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Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Paul Merson English footballer and pundit
Thirty-odd years ago I bought a black pinstripe suit which I thought was £900. But when I went to pay that was just the jacket – the trousers and waistcoat were extra. I didn’t have the balls to put anything back. I dread to think how much it cost me in the end.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 January 2023 source ↗
My aeroplane, a Diamond DA42. It’s a twin-engine aircraft and I bought her brand new to fly around the world solo. Very sadly my mum was diagnosed with terminal cancer about six weeks before I was due to take off, in May 2017, and she died early June. After that, I lost interest in doing it.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 March 2026 source ↗
Alison Steadman British actress
I once bought the most expensive moisturiser in the shop and it brought me out in spots. Lesson learned.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2009 source ↗

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