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AIBU to ask you what is expensive but worth it?

839 replies

OgdensGoneNutFlake · 17/12/2022 19:40

I bought a JOIE 360° car seat which at the time seemed extortionate but when I look at how much ease it has given me over the years I think it was worth every penny.
Ditto expensive Dr Marten boots.

AIBU to ask what you've considered expensive when you bought it but in hindsight realised was worth it?

OP posts:
NewNovember · 18/12/2022 03:44

@ronaldthefeline several babies have died in baby pods including one that was a day time supervised nap. They are the very opposite of worth the money they could cost your dd their life.

SheenaShoemaker · 18/12/2022 03:48

Airpods
Hunter wellies

KarmaStar · 18/12/2022 03:56

All the goose down duvets and coats....so very cruel these innocent creatures die in horrific pain so humans can gloat in their snug warmth.I'd rather be cold.

GoAgainstNicki · 18/12/2022 04:11

thisisasurvivor · 17/12/2022 20:11

These coats are unethical

Read about how they have been made!!?

You must realise not everyone cares? Most people just want something to keep them warm. If the majority of people cared then Canada Goose wouldn’t be in business. That’s just life🤷‍♀️

GoAgainstNicki · 18/12/2022 04:12

Anyways, mine is a frappuccino from Starbucks. £4.15 but worth every penny🤤

LunaTheCat · 18/12/2022 04:24

uncomfortablydumb53 · 17/12/2022 21:44

My Gorgeous Westie
Best friend, best companion and just melts my heart
I'm disabled so pay my lovely dog Walker £50 a week to give him a daily run, but he's priceless to me

I have 2 Westies .. my precious 16 yr old and our new recruit who is almost 2 .. I just adore them!

Ladyof2022 · 18/12/2022 04:37

Looking for a new mattress I fell for all the hype and persuasive salesperson manipulative techniques and was entranced into paying £800 for one. Yep, just the mattress, no base included.

That was 5 years ago and the mattress is still utterly sublime, has not sagged, feels and looks just like new.

My problem now is that I dread sleeping anywhere else i.e. someone's home or a hotel. I want to take my mattress with me!!!

Yorkshirelass04 · 18/12/2022 04:43

Shoes and boots from Dear Frances. Amazing quality and will never date.

Also a trip to the Maldives!

Ladyof2022 · 18/12/2022 04:55

I have another...

Many years ago, when broke, in a fit of deep depression and not in my right mind, I bought a coat in Selfridges that cost me the equivalent of three months salary. I put it on my credit card. To date it is the single most expensive item of clothing I have ever bought.

I put it on whilst on the bus home and wore it a couple of days before I came to my senses and burst into desperate sobbing at what I had done. It would take me about a year to pay for it. I was already broke and in debt and owed thousands on credit.

The coat was a three-quarter length scarlet swing coat made of cashmere, and lined with silk, with a wide red velvet collar which could be turned back and buttoned up against the cold. It was very light but very warm, and could be worn all year.

It fitted my hourglass figure as though it were bespoke because it had a loose tie belt and was generously flared out at the hips. As the years went on, and I grew from a size 14 to a 20, it still fitted me. It was so beautifully made that it never lost its shape and never bobbled.

It was worth every penny I paid, because not only did I look and feel like like a million dollars in it, but the coat lasted me for 35 years. In the end my arms grew too fat for the sleeves, but it was in such good condition that I sold it on ebay for £25.

echt · 18/12/2022 04:59

Miele washing machine
RM Williams' boots
Holiday in Japan

linelgreen · 18/12/2022 05:08

Private healthcare worth every penny and OH agrees even though he is NHS consultant.

MariahsBaubles · 18/12/2022 05:40

Fast passes at theme parks

Usernamen · 18/12/2022 05:52

Bose noise cancelling headphones.

TheNestedIf · 18/12/2022 06:03

Revitabrow (and Revitalash). Hypothyroidism was not kind to my brows. Now I can get visibly cross again.

incognitodorrito · 18/12/2022 06:21

Thermomix, decent big coat, SOREL winter boots, decent pots & knives, my aldi heated bed sheets.

ShellDove · 18/12/2022 06:33

Ugg slippers
LG appliances
Good mattress
Proper Ribena
Lurpack
Bakery bread
Higher end makeup
Kerastese hair products

Twiglets1 · 18/12/2022 06:33

CheesenCrackersmm · 17/12/2022 22:07

Coming from the other angle what I cannot understand is speedy boarding on flights? Why pay extra to be crammed into the aircraft for longer than is necessary. I will sit in the departure lounge until the last few seconds.

It’s to make sure you can fit your hand luggage into the locker above your seat not have to find space half way down the plane because some people bring too much hand luggage on.

Travel is my “expensive but worth it”luxury. I can’t afford business class but I do pay for nice extras like speedy boarding, extra leg room seats, parking that doesn’t involve shuttle buses, decent flight times etc.

DarkSol · 18/12/2022 06:34

Waterproof mattress protector. DD has vomited on our bed so many times I lost count. That mattress protector saved us every single time.

Organzo · 18/12/2022 06:34

Therapy.
A personal trainer.
Good quality food.

(3 things for a happy life!)

rippleraspberry · 18/12/2022 06:44

Louiselady500 · 18/12/2022 02:25

Your comments just show how naive you must be. Take a really good look at where your clothes and food comes from. Canada Goose don’t come close to some of the shit going on in food and clothes production.

True, although this 'Whataboutery' doesn't really make any difference to the fact that Canada Goose - the company being discussed - is unethical.

Just because there are others as bad or worse doesn't really make a difference to the fact that Canada Goose are trapping, killing and skinning wild coyotes. Mothers of young pups chew off their own legs trying to escape these traps, and the traps themselves are painful.

In this day and age with so many alternatives, this is completely unnecessary.

KangarooKenny · 18/12/2022 06:49

Individewl · 17/12/2022 23:43

On a lighter note expensive herbal tea, I don’t drink alcohol and this is my treat ☺️

What do you drink ? I’m trying to cut down the coffee so need something nice to replace it.

Mummyoflittledragon · 18/12/2022 06:52

Lands end squall coat, stops just below the knee. Waterproof and warm. Bought during a promotion for a fraction of the RRP.

Long tall sally full length fleecy dressing gowns. Perfect for wrapping over clothes to keep me warm.

Decent fake fur lined slippers and when it’s really cold, fake fur lined slipper socks as they’re even warmer as they cover your ankles.

Velvety fleece duvet covers. Last much longer than teddy fleece, which goes clumpy after a few washes.

Latex mattress. Lasted around 20 years.

StuntNun · 18/12/2022 06:58

I have a Vorwerk Kobold vacuum cleaner with an attachment that simultaneously vacuums and washes hard floors, and in such a way that the floor dries again in 10 minutes. With having kids, a dog and several cats it has paid for itself several times over in terms of minimal effort expended in cleaning.

dizzydizzydizzy · 18/12/2022 07:04

Foreign travel

Pipsquiggle · 18/12/2022 07:05

Quooker tap
Cleaner
Heated car seats
Neoprene lined wellies
11+ tutoring
Wine from Waitrose