What’s a ridiculous luxury that you’d struggle to live without?

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cake-bake-fake@reddit

A heated car seat. I could never go back now!

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DaddyRAS@reddit

A cooling car seat is almost as good. Hot day, cool bum. Feeling jaded, cool bum wakes you up

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TheViscountRang@reddit

A standing clothes steamer. Whack your shirt in there, turn it on, don't even need to touch it and 5 minutes it looks perfectly pressed. Haven't touched an iron in 3 years

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Effective-Bar-6761@reddit

I don’t iron clothes every day and it probably shows. I am now convinced I need to spend £340 on a steamer box.

You should absolutely contact Tefal and see if you can hand out discount codes. If you can convince me that this works on white cotton duvets I will absolutely buy.

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TheViscountRang@reddit

You know what, I've never tried a cotton duvet, I tend to go for clothes. But I've got one in the drier as we speak, I'll give it a go tomorrow and feed back

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Effective-Bar-6761@reddit

We’ll, duvet covers more precisely, but yes, Bedlinen and tea towels are my ironing staples. That and those cotton facecloths. Clothes tend to sit in the ironing basket until I really need them.

A freshly made bed with ironed bedlinen is one of the simple joys in life in my opinion, and the pain of the ironing can usually be offset in some part by doing it in front of a Sunday afternoon episode of Colombo..:

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danddersson@reddit

If you want them dry at the end, that's £699... Hang, clip on weights, wait 10minutes+, take off weights, un-hang, find somewhere to dry the clothes, hang up again, wait to dry...

I think I prefer ironing...

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spritzreddit@reddit

I haven't touched an iron in more than three years and that's not because I have a standing clothes steamer

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Past-Bicycle5959@reddit

Oh my god, £400 😩

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NinjaTeaDrinker@reddit

Take clothes into the shower with you, hang them up and steam them pressed

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Significant-Math6799@reddit

Doesn't work for me, sadly! I have a high humidity in my flat, if I leave the windows open and extractor fan it doesn't help that much, it still takes a full week to dry even basic fairly light clothing, 2 weeks to dry a pair of slim fitting jeans (ie not much fabric!)

There have been times I've gone to iron things and it's obviously stale as the water had taken that long to dry! We have outdoor space but due to the rules of the estate are banned from leaving anything outside the front, especially clothes drying on a drying rack! My bathroom is the most humid of all the rooms, it has between 90-95% humidity depending on when it's checked by the people I rent my flat from.

It's the same for everyone in the block and they're now "looking into" trying to deal with this as it's an endemic problem (and yes there is a mould problem throughout the block!), which would be a relief if they could resolve this- in the winter it can be up to 10 degrees colder inside my flat than it is outside and I can no longer afford to have my heating on! I'd be lost without a tumble dryer!

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MantisToboggan25@reddit

This sounds awful. How is your flat not entrenched in mould in every crevice?!

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NinjaTeaDrinker@reddit

Tumble dryer is the way, I don't own an iron but anything high cotton that needs to look nice gets the shower/steam treatment

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mctrials23@reddit

My clothes are now wetter than when I started and there’s puddles on the floor.

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TheViscountRang@reddit

I misunderstood the instructions and now I'm sat in the bath in a suit

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Opinion87@reddit

Take your socks off- that'll sort it right out.

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TheViscountRang@reddit

Do I put them in the toaster I brought?

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NinjaTeaDrinker@reddit

You lot! 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

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DondeT@reddit

Barney?

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lost_send_berries@reddit

You were meant to take them off before you got in the shower

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scarby2@reddit

I suggest you don't look up the price of the LG Smart styler (I'm 90% certain one of them will get delivered at some point, my next heart attack after the Dyson hairdryer).

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TheViscountRang@reddit

Yeah I put it off for about 4 months but as a Money Spent Vs Time Saved equation it's been a no-brainer. The fact that you can do a few things at once effectively makes it quicker than ironing too

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Overlook_Johnny@reddit

Does it steam one item at a time or can you put a few things in it?

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jhefin83@reddit

Never heard of one before, having read the reviews I want one!

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Thanks-Recent@reddit

I've been trying to justify buying a less fancy clothes steamer and had no idea automatic ones even existed!! Does it work well? I'm so conflicted now... They're expensive but I'm lazy enough to need it!

