Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

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A garden chair from the Chelsea flower show. It was almost the price of a small crappy car.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 December 2025 source ↗

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Ruth Jones Welsh actress, producer, and writer
A bed from Savoir Beds. People spend loads of money on cars, but spend more of their lives sleeping than driving. The maths is wrong, if you ask me.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 November 2018 source ↗
Ralf Little English actor, writer, former semi-professional footballer
A watch that begins with an R.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2020 source ↗
Edith Bowman Scottish radio DJ and television presenter
A pair of Balenciaga boots. They were extortionate, but that has to be at least 10 years ago and I still wear them.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 February 2021 source ↗

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