Things that are worth the money

[Mog]

The prompt for this is the ceramic hair straighteners thread, but I wondered what things people had paid that little bit extra for and thought it was really worth it.

Since having children I've spent a bit more on a really good haircut and think it's worth it because you wear hair everyday.

Anyone else invested in something and thought it worthwhile?

Contrary to many opinions, I just thought of this one too- a good portable electric pump - like the Medela. Also, I'm sure this is somewhere - the Maclaren Techno - it was well worth the extra money. Every time I use it, I'm glad I have it. Agree with bloss on a good dressing gown - we do spend a lot of time in them, don't we?

Sorry, that was Issymum on the dressing gown.

my sewing machine
thrilled with myself that ive just completed 2 roman blinds and a pair of curtains. fantastic machine
as well as kenwood ,mixer, love them both

Worth the money:
Computer Navigation System for the car
Cleaner
Rocking chair in ds's room
Clinique skincare products
Good quality jewellry (makes me feel good even when I'm dressed like a bag lady and my hair needs a colour)
Digital Camera

Not worth the money:
Palmpilot
Beef (crap quality here in Germany)
Bollerwagen (cradle)
Mountain Bikes
Expensive bibs

bloss they are very good, I use it for my
carpets
hob and oven
defrost fridge and freezer
rugs
remove vinyl silk paint off wood
strips wallpaper
I used to clean my fabric couches and it looked like new but got a leather suite a few weeks back instead.
Defo worth the money

maternity nurses
fendi handbags
lancome definicils mascara

Worth the money:
My lovely front teeth
Hardcovers
Dysons
Espresso machine

Two questions: how do steam cleaners work? Do they suck the grimy stuff up? (those were each 1/2 a question) And: my hair is fine but really curly, would the ceramic hair straighteners work?

Not worth the money:
my Visor
the subwoofer (although my husband would strenuously disagree)

JJ steam goes through the hose and penetrates the dirt, dirt wipes off with a cloth attached to the end or by hand.

yes to the straighteners,

magimix food processor
brill leather A5 filofax- I look so organised now...
cool rotring pen to write in filofax
new big telly to watch wife swap on
artichoke hearts in oil
oysters
good ripe cheese
egyptian cotton towels and bedding
big bed
minidisk player

Your party sounds ace, bloss!

definitely a good bed. good beds are worth about 2ce what you pay for them!

also agree re sheets and towels

and cashmere dressing gowns, although I haven't bitten the bullet and bought one, I bet they are worth the money

Thanks doormat! I'm get so excited contemplating new purchases...

doormat,
what's the steam cleaner like on carpets - can't get the mechanics of how it would work and also what kind have you got? I also thought they were just things that looked good on the tele.

My steam cleaner got all sorts of yuck off the carpet, including chewing gum - it's not like a carpet cleaner that sucks it all up, you still have to do a bit of sponging, but the dirt is all loose and you just wipe it away. It's fab for windows - quick rub all over with the steamy thing, then dry off with a cloth. Took a little time to get the hang of it but now windows are all sparkly . I got it mainly to steam bedding for dust mites as it kills the little bastards stone dead, but now windows and ovens and defrosting all good, like doormat says, plus grout on tiles. This makes me sounds like a housework loon, which I am not, I'm very lazy indeed but every now and then have a blitz.

So, like, what if you had a son who vomitted into the cushions of a sofa and you got all you could the normal way but there's still that, y'know, smell? Would a steam cleaner work then?

I have to admit I'm getting one anyway, but just want to know how far it will go.

Asking for the ceramic hair straighteners for Christmas. I can stand a few shocks, sheesh!

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Mog and JJ I have a Morphy Richards grime buster. It was around £80 over 2 years ago.I have used it a least once a week and only had one problem with it (the seal broke, it cost £20 to repair at shop I bought it from plus I got a new hose and tools inc free) that was a few weeks ago.
As for pukey cushions do you mean on a settee as I used to clean my suite and it would look like new.
I have a navy carpet and it always comes up like new, I do it at least once a week.

Worth the money:
my new steam cleaner

Thanks doormat! It's so amazingly great. Off to do the boys' bedrooms.

Do any of you take those IMEDEEN tablets that are meant to keep your skin young and fresh (or something like that? )Are they worth the money? Seem a bit pricey to me.

I used to take some similar tablets from Boots name began with an R I think. I took them for about 6months and I didn't see any real change in the condition of my skin,hair & nails. Not enough to warrant the cost of the pills anyway. I'd have been better off introducing more fruit and veg into my diet and drinking more water.

REalise this is turning into a steam cleaner thread but have never heard of them before. Do they remove stains from carpets? Are they difficult to use/big? Usually get a company to come in and do sofas and carpets but v expensive and looking to tidy/clean the house up.

JJ
Tell all. Does it really do the job on carpets. Want to buy one, especially for cleaning carpets and settee but don't want it to be one of those things still in a box a year from now making me feel guilty.

Not on the subject of steam cleaners but kind of related....are those irons with the big water reservoir thingies worth buying? Do they really cut down ironing time by half? I try not to iron too much but some things I like to have pressed but the older I get, the more I loath ironing.

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suedonim - they're lovely (in a housekeeperish-sort-of-way) because the iron part is sooooo lightweight.

A good hand-held blender.

A holiday - paid through the nose for superb service and didn't need to worry about the kids because the superb service extended to looking after them as well....ah, so relaxed.

Oh Suedonim, the steam iron with water holder and iron bit separate is definately good in my books - can't bring myself to say that any iron is 'great'! The trick is to let the iron hover just above the suface of the cloths and let the steam do the work rather than pressing down with the iron.