To ask what you think is worth spending a bit extra on?

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And what you think isn’t?
Can be anything - food, clothes, holidays etc etc?

For example, I’ve just bought some socks that are a cashmere blend and wonder how I could now ever go back to boring old cotton.
Likewise, I usually spend a bit more on coffee for good quality. But some food items such as tinned pulses - I don’t think it matters buying cheap.

What items do you spend a little more on because you think they’re worth it? And which do you buy the cheapest of because you can’t notice any difference?

Thanks for taking part in a mundane thread

Flights. Will never book long haul with cheap airlines. It’s probably ridiculous.

Will always buy Colgate toothpaste! Won't bother with other brands for food or toiletries.

Shoes and boots. I spend hardly anything on clothes but WHEN I buy shoes or boots I want them to be comfortable and last. I paid £70 for a pair of birkies 6 years ago and they bit the dust this summer, replaced with a new pair for the bargainous price of £50.

Got Dr Martin boots last year £125 look like new and I wear them ALOT, they will last at least another year.

Actually bought a pair for dd for school, shoes £115 But her feet have stopped growing and they are actually going to last the year, not just a half term!

Gin, i only drink expensive gin

Everything else is charity shop, Primark etc.

Never buy cheap kitchen roll or bin bags definitely false economy! Same with shoes and boots though I have a mix of cheap and expensive clothes.

Make up - decent tinted moisturiser or foundation and mascara but have tried cheaper eyeshadow which are fine.

I didn't really notice a difference switching from Redken to Aussie shampoo and cinditioner but I haven't found a decent replacement for Kerastase elixir ultime (yet)

Happy to shop in Aldi for most groceries th as think quality is decent.

Bin bags
Cling film
Tights

Other than that, I'm not too fussy.

Hotels. Tonic water. Butter.

Cashmere
Whisky
Coffee

Make up and skin care products.
A cheap, cakey foundation would look awful on me.

Chocolates. And hotels.

Fairy. Cheap wul is just shit.
Toilet paper. I don't like the cheap stuff.
Tea bags. I like Twinnings.
Marmite. The fake stuff just isn't right.
Real butter.

Flights, bed linen and handbags.

And yy to birkies!

Oh yeah fairy! It really does outlast its competitors!!

Mascara, got to be they're real by Benefit.
Boots have to Timberland.
I also like Trespass coats.

Absolutely chocolates. Though expensive doesn't necessarily mean you'll like it better than Milk Tray. You might need to shop around a bit.

Wine
Bread
Cheese
Glasses ( drinking ones)
Rugs
Wool
Perfume

Jewellery - there really is a difference between a diamond and a cubic zirconia....

Fairy liquid
Naice ham
Real butter
Good rice

Carpets for home.
Nice coffee from (insert your favourite shop)

Jumpers for work- cheap ones need replacing too soon

Durable laptop backpack and luggage

Anything you want to last

Butter
Wine
Coffee
Shoes
Pilllows. I recently replaced my feather pillows with (ethical) down, I feel like a princess.
Tents (poly cotton or cotton instead of polyester)

Coffee ( for DH.. can’t stomach the stuff)
Kitchen roll
Bin bags
Towels
Sofas
Shoes ( plain frumpy flats-foot pain)

I have certain groceries I prefer but they're non perishable so I stock up whenever they're on offer.

I can't afford to splurge on tech but I won't buy second hand, I tried several times years ago and it was always disastrous, with new you've far more comeback if there are problems so I can't afford top spec but what I do get does the job

Not getting out and about at the moment but when I do I get the best most comfortable shoes/boots I can afford. I've had problems with my feet at times and also have a disability which affects mobility and with aging too I'm just far more interested these days in having comfy, warm, dry feet than super fashionable ones.

Waterproof coats. As in actually waterproof.

I go expensive on:
Cars
Bikes
Shampoo
Cosmetics
Clothes
Shoes
Gin
Whiskey
Advisers/consultants
Furniture
Sheets and bedding

I go cheap on:
Children’s clothing (second hand/op shop)
Pasta
Flours
Paracetamol
Lentils and pulses

Bin bags