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.

My sister spent almost £700 on resin supplies, all the moulds, pigments..etc, back in 2021 whilst everyone was doing it.

She soon realised no one wanted to buy a resin pyramid with fairy lights in or a crap keyring and sold it all for roughly £30.

She gifted me a few of her creations and every single one either broke or has been lost somewhere. Somewhere out there is a resin teddy bear keyring that will probably still be in the dirt a million years from now. Very few people who started their resin "businesses" actually still do it

love the description! Parasol reduced to a cobweb 😂

When my last horse was pts, I went out and bought an MG TF the next day. I’m still beyond gutted that I had to sell it because I was running 3 vehicles and it just wasn’t financially doable any more.

Edit - OP. Enjoy the shoes! Before I left my city job, I bought a pair of Louboutins. I love love love them. I don’t go to many places I can wear them, but if I get the chance I do. The soles are tired now but they’re too nice to just leave in the box

That's my lottery winner shopping list sorted then.

You really don’t 😊. The fish knives are only used for smoked salmon - we don’t eat that much fish! But they are beautiful to look at and for me, personally, give me more pleasure than (for example), an expensive handbag. It’s the equivalent of a beautiful painting for us.

Two long haul flights for once in a lifetime holidays. What's so special about this? Well we upgraded to first class and it was worth every penny! No regrets.

Yes. It just sits there though. Waste of money tbh. Even as I bought it, I was thinking, I shouldn't be doing this.

I still get pleasure and daily use from the cutlery I bought 20 years ago. It probably cost me only £20 or £30 though! I can't believe you spent so much on cutlery!

If it doesn't put you into debt or financial difficulties then nothing is a bad purchase if it makes you happy BUT you have to use whatever it is not leave it in a drawer or cupboard

A beautiful silk dress for a formal ball. It’s gorgeous and I’ve worn it once in the 15 years since I bought it. I definitely couldn’t afford it at the time and lived on noodles and beans on toast for months. I love it and felt amazing in it (still have the photos even if I can’t get u to it these days). I feel so guilty every time I look at it though as it’s been sat in a garment bag for far too long.
Currently trying to sell it as a prom dress in the hope I might be redeemed by a teenager getting their dream dress for £20.

Joey Goes to the Oberland? I’ve got an early hardback copy ❤️

Can the cutlery person make a new thread with all the key info because I can’t find any other updates 😂😂😂😂

Me too! I love my iPad and iPhone but I hate my MacBook with a passion and it’s been tucked away under the sofa for the last two years.

My kids would take the bastard teaspoons in their lunch boxes and loose them.

I have many things, I went to a beauty counter and spent over £450 on makeup, I don’t even wear much makeup. I just got carried away.

I currently have a classic Porsche in my garage and I can tell you all the reasons my beautiful 911 means the world to me but I will need to sell her one day for my pension fund and I really really should have said no.

I have a pink Burberry Alexa, it’s lovely but I didn’t and don’t need it, rarely use it as I prefer my hush bag!

I also book flights and holidays I can’t really afford, but they motivate me to work harder!

Spent £5k on a horse. Managed to sit on her twice, spent £630 on a saddle, then discovered she’s pregnant.

I’m now spending £520 a month to keep an upduffed cob on what is essentially an all- inclusive holiday, with no chance of riding her on the horizon.

She’s the best money I’ve ever spent 🥰

This was my thinking, too. If you use it at each meal, it’s cost you £1 per meal.

Brings to mind that saying: a fool and his money...

How much? (I can hear my dad saying it.!! 🤣). What makes it so expensive what it's made from or who it's made by?? I can't even imagine spending that much money on cutlery, even if I won the lottery!! I'm genuinely shocked.

But I'm glad it still gives you pleasure this many years later 😊. Have you ever regretted it?

Having recently lost a great love after many years of illness, I understand what you’re saying. I fluctuate wildly between thinking I will die in the night to thinking I must live each day as if it’s my last. Completely understand the impulse buy in this context. I’ve bought a ridiculous amount of new clothes recently.

I might be interested in buying some of your unspun yarn if you like?

I bought a baby grand piano last year £8k. In my defence I do make my living from music 😂

I'm so sorry for your losses. I actually think your room sounds absolutely lovely 😍

I love the stag’s head.

I spent almost £50k on FabCo steel doors.. Madness but zero regrets.

This is why I have a Kindle...hides my book addiction...although I do love the feel of holding an actual book!

OP, I've "gadgetted" out my home in the past few years: two robovacs (one for upstairs and one for downstairs - they hoover and mop floors), and a Thermomix. Cost me a bomb, but I do use them all daily.

If you love the shoes, and will get pleasure from using them over the years, then enjoy them. Are you able to slowly replenish the money in your savings?

£24k on a campervan I've hardly used for camping in - I vow I'm going away for a month in April, 5 years down the line! Other than that, my main (and only) splash out is for each dog I have bought. Over the years, they cost £kkkkkk's to buy and insure, but it's my hobby and I would swap everything else in the world to have them.
OP, we were all horrified when my late BFF received inheritance when her DF died and she blew the lot, including the purchase of a green Renault Megane convertible. She loved that car, and was dead from cancer by the age of 51. She absolutely got the last laugh.