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TheViscountRang@reddit

It works great! I will say there's a learning curve trying to work out how long certain clothes need, but if I had to choose between keeping it or getting rid of it and getting the £400 I spent on it back (obviously they're cheaper now!), I'd choose the steamer every time.

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specialagentredsquir@reddit

Wow!

Can you use it in suits? Would wave a fortune on dry cleaning if it does!

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MillyMcMophead@reddit

Link to the Tefal one!

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MrSimondo@reddit

Wow. I did not know these existed, just bought one.

Currently on offer via the Tefel website at £399 plus 15% off for new customers signing up to their mailing list, which brings it down to £339.15. A saving of £159.85 compared to it being full price / purchased from John Lewis.

Can’t wait for it to arrive. Thank you for the recommendation. I’m sure the wife will be very grateful too.

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60s_Child@reddit

It wouldn't be cost effective for me. Since I retired the only time I wear anything that needs ironing is a formal shirt for weddings and funerals, (getting to the age when it's more of the latter, unfortunately). 9 times out of 10 I'm driving my sister there so I can wheedle her into ironing it.

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Banana-Chai@reddit

Googled and been reading about it for the last 20 minutes. God, I hate ironing.

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EveryChemistry9163@reddit

Tight clothes iron themselves. Put on some weight.

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TheViscountRang@reddit

It is the worst of all the chores. objectively. You know that rage-inducing moment when you iron something slightly wrong and leave a gigantic crease on the other side that takes twice as long to remove?

Imagine never having that, ever again

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wine_n_mrbean@reddit

I let a roommate use my iron once right before I was about to use it. Didn’t realize they fiddled with the heat and turned it all the way up (like they were ironing satan’s curtains). It melted a hole into the skirt I was about to wear to work.

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TheViscountRang@reddit

Ironing Satan's curtains sounds like a phenomenal euphemism

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MillyMcMophead@reddit

Oh god, yes! I need a steamer box thingy in my life.

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DanStFella@reddit

My word how have I never heard about these contraptions?! I’d save myself hours per week. Easily worth the money. You’re a legend for mentioning this you’ve just changed my life!

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TheViscountRang@reddit

Welcome to the world of ✨ luxury ✨.

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FormerIntroduction23@reddit

Pay the Tefal

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RoohsMama@reddit

As someone who hates ironing this sounds like a godsend

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alfienicho@reddit

Don't be shy, share a link

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lunarblossoms@reddit

Yes, please update with what you are using!

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kb-g@reddit

Please tell me more! Share a link!

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ladyofbuffdom@reddit

Omg what is this sorcery

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11theman@reddit

Bean to cup coffee machine.

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DaddyRAS@reddit

As our coffee machines have died over the years we've upgraded. The current one cost more than my first (shit) car.

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Maharani_ice@reddit

Can you recommend any?

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theevildjinn@reddit

I was bought a Gaggia Brera for my birthday, 7 years ago. It's made literally thousands of cups of coffee since, and I've had no issues at all. I just run a cleaning cycle every few weeks, and rinse the internal parts under the tap.

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law_fallout@reddit

Not OP but I have the Sage Barrista Express. Had it 1.5 years, love it. I swear I have more people coming over just for the coffee. Got it in black friday deals as didnt want to pay full price.

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Ashie2112@reddit

Oh yes ☕️

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MillyMcMophead@reddit

Definitely yes! And an Aeropress Go for travelling.

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PippiShortStockings@reddit

Super size king bed. When my OH and I go away we sleep terribly and genuinely don’t understand how other couples do it. I’m sure there would be less divorces if everyone just had a bigger bed.

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julialoveslush@reddit

Me and my bf sleep separately and it’s the best thing.

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Gary_BBGames@reddit

This is the key to a long and happy marriage. 18 years so far for me and the wife. Separate rooms totally. I’ll sneak in for a cuddle in the morning if she’s awake, but we’re totally different people for how we sleep. I need white noise, she needs silence. I need total darkness, she needs light.

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MantisToboggan25@reddit

Key to your long and happy marriage. This would be terrible for loads of people.

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julialoveslush@reddit

I think it is totally fine for a relationship as long as there’s cuddling and other intimacy other times.

