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

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A grandfather clock for my partner’s birthday.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 January 2023 source ↗

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Gloria Steinem Writer and feminist organiser
In my 30s, I was staring at a pair of expensive boots in a shop window when the photographer Gordon Parks came up behind me. He instantly understood, because he grew up even poorer than me; he made me buy them on my credit card.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 March 2017 source ↗
Steph McGovern Broadcaster
A poster for The Godfather, my favourite film, signed by Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and everyone. I got drunk at a children’s charity auction and started buying everything!
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2020 source ↗

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