What is expensive but worth every penny?

[Teadrinker11]

Following on from the previous thread about expensive purchases that weren't worth it, what is expensive but actually is worth it? What do you own or have done that is very expensive but you don't regret it at all?

My MacBook Pro.

Theatre tickets in the stalls for NY shows.

Moleskin notebooks.

Daunt Books canvas bags.

@Blondeshavemorefun

Ivf

£27k

5 attempts - 8 embryos

Finely one stuck. Our miracle baby who is 5 next month 💕💕

Love this. Congratulations x

Sweaty Betty workout gear
Triyoga annual membership
Audible unlimited subscription
Brora cashmere
Riverford organic fruit and veg
Good wine and good cheese

My dog
My cleaner
Hood childcare
Super king bed and memory foam mattress
Waterproof coats - Didrikson
Quooker tap
Underfloor heating
Wellies with neoprene lining - current ones from Decathlon
Laser eye surgery

*good childcare

Forgot to add, David Lloyd membership. I use the pool, gym and classes 3 times a week at least

@Blondeshavemorefun thats lovely post.
Agree nice bedlinen.

@Invasionofthegutsnatchers

Forgot to add, David Lloyd membership. I use the pool, gym and classes 3 times a week at least

I don't use the pool or gym at mine and it's still worth every penny! Cost per class for me is £1.58

I was hugely short sighted. My prescriptions were over -12 on both eyes. For decades I spent huge amounts on contacts for day wear and glasses for nights. The CL cost about £30 a month and the glasses were silly money. Even with free frames a basic pair cost about £450 a time.

Once I reached mid 40s and developed age related long sightedness the costs went off the chart. I needed varifocal glasses and contacts as well as varifocal sunnies, prescription swimming goggles and ski goggles etc etc.

When I turned 50 I paid out for bilateral varifocal lens implants. It's basically cataract surgery where my very short sighted natural eye lenses were removed and replaced with custom made varifocal permanent contacts. I now have perfect distance and close up vision adjusted for my astigmatisms.

It cost £6000 which was a huge amount to me 8 years ago but I have saved that much already in no longer paying for glasses and and CLs. And every year then goes by I save another £700/£800. And I've moved from diabolical vision to perfect vision.

£6000 seemed like such a lot of money 8 years ago but it was genuinely the best money I've ever spent and it has saved me thousands already.

@Everydaydayisaschoolday that’s a similar prescription to me and I’m considering that surgery!

Silk thermal underwear. No weight or bulk, they even make your clothes hang better, and you’re blissfully insulated from the cold. Best clothing I’ve ever bought.

@Everydaydayisaschoolday

I was hugely short sighted. My prescriptions were over -12 on both eyes. For decades I spent huge amounts on contacts for day wear and glasses for nights. The CL cost about £30 a month and the glasses were silly money. Even with free frames a basic pair cost about £450 a time.

Once I reached mid 40s and developed age related long sightedness the costs went off the chart. I needed varifocal glasses and contacts as well as varifocal sunnies, prescription swimming goggles and ski goggles etc etc.

When I turned 50 I paid out for bilateral varifocal lens implants. It's basically cataract surgery where my very short sighted natural eye lenses were removed and replaced with custom made varifocal permanent contacts. I now have perfect distance and close up vision adjusted for my astigmatisms.

It cost £6000 which was a huge amount to me 8 years ago but I have saved that much already in no longer paying for glasses and and CLs. And every year then goes by I save another £700/£800. And I've moved from diabolical vision to perfect vision.

£6000 seemed like such a lot of money 8 years ago but it was genuinely the best money I've ever spent and it has saved me thousands already.

Wow that’s brave . I would be scared to have anything done to my eyes

Electric blanket
Air fryer
Robot vacuum and floor map

Mop

nannyoggswhiskystash I recovered quickly, with virtually no pain. Just a bit of discomfort. I could walk and stand upright the next day. I wore a compression garment for 6 weeks and then wore support knickers for a couple of weeks after that.

My scar is amazing, it just looks like it's been drawn on with a light purple felt tip. Apparently, my surgeon is famous for his 'beautiful scars'

Jimmy Choo wedding shoes. Danced in them until7am the next day without any pain or blisters.
My home. Worth every penny.
Medik8 skincare.
Chilli water bottles and Contigo travel mugs.
Volvo SUVs

@Nailsbythesea I love this attitude - very inspiring!

Well @maireas, I like it. You can think what you like 🥰

Private maternity
Kitchenaid mixer
Velvetiser
Decent quality bedsheets
Our amazing gardener who visits twice a year for a couple of days - just great
Cat

My bed and the mattress.
Bed shipped from Macy's NY. It's mahogany, on a plinth 7-3 x 7.0 and mattress of 2000 springs with cotton silk and wool, plus a topper of wool with silk. Frette linen and white vintage French bed cover with fancy cutwork. I spend lots of time sleeping, reading and lounging on it.

Penhaligons perfume
Nordic socks
Egyptian cotton bed linen
John Ryan mattress

Thanks @buddylicious and @Mary46

My cleaner
My dog Walker
Any holiday where I get to spend time with my family

Not very materialistic, car is old and a state. As long as it’s reliable I’d rather spend money making memories than on material possessions.

@ThePlumVan and @Unsure33

I was scared too but I was desperate. I was running out of options. As my prescription got worse with age there were fewer and fewer glasses and products available to me. And wearing contacts day on and day our was not good for my eye health. So I bit the bullet (after a lot of research) and had the surgery. It was amazing. 24 hours of flashes and difficulty focussing, then I was driving again 48 hours later

My night vision isn't great , I get a lot of flaring so I don't like driving at night. but it was bad before the surgery so I haven't lost anything there. What I do have is perfect close up and distance vision in normal and dim light. That's not something I have ever experienced in my life before. I can wake up in the middle of the night and dine my way to the loo on a strange place. And as for swimming and being able to open my eyes under water ! It is honestly like a miracle. And it will last a lifetime.

PM me if you'd like my surgeons name.

My Thermomix :)