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Gary_BBGames@reddit

For sure. Sounds a bit mechanical, but scheduled intact really helps too. Friday day time is business time. Kids are at school, it’s day time so we’re not tired. Not ally go out for a lunch together, bang, and then play a couple of games of Fortnite. Best day of the week.

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EffDubya@reddit

I can’t be the only one who heard this comment in my mind in the voice of Jemaine Clement from Flight of the Conchords

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the_wally_champ@reddit

Don’t forget to take the recycling out, it’s not part of it but it’s still very important

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julialoveslush@reddit

I agree. We aren’t married and have only been together 5 years (we don’t live together), and I’m autistic so I find knowing when intimacy is gonna happen comforting.

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Gary_BBGames@reddit

Yep, totally gets rid of the “is that what they’re after” and you can be prepared.

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EsmescatYou@reddit

Totally. New relationship, he's lovely but he snores, all night. I'm trying to word the 'separate rooms, but together when not trying to sleep' conversation! Also agree with the scheduled shenanigans part. We both have full lives to juggle, so knowing that you're going to have some fun on Friday night is a very slow-burn sort of foreplay!

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Bastrato@reddit

Similar here. 10 years married, not shared a room since before we were married. We go to bed together every night but I slope off after an hour or vice versa.

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87catmama@reddit

This is honestly the way to do it! And if we do sleep in the same bed (at home) we have separate duvets.

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QuaintStaircase@reddit

I don't even also in the same room as mine and it's bliss

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BlooRox@reddit

This was the second thing we didn't hold back after buying our house last year!

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DuckieWuckieNL@reddit

Totally Agree..we have a US sized king (200 x 200) bed (from living over there) and truly struggle in anything smaller than a UK Super king (180cm) whenever we book hotel rooms we have to get the bed size direct from the hotel as every country in Europe seems to have different sizes and definitions of “King”, with the UK being the worst offenders for tiny beds!

Our mattress has a good few years left in it and I’m relieved to see 200’s are slowly starting to appear here.

Pretty sure massive beds would solve all the UKs problems as everyone would be less angry after better sleeps!

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ohnobobbins@reddit

We moved abroad temporarily to a country where 200x200 is standard. Bliss.

When we came back to the uk we were so tired and grumpy with each other after nights in a standard double. A superking was the first thing on our list to get, followed swiftly by blackout curtains.

I now dread staying with family, standard doubles are too bloody small! I have no idea how all of our grandparents put up with it.

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AnxiousTerminator@reddit

We have a huge bed and end up sleeping on about 1/3 of it because my husband wants to snuggle but I get too hot and move away, so he shuffles closer in his sleep until around 2am I shove him back to the start position on his side. We need sheets like a conveyor belt really.

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Eneia2008@reddit

How about a long feather pillow between the two of you?

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Subaruchick99@reddit

We have one too and love it. Makes staying in hotels difficult 🤣 their beds are always smaller!

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GretalRabbit@reddit

I have nowhere to put my arms in a double now! Last year my partner and I were on holiday (the first night in a standard double bed in ages) and he rolled me out of bed turning over. The next night he slept terribly because he didn’t want to accidentally knock me out of bed in his sleep again. We were very happy to get home to our own bed.

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Ashie2112@reddit

We’ve had a super king size bed for our almost 30 years together and it’s just the best. Until the Labrador gets on it with us and then the bed feels way too small … 🙄

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Artistic-Fish1125@reddit

We have a king and it's perfect size for us. I don't think our bedroom could even fit a suoer king. I remember when I was 14 my mom said I was getting a double bed because I was becoming a young adult and didn't need a twin anymore. Then after I got a bigger bed she always found it weird that I only slept on one side and never the other. I can't stand space and big beds. I'd go crazy if I couldn't touch my husband in the night.

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50_61S-----165_97E@reddit

We do super king with a double duvet each, it's amazing

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Yellow_cupcake_@reddit

1000000% yes. At a previous apartment my fiancé and I rented, our bed was 230x200cm, so wider than it was long. I could starfish and not even touch him, it was the best and we miss that bed every day.

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oriwillow@reddit

If people don’t/can’t have a giant bed, two duvets is a winner.

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sunkistandsudafed3@reddit

With you 100%. We dont want to sleep in a different room or bed, but we need some space to sleep comfortably. Got a really decent mattress too and it is worth every penny.

