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?

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?

I doubt the poster cares about the 'mark up' on luxury purchases. If they can easily afford it, the cost is irrelevant. Whether it is ethical is a completely different argument.

Merino wool baselayers
Merrell Snowboots (I got them 12/13yrs ago and only this year am I paying to have zip replaced on one of them).
North Face waterproof warm winter coat.
Heat-Holders socks - lovely, soft and warm.
My four cats - the kids and I love them so much.
Tumble drier
Ninja Food Dual Zone air fryer - saves me a huge amount of time, and the kids can safely use it too.
Divorce - I'm still sad that things didn't work out, but I'm very glad to not be in such an awful situation anymore.
Thermomix TM6 and Friend - again, saves me a huge amount of faff. I love cooking but this does a lot of the prep, saves a lot of washing up, and means that I can get on and do other things instead of standing at the hob.
Eufy Robovac - saves a lot of time and keeps the place clean.
Kuddly (it's like an Oodie) - I bought the kids one each at Xmas last year, and then got myself one.
Kindle Paperwhite (it's 10yrs old and still going strong!)
Ipad, iMac and Macbook - they've all lasted years and have never given any problems.
Air con unit for the summer.
Velvetiser - something the kids can use themselves to have a nice hot drink. Real treat for me to have a "posh hot chocolate"!

I'm a single parent of 2, working FT, so basically anything that makes life easier (or warmer!) for me and the kids is a Good Thing. I tend to really research things and think/save up for ages before making a decision about buying something pricey.

A robot hoover and fake grass! And no I'm not worried about the environmental impact of the grass as we had a boggy mud patch before!!

Quooker tap for me. Most expensive single thing I’ve ever bought apart from the house itself.

I agree totally. Breaks my heart.

Oh yes velvetiser! We use that so much in winter. Hot choc around the fire with a film. Such a cliché but they're clichés for a reason: because they are great!

Vet bills, they have saved her life twice now and the furry little beast is still going strong. Thank god online pet pharmacy is so much cheaper than getting stuff from the vets though for her ongoing meds.

@x2boys loads of DMs on Vinted - I sold a pair recently, in good condition (Not a fan of DMs)

People saying laser eye surgery..

How much does it cost? Where did you have it done? Did you have any side effects? Would you recommend getting it done?

Would love to have laser eye surgery done as I'm very short sighted. But heard some horrendous horror stories so I chickened out 😬

Mutti tinned tomatoes

I use YSL touché eclat or whatever it's called?

My quooker tap
Merino silk nightwear
My cleaner

@stopbeeping I used to. Try Trinny London BFF eye. It’s lush.

@thisisasurvivor Canada Goode no longer uses fur and only uses down sourced ethically. The people spoke and they listened. Why are you still boycotting them?

@Cactusprick @blisstwins you need to keep up. The people spoke and they listened. They no longer use fur and their down is ethically sourced. That's more than many other brands do. Why are you boycotting a brand who did the right thing?

Decent shoes and boots. When I didn’t have as much money I had sore, wet feet throughout winter. When I was young my parents didn’t have much money either so i now make an investment in decent shies and boots every year. Having dry feet the last few years has been such a nice feeling.

This isn't exactly true though is it? I went on to their website a few mins ago and they're still selling fur.

What Canada Goose have done is stop buying fur at the end of last year and won't manufacture using fur from the end of this year. They're still using fur now and still selling it.

And don't kid yourself that the decision to "do the right thing" is anything other than commercial.

Have you found the winter wiper setting yet? Hold down the wiper arm when you press the stop engine button and the wipers come up on the screen so when you turn on the heated screen it defrosts them.

Mine is going in March for an electric mini, but it is a very clever car.

@HundredMilesAnHour I don't care what the motivations are. I don't know the motivations of the other eleventy billion manufacturers out there so why would I treat CG harsher? I suspect most manufacturers make decisions for commercial reasons. They have decided to do the right thing. That's a good thing. Not a negative. The power of consumers voting with their purse. And yes. End 2022. Which is kind of now

Unfortunately they did wrong for a period of time so I don’t like them as a brand any longer. That’s fair enough.

@RoyFuckingKent I think I read about that in the manual but I don't think dh has tried that yet. Probably could have done with knowing that this past week🤔 He loves his heated steering wheel

Molton brown shower gel and Molton Brown travel fragrances and atomiser.

You must be so good at looking after it, I no longer buy cashmere as ours succumbs to either being shrunk , eaten by moths or getting holes some other way within months! My concession is cashmere gloves as so warm but they do always have holes in

Have bought DH a Molton Brown bar soap in black pepper. He loves the shower gel as a treat but we switched to bar soap a couple of years ago and wouldn’t go back. Not I. The spirit of this thread but the magnetic bar soap holders are cheap but fabulous.

Walking boots. I have Peter Storm Snowden boots since I got a dog and they are the best thing ever. Leather but waterproof and so warm. Bought some for DH for Christmas after I raved about them. No weather has been too much for them.