not their wife. We see this all the time on MN. Just a suggestion. But who would you buy a toilet seat for if not the Missus? Did it denote a special anniversary? As usual, more questions than answers.

You need a new make up bag https://www.dior.com/en_gb/fashion/products/S2603OUQA_M19N_TU?utm_source=google&utm_source_platform=GoogleAds&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=CDC_FLG_GBR_AO_UNI_OTH_OGOING_EC_PMAX_GGL_CRD_ENG_EUR_MXMT_BRA_HIGH_PRICE_NEW&wiz_campaign=21777911881&wiz_source=google&wiz_medium=search_cpc&wiz_term=&wiz_content=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21777912679&gbraid=0AAAAAD2zZbGQJ7ebToiOZYz0xg0B7U3ft&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsdW86erWlAMVKaJQBh1UGwjyEAQYCCABEgJ13fD_BwE

I'd get the best kitchen appliances omg

A sports car with a cross between an ejector seat & a chair lift to help me in & out.

A garden wall. I am fed up of having to cut the hedge, and am loosing the battle against the ivy that's killing it.

A walk in cold room to store my cashmere clothing in. And some cashmere to put in it. At the moment my knitwear is being attacked by bastard moths.

Funnily enough the first thing that popped into my mind was the £300 set of Caran D'ache aquarelle colouring pencils that's been on my Amazon wishlist for about 10 years.

The entire range of Aromatherapy Associates products.

And a hot tub.

I might go travelling-round the world cruise. After that I might go back to uni and do a course, simply because I can

£2300 and it doesn't even have compartments.

I was looking at a £200 Japanese stove top kettle the other day (it was in a local hardware shop) and when I went to the website it very helpfully said that the best way to get boiled water at the right temperature for pouring over ground coffee was … to let it cool down.

Made me extraordinarily happy.

You mean like the Shackleton GTi ? I like the red ones.

Ha ha. The seat that helps you got out- I hear u

Probably a Karcher power washer. It's one of those things you don't actually need

Lamb skin 🐑 💀!

For that much id want a picture of it

Get a big wall built around my garden with ornate cast iron gates and turn it into a beautiful country garden.

The non mundane would be an extension, the garden, pay off the mortgage and stay home from work the next decade (while studying for a degree). 400k would do a lot!