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icklepeach@reddit

We have a king size bed, but a super king duvet. That was a game changer

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kb-g@reddit

Agree. We have separate blanket/duvet too as we like different temperatures and used to fight over them.

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CrossCityLine@reddit

Same. Super KS bed and separate sheets is a game changer.

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Doomergeneration@reddit (OP)

I actually do understand why some couples sleep in separate beds

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chillinoodle@reddit

A house at a constant 20 degrees.

I'm not sure it counts as a ridiculous luxury, but since we heat our house this way after having a heat pump, I get irrationally frustrated about being in anyone else's house when I need to wear extra layers at any point in the day.

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DerwentPencilMuseum@reddit

I'd keep mine at 24 if I could (that's normal where I'm from). It's usually set to 20 and I still have to wear layers every day.

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BrutalOnTheKnees@reddit

God I'd throw up if mine got to 24. I keep it at 18.5 as an absolute maximum.

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I_Have_Hairy_Teeth@reddit

Jeez, I'd be happy if I could get my house to 18.5C in winter with the heating on most of the day. Old houses are awful at heat retention.

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ChangingMonkfish@reddit

20 degrees is low for us, more like 22.

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muffinator@reddit

Me too but 21.5

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Da5ren@reddit

21.5 gang here. 22 is too hot. 21 too cold.

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Da5ren@reddit

Same but 21.5. And yes, that .5 does make a difference

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ldn-ldn@reddit

22.5 over here.

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octoberforeverr@reddit

Is your place…the sun?

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LionsAreMetal@reddit

I get this reference.

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ldn-ldn@reddit

No, I prefer to feel warm at home and walk around in a t shirt and shorts all year round.

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Lufc87@reddit

I could be in my pants and still profusely sweating at 22.5!

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youllbetheprince@reddit

What are your energy bills like?

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ldn-ldn@reddit

£70-100 per month during winter.

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LiterallyABigfoot@reddit

I keep mine at 17. And by that I mean its usually around 17 and I never use heating for it

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Ohtherewearethen@reddit

Oh my god, I'd be so uncomfortable with this. My thermostat is set to 16 even in the winter. I have my bedroom window open every night aswell, unless it's relentlessly hot and then it's best to keep it shut. I cannot abide feeling too warm.

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maersyl@reddit

I was starting to think I’m completely alone in my love for a cool and comfortable house!

My thermostat is set to 16 and I also have windows open at night. Being too warm is so uncomfortable, if my house was over 18 constantly I’d be sweating.

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chillinoodle@reddit

Oof, at 16 I would be putting jumpers on! With you at night though, we do have it to come down to 18 at night for comfortable sleeping.

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FlexyPasta@reddit

Yes! I have floor heating and I do that too. Between 19 and 20. Forgot about when I used to have a blankie on the couch and fuzzy socks. No more!

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RoohsMama@reddit

Oof… I have heat intolerant family members… they turn on the fan when they feel warm so I think what’s the point keeping it at 20…

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Exita@reddit

Having a cleaner.

I haven’t cleaned a toilet or hoovered up in several years now.

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TheViscountRang@reddit

Out of curiosity, how much do you pay and how often? I'm seriously weighing this up

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IJBLondon@reddit

Mine is £18 an hour for 3 hours every 2 weeks (for a 2 bed flat). Worth every penny!

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White_Swiss@reddit

So you go for 2 weeks without cleaning a toilet? Nasty.

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Da5ren@reddit

I have one come weekly for 2 hours. £30 a week. Money well spent for me because I get that 2 hours back not having to clean.

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ForestCl0uds@reddit

And me! I like the thought of not having to spend a significant chunk of my weekends cleaning.

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TheViscountRang@reddit

I just looked up a calculator and it reckons about £100 to clean a 3 bed house ;-;

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dozerdoll@reddit

Lol my cleaner is £12/h, she does 2h a week for a 3bed house

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lost_send_berries@reddit

You'd better give her a big Christmas card with a buncha money in. I haven't paid those rates in decades

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lesloid@reddit

That’s below minimum wage :(

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Subject-Candidate678@reddit

Its not if its cash in hand. Its actually more than most people get after tax

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dozerdoll@reddit

It's her rates! Shes retired, she uses my cleaning stuff and wants to be in and out

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TheViscountRang@reddit

That's the jackpot surely

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dozerdoll@reddit

They clean as much or as little as you want. As shes every week, bathroom, kitchen and hallway landing (carpet) are always done then does a surface clean of everything else. I posted on our local FB page and found her!

