talk to me if you stupidly bought something £££ you couldnt really afford

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In my defence, I have had a horrible time featuring death which has left me on a swing between dark depression and f*ck it do it now you might be dead tomorrow.

I bought a pair of shoes that I really liked but were a ridiculous amount to spend on shoes of any kind. I feel a bit sick when I think of it. I will keep them as its not bankrupting but it is stupid out of the savings money. I do like them but it was really really really stupid. No one should spend that much on a pair of shoes.

Hoping I am not alone and someone can make me feel a bit better with similar tale that didn't end horribly.

I spent £450 on a parrot and it flew away 4 days later🙃
(obviously an accent involving a broken door handle)
don’t beat yourself up we only live once and we live and we learn everyday 💛

What's done is done. So I hope you get pleasure out of wearing them every day.

I indulge in expensive, unique jewellery. Not often, but when I do i have no problem spending exorbitant amounts if it's something I love. I have pieces that are 30 years old & I still love them/get pleasure out of wearing them.

Enjoy finer things, you only live once.

Ooohhh...i have one of those bit I do use it weekly and love it!

OP.

step. Away. From. The. Computer. NOW.

Were they from John Lewis? We’ve had our ‘almost art deco’ leather sofas from there for 20 years and they’re still going strong!

What a lovely way to spend an inheritance, you will always remember both the trip to Japan and the opera, and the legacy gift from your grandparents too.

I was drunk, about 20 years ago and bid for my dream car on eBay, luckily it was an auction not a buy it now. And I MESSAGED the seller to explain, I couldn't pay if I won and he jet me cancel it. I also bought a new bed for 4k about 12 years ago also drunk but to be fair we only replaced it last year. I don't drink much now.

In my will I have bequeathed several grand to each of my loved ones 'to spend on whatever the hell you like in the next few months'.

Because when you're bereaved, you do. And I don't want them to spend their own money or be paying off credit cards for ages afterwards.

Gosh. Reading that just unlocked a memory. My Grandmother used to do the same.

If you wear them enough to wear them out then they are definitely are not a waste of money. My mum would have used the expression “they don't owe me anything”.

I'd watch that in a heartbeat. Sounds so much better than a lot of the dross stuff they put on. (MM fir example...)

Have to say accessories are my weakness. Shoes, bags, jewellery, hats, luggage … essentially anything that elevates an outfit. I couldn’t even begin to calculate how much I’ve splurged on shoes over the years 😂 but if it’s only one pair OP I wouldn’t beat myself up.

@FagsFagsMagsandBags Get the ginger Maine Coon! Here's mine, you want this too! G'wan!

Every couple of months? What are you doing to it?

We sent £15000 on a trip to Egypt 5 star, Nile cruise. It was meant to be a holiday of life time and it was.I was screaming to my son over the phone when the sun set over the Nile nr Luxor.
It will.make all over holidays seem insignificant for the rest of our life's but it waa worth every single penny and tip we gave

Reading this thread I’m perplexed by what people are doing with their teaspoons. 😳. I’ve got to the age of 67 and I’ve never lost a teaspoon in my life.

Do they have the special locking backs??

My friend just dropped a huge amount of money on a pair of earrings, which is completely and totally unlike her, but she made sure they had special locking backs so it would be virtually impossible to lose one, if you weren't careless about what you did with them once you took them out.

I still wouldn't do it myself!!🤣

There really is no need to be nasty.

It may not be what you would've chosen, but it's what they have chosen and it has made them happy.

Why be so horrible about it?

Bless you. Adopting a senior dog is such a generous thing to do. May he live long and well.

Once you get into those crazy shops like Aspreys it doesn't take long to get into a huge spend. Full of stuff you don't need (believe you don't).

Another way of looking at the £20k cutlery is to think… if you had £20k and you didn’t need to spend it on something sensible / didn’t want to spend it on an experience like a holiday for whatever reason… what WOULD you spend it on? Because I would spend £20k on a really good quality capsule wardrobe in a heartbeat.

If I could look down like that and see my nether regions, I'd be thrilled regardless of what hair was and wasn't there!!

Are you blonde by any chance?

I used to get a whole lot waxed off, I prefer it, but I'm too old and too fat to want to put myself through that situation with a new person waxing (very very sadly the lovely woman that used to do it died🥲.). But age is taking care of it anyway it gets sparser every year!!

I thought you were being a tad casual!!

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How is your DH doing now?

I bought some Off White trainers at Christmas. I am 46 and too old for this shit, but I loved them.

I also have very expensive cutlery, but mine was like, £285 expensive (though half price in the sale). And I love it, and no one dare lose the teaspoons - they are only used for desserts, not actual tea, and they are counted in and out.

My Le Creuset shallow casserole/frying pan thing was a ridiculously expensive replacement to a supermarket non-stick frying pan, but I love it.

Well then don't ever ask for fish knives as a gift. You do you...that's ok. You know you don't need negatively comment on something that brought someone else joy.