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.
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The cheapest available Volvo.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 March 2024 source ↗
My wife. I am a lavish present-giver. I love worshipping my wife with beautiful bits and pieces – it is one of my greatest pleasures.
When I finished the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, I bought a replica of the car. It’s in my front garden, surrounded by a lovely wildflower meadow, and people stop to look at it.
A snazzy coffee machine that grinds beans and steams milk.
A black Russian terrier – I paid almost £4,000 for him.
I am too ashamed to answer.
Tall, arrogant and loving.
“You pinko!” by a Tory minister signing off at the end of an interview with me during the EU referendum campaign.
I will let you know when I find out.
Self-centredness.
Am I enjoying it too much to find out?
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