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Spiderinahumansuit@reddit

Same!

Honestly, cleaning was causing so many arguments because my other half would complain that she had to do the cleaning if I was watching the kids, or that she'd been dumped with the kids if I did the cleaning. Massive quality of life improvement.

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Spottyjamie@reddit

Three toilets in a house with three people

An upstairs coffee machine and a downstairs coffee machine

Aircon

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Soniq268@reddit

Having separate bathrooms is an underrated marriage saver.

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the-TARDIS-ran-away@reddit

Pretending you dont poop for the first year of a relationship then shouting at them to bring you a bucket a few years down the line because you cant get off the toilet and they walk in to see you shitting (in the toilet) and throwing up in the sink at the same time is....something.

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ohnobobbins@reddit

Ahhh marriage

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No_External_417@reddit

Omg yes! I don't know what we'd do if we move into a place with one bathroom!

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dallaschickensh1t@reddit

I live alone and have 3 toilets… blows my mind 😂

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Spottyjamie@reddit

Do you have a favourite?!

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Espresso-Newbie@reddit

Same. In some countries this is unbelievable to have so many toilets /bathrooms.

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dallaschickensh1t@reddit

Apart from america - I always see these huge houses with more bathrooms than bedrooms and it blows my mind!

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Espresso-Newbie@reddit

Very true. Each bedroom having their own bathroom!!

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Espresso-Newbie@reddit

Then you have the Netherlands where the norm is a family bathroom upstairs and a toilet downstairs.

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LynxEqual9518@reddit

Norway too. Almost every house or larger apartment has two or more toilets. Usually one smaller guest toilet with just a sink and toilet, meant for guests or quick visits with no other agenda, and then a larger bathroom with all the trimmings, including an extra toilet.

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Lufc87@reddit

I lived in two houses as a kid, both with downstairs toilets. My parents (and me) moved house when I was 19 to one which only had the main bathroom. Christ was that was a sharp adjustment period!

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-cunningstunt@reddit

My husband and I have recently moved from a flat with one toilet to a house with 2 toilets. I’ll never go back to a single toilet home again!

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jjkknncch6654@reddit

Omg yes! We have three bathrooms and I don’t know what I’d do without them, we want to move but everywhere we’ve seen only has one bathroom and I don’t think I can do it 😂

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Pocahontas21334@reddit

We have 2 bathrooms and 3 toilets, one on each floor and it’s just me and my husband

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Spottyjamie@reddit

Yeah before the kids arrived we had that for just us two. I didnt realise how good a downstairs loo was til we bought a house with one

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Rare-Quantity5503@reddit

Pillow and mattress. When you really invest in them, it kinda ruins hotels!

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Rare-Quantity5503@reddit

Boiling water tap too. Kettles are easy, I get it. But I can’t go back. It’s hard to explain logically.

A bit like keyless entry to my car. No, I can’t defend that either, but if a car doesn’t have keyless entry, I’m not buying it.

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New-Replacement-7638@reddit

I really hate keyless entry and always use the blipper instead because otherwise I obsess that it’s not locked.

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lolzatnothing@reddit

I have the same obsession but my car has an app that tells me it is locked, if it isn't I can lock it remotely.

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Rare-Quantity5503@reddit

Ah your car is way better than mine!

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lolzatnothing@reddit

Nah the cars shit it just has loads of gadgets built in

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Rare-Quantity5503@reddit

Foldy in wing mirrors solve this for me, they fold in as it locks so I have never experienced the problem.

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BlippinSon@reddit

I’m after a new pillow but have no idea what one to get. Any you recommend?

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Rare-Quantity5503@reddit

I think it’s too personal really! Whenever I talk to people and say I like a memory foam one the conversation often takes a turn!

Tempur memory foam for me

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Prudent_Poetry8601@reddit

I spent £600 on my robot vacuum / mop and I'd do it again. It has 2 spinny mop pads and huge clean and dirty water tanks and the robot will return to base to clean the mops as it goes. Bought a cheapo mop / vacuum for upstairs and it's just not the same

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damxmpp@reddit

What brand did you go for?

