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

Accessories such as bags, watches, purses

Shoes - I tend to become obsessed with one pair of shoes and wear them for a whole year before re discovering my other pairs..then I buy another pair and the cycle starts all over again

Good quality/free range/organic meat

Makeup and facial creams - love dior and Charlotte tilbury! I don’t bother getting eyebrows or eyelashes done professionally so justify spending abit more on products

Just realised most of these are very materialistic..woops!

Berocca - own brand cheapo versions are awful
Sebastian potion 9 for hair - but buy it online so cheaper than hairdressers
Bras - but have found one m&s bra that fits really well so must stock up on that
Try to stay 4* on holiday but will fly with whoever is cheap

thanks for recommendations of The Ordinary skin care am going to try that out

Tempur mattress.
Face cream.
Leather footwear instead of plastic sweat making footwear.
Coke or Pepsi rather than cola!

Loo roll
Kitchen towel
Earl Grey tea
Cheddar
Lurpak
Marmalade (Frank Coopers)
Douwe Egberts
Smoked bacon
Sausages
Free range eggs
Cat food
Dorma or Linen Press bed linen
Port (decent Tawny or white)
Noilly Pratt
Clinique
L'Occitane shower gel
Peanut butter
Tinned tomatoes
Minced beef
Bread
Fruit Juice
San Pellegrino fizzy water of choice
Cashmere (especially bed socks)
Jam (Tiptree preferred)
Fairy liquid
Persil
Bras (Bella Donna only)

Cheap
Pulses
Own brand frozen veg
Socks
Mango chutney
Naan bread
Fabric softener
Cream cleaner (own brand not Cif)
Natural yoghurt
Buy cheap jeans from M&S
Ditto Lands End

Vimto
Weetabix
HP sauce (DH)
Diet Coke
Boots
Hair cuts/colours
My nails

Everything else is cheap /own brand /second hand/couple steps down from the top of the range e.g. Phones

Real butter
Good toilet roll
Decent bread
Furniture

Shoes, socks and wine !

Tea bags

naturewatch.org/blog/article/the-truth-behind-the-dirty-dozen-household-products
Just thought I'd share with you the fact that some of the products that have been mentioned are not cruelty free.....

Notice that foundation is mentioned frequently, anyone recommend a good one with matching concealer worth splurging on?

Made a few expensive mistakes in the past and reluctant to splash out.

Cereal! The cheap stuff is just nasty!!

Make up and skincare. I don't skimp on it and buy quality. I wont pay premium for the sake of it mind.

However there is a few brands and products I specifically like and I wont change and go cheaper

Some products of food brands I will pay more for too. I still love a good bargain though

Forgot to add my haircuts and colour. Always done at my hairdressers. It's not a cheap salon however my hairdresser been doing my hair alot of years. I totally trust her with my long Leo mane

Pasta, ham, bread. And I always eat butter, no horrible spreads, but buy the cheapest I can find!

Bikes, though I don't currently have enough money to buy the ones I would really like. But we have some that are quite nice. One day....

More: Meat, hairdressers, chocolate, furniture, shoes

Less: Tinned pulses, kitchen roll, lots of household cleaning goods like bleach

Fairy liquid

Coffee
Tea bags
Bread

Spend on:
Teeth/dentist- proper dental hygiene & health
Foundation
Mascara - it irritates my eyes, otherwise
Skincare - £££ but worth it
Facials
Haircut
Bin bags
Shoes - especially winter
Coat
1-2 decent quality bags (not talking £2500), but still quality

May I add:
Accommodation on holiday
Wine
Treats
Bedding
Macbook - the only laptop that makes me happy
Bath and body works candles
Toilet roll & kitchen roll
Perfume

Premier seating at the Odeon. For a pound more you get the best seats in the cinema. Worth every penny.

Matches. I love the tiny luxury of a box of Swan Vestas over cheapo ones.

• Clothes/handbags/shoes. A few quality pieces (vs a pile of cheap fast fashion) will last longer, look better, and be better for the environment.
• Haircuts. A good haircut can make everything look more put together. A bad haircut haunts you for months.

Splurge:

We don't go often but we always pay more to jump the queues at Legoland, Chessington etc.

We also pay for premium parking at the theme parks. Because we're lazy.

Save: Lidl and Aldi's washing up liquid is just fine for me!

@Back21970 I swear by Clinique skincare products. I use both their under eye concealer (similar to touche eclat) and foundation. I got away with cheap tinted moisturiser in my teens / twenties, but post 30 I think a decent foundation is money well spent.