AIBU to ask you what is expensive but worth it?

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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?

Blimey! You sound lucky!

You aren't Jack Monroe, are you?

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100g of iberico bellota from bar tozino

My lulu Guinness leather cole cross body bag, i deliberated over it for so long and finally caved and got it. It's the most I've ever spent on a handbag but I bloody love it and use it all the time. So well worth the money.

I bought a scarlet pure wool swing coat 20-odd years ago from Clockwise at C&A (remember them?) It was reduced from £80 to £20 in the sale and I agonised over it because we were n the bones of our backsides at the time.

Like @Ladyof2022 I have worn that, coat every year since. It still fits even thought I have gone from a 10 to a 16, because of the loose-fitting style. No cashmere, unfortunately, but as I say, pure wool and it still looks fabulous. (Mine has a black velvet collar, though.

Would have been worth every penny even at eighty quid.

Before I had children to support, I used to import a leg of Bellota from Spain each Christmas and demolish the whole thing over a week or so! Bellota and good red wine is the best thing ever.

May reinstigate this tradition in retirement!!

Kitchen stand mixer. After an accident I couldn't bake easily anymore. Now I can bake with absolute ease. It's been a life changer for me, which seems dramatic over a kitchen appliance. But baking brings me so much joy as well as feeling like I got some independence back

Every book I ever want. Growing up, we were v poor and as a child/uni student I barely owned any books of my own. I now buy far too many - history mainly - I cannot walk past an independent bookshop and hardly ever fail to emerge with something I haven’t seen or thought about before. Paperback always, but because of convenience, not cost. I have not had serious money worries for many years, after growing up v poor, and even though I can afford a lot of things, still it’s casually buying books just because I feel like it that brings home to me the joy of not having to worry about money. I still remember having a boyfriend who bought cassettes etc Willy nilly and being in complete awe, when all my cassettes were copies I’d made myself.

Another Dualit toaster fan here, also Vitamix , good quality kitchenware lasts a long time and makes life easier.
Good to see very little mention of designer fashion brands.

Our new to us car. It's a 64 plate Freelander 2 and the amount of wonderful things on it is amazing, the heated seats alone are a revelation.

Yes to good quality kitchen stuff

Tupperware is brilliant and worth the price tag

Le Creuset as well

Nice China too

having financial security meaning we don’t have to worry about rising costs so much.

being able to afford to help our DD

Sorry wrong thread 😳

My iPad , it must be about 10 years old now but I have used it every day, I listen to podcasts to help me sleep and it's kept me company when I've felt lonely as I have gone down rabbit holes whist googling things.

Staying at home for 7 years to look after my special needs son, and help him with therapies and hands on support that he needed. My career took a massive hit, my pension also. But it’s the best thing I’ve ever done, my son can talk and communicate. Worth everything.

I’d also second really nice bed linen. So cosy! Next saving up for a decent mattress… one day!

A mattress. Ours was £1600 in the sale plus we got the headboard which was another £800. Seriously, it’s like sleeping on a cloud ☁️ And it’s SuperKing so we’ve got loads of space.

Canada Goose coats are well known and loved by the luxury industry as being one of the highest-margin products out there, meaning the cost of materials is tiny compared to the cost of sale. The mark up is c600x. Does it make you feel good to know you’ve been utterly ripped off for your purchase, as well as the fact it’s also a brand well known for animal cruelty on a huge scale?

Next time buy a proper coat from a British-made brand (Rab, Finisterre, sure there are loads of others).

Margaret Howell knitwear.

My oodie 😂…not expensive in the grand scheme of things, but a lot for me to spend on essentially a massive fluffy blanket. I’m considering getting another! Also agree on expensive kitchen stuff our pans and knives have lasted us years. Also, weirdly, nursery fees….so expensive but it’s been great for my DDs and obviously means I can carry on working and get me time

Oh my, I love this list. The coat sounds lush, especially!

This!

This!

Myself.

This!

Denby crockery and pans.

Dental implant
Muck boots
Le Creuset casseroles - I'll probably be leaving them to my DC in my will the way they are lasting!