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Prudent_Poetry8601@reddit

Eufy X9 pro. There's probably others with better suction power and it won't always lift stuck on food stains in the kitchen but as an all rounder I love it. Its making sure you use it regularly that gets you the best benefits

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Prudent_Poetry8601@reddit

My upstairs one is the Eufy L60 hybrid. Vacuums grand, but may as well not have a mop at all

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mollyx_@reddit

Second this. Life changing.

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Patient_Team_8588@reddit

No one mentioned an insinkerator. It shreds the food in the sink so you don't have to pick up the yucky wet mess to throw it in the bin.

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safefart@reddit

Drinking water from taps. Im so rich, i flush my poops with Drinking water

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facialtwitch@reddit

A feather and down duvet/pillows and a mattress topper which is thick thick! I’m disabled so unfortunately spend more time in bed than I’d like too and it’s nice to have soft comfort

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thelaughingman_1991@reddit

A dehumidifier

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Doomergeneration@reddit (OP)

I’ve been meaning to invest in one, any recommendations

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bb79@reddit

We tried the Meaco Arête and Meaco ABC and either had to send them back, or they broke after a few months. We like to keep our house at 18ºC or so during winter and refrigerant compressor dehumidifiers (the bulk of the ones on the market) don’t work efficiently below 20ºC.

Ended up settling on Meaco DD8L which is a desiccant dehumidifier. Works well all the way down to 1ºC, although uses twice the energy compared to the others. They do break after a couple of years; we’ve had about 5 of them now.

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QuaintStaircase@reddit

Meaco Arete.

Nothing else comes close.

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First-Act-8752@reddit

Meaco Arete One models are brilliant. Cannot go wrong with them.

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DinkyPrincess@reddit

Could not live without it

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Cpt_Jigglypuff@reddit

Why? I live in a humid place, wondering if I would benefit.

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throwaway1294857604@reddit

What do you use it for?

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Etheria_system@reddit

Not really a luxury, more a necessity in most homes

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Larvesta_Harvesta@reddit

Not sure this is quite a ridiculous luxury?

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Crazycatladyanddave@reddit

Absolutely top tier this!

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kb-g@reddit

My mobile phone. Objectively a luxury. Feels like I’m missing a limb without it.

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HugsandHate@reddit

I'd argue the fact we live in a time where you have to rely on one just to exist doesn't make it a luxury. It makes it a necessity.

Considering essential services require you to have one, makes living in the modern age pretty much impossible without one.

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super-freak@reddit

Loads of people intentionally live without one. Yeah, it makes a lot of things more difficult. But it shows that it isn't a "necessity".

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HugsandHate@reddit

Good luck setting up a bank account without one. So many services require a phone number for authentication.

Hell, I even lost my Facebook about I'd had since I was like 13, because it got hacked. First question of the authentication process was 'What is your phone number'. I never gave them one. When I was a kid we didn't even have mobile phones.

Bummer really. I lost contact with everyone I've ever known throughout my life. Now I've only got a handful of more modern contacts I just so happened to add to Whatsapp. And... I mean a handful. I have no way of contacting the hundreds of people I've lost.

And things like government services, they're always sending you codes and things. I couldn't do my taxes without a phone...

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BabyAlibi@reddit

I have one that is a luxury too. My normal phone is great, great for photos, never had an inch of problem with it. When my contract ran out this year I said bugger it and signed up for the cutest little pink Samsung flip phone. Just because I miss flip phones! It current doesn't even have a sim in it because, well my other phone is great but it's just so pretty 🤣

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HugsandHate@reddit

I like that you like your pretty little pink phone.

Have a hug.

x

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TheViscountRang@reddit

Out of curiosity, would you trade a limb to keep your phone, and if so, which one?

Sincerely, not a second-hand limb seller

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Weezlecheesle@reddit

I have a kettle which does 70, 80, 90 and 100 degrees. Takes out the guesswork when boiling a kettle for green tea (around 80° or it goes really bitter). Perfect green tea every morning!

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doctorace@reddit

And coffee should also be brewed at 80. So many people think they don’t like green tea because they brew it wrong.

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Weezlecheesle@reddit

Agreed. Most green tea outside my home taste terrible unless you go to a proper tea place which knows not to over-boil it.

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Prof_Hentai@reddit

80 is on the lower-end of what is acceptable for very dark roasts. Aim for 85-90 for a normal dark roast, and absolutely boiling for lighter roasts.

