The question
Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this standing prompt, with minor contractions and word-order variation.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My dog was quite expensive. She’s a Bedlington whippet, named Rafi after Mohammed Rafi, the famous Indian singer. She’s got a boy’s name, but she doesn’t mind.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2021 source ↗
I spend my money on vintage eyewear. I have a massive collection.
Cars. I’ve got a Tesla at the moment.
Getting my teeth done. I had veneers and it took 18 months.
A designer green jacket from Selfridges I bought in my 20s for £700, a ridiculous amount of money. My family and friends said I looked like a peace activist and I never wore it again.
Climbing Scafell Pike in the Lake District when I was about 15. The winds were about 85mph, my legs lifted and I nearly flew off. Thankfully somebody grabbed me.
Watching the final episode of Mare Of Easttown.
Guilt for not being productive enough – ridiculous.
I am who I am because of that messed-up childhood.
Hard work, painful.
Katie Whittaker. When we were at school, I told her I knew Take That, and I didn’t.
John Lewis, Jeremy Vine, Rory Stewart, Jon Snow, Gloria Steinem, Robert Peston
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