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katvoira@reddit

WeeKett? Love ours and occasionally set it on the app for 1° increments when we have a really nice tea!

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Weezlecheesle@reddit

Nope, it’s a Bosch one

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Fresh_Instance_1991@reddit

Also chiming in here we have one of these too and they are also great for baby formula which should be made at 70! Boil it then keep at 70 as long as you need 😁

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TheLordJalapeno@reddit

That honestly sounds class

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burneracc99999999@reddit

We've got the same things. Glass one. Barely even £20 from eBay. I love it. Even has a keep warm function.

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blarfblarf@reddit

It's actually amazing how such a small change is so ridiculously good.

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Send_bird_pics@reddit

Peace and quiet. I have a normal house in a normal area, not super rural or anything. But where I live is ridiculously peaceful. Hardly ever any kids running around screaming, my neighbours are silent. My partner and I are quiet and peaceful. When we go to hotels and there’s constant doors slamming and shouting down the corridor it’s awful!

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Revolutionary-Hand41@reddit

We have a cat litter robot 4, which is an automatic cat litter scooper. It serves our 3 big cats and because of it, we NEVER come home to cat poo smells. It has to be emptied once or twice a week but it takes seconds, and maybe once a month I give it a really thorough clean. It is amazing. Keeps the cats happy and makes the house not stink! It was around £800 and it was the best investment ever. We also have cat water fountains and cat kibble auto feeders. We have very happy kitties!

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daniluvsuall@reddit

I’d wanted a Qouoker tap for years, honestly one of the best things I’ve bought. Boiling water all the time!

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floralaurora@reddit

A monthly bus pass

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LiterallyABigfoot@reddit

A bidet

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maersyl@reddit

Mine would be my timed cat feeder. Gets the little gremlins fed during the night so they’re not jumping all over me at 4am.

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Crazycatladyanddave@reddit

Apple CarPlay on my car for maps and music. Honestly when I’m in cars without it I wonder how I ever managed!

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maersyl@reddit

When I got my first “proper” car after starting a new job, I didn’t even know this was a thing. Plugged my phone in and suddenly it was just there on my dashboard.

I was blown away. Can’t live without it now.

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rivieradog@reddit

We recently looked at a new car that ticked all the boxes apart from CarPlay. I was about to turn it down when my partner started frantically researching how to add it to the new car. Nearly turned down a car that was 95% perfect because of the thought of being without it!!

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FeDUpGraduate87@reddit

Heated seats, cruise control and an automatic gear box... with YouTube coming through the speakers! 😍😍😍😍

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TJTheGamer1@reddit

Reading through this, i realise i dont have an ridiculous luxurys in my life. Best luxury i get occasionally is branded lemonade, a bottle of lime cuadial and a rump steak.

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Significant-Math6799@reddit

A dishwasher, a tumble dryer (I have a high humidity in the flat, even with all the windows left open! I have to deal with mould if I try to dry things on a washing line!) And chewing gum.

Oh, and skincare! My skin is really dry, despite the humidity issue, I don't understand this either!

I'd struggle with other things if they were removed too but I'm not so sure they wouldn't be seen as luxuries (decent headphones, a decent phone and contract with a good amount of data, and a decent bed to sleep in!

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anythingnotordinary@reddit

A super king bed, I don’t even like staying in a hotel unless it’s king size or more 🫠

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Top_Thought222@reddit

Moist toilet wipes, specifically the Tesco coconut ones. I panic when I am on my last pack.

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TedBob99@reddit

Hopefully, one day, you will get to try a Japanese bidet toilet...

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VolumeNeat9698@reddit

Not really a luxury (low price point), but bidet.

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Doomergeneration@reddit (OP)

Ever been to Japan? Their toilets are something else!

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RoohsMama@reddit

No one does luxury bidets like Japan! Some even have music I think

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TedBob99@reddit

In public areas like restaurants or shopping centres, some of them have artificial noise to cover the noise you might make. Typically the noise of running water/toilet tank filling up...

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EssentialParadox@reddit

It certainly feels like a luxury when I go on holiday and there’s no bidet!

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RoohsMama@reddit

I always have one installed in the house. The toilet seat type bidet was a big help with my kid learning to toilet train. Wasn’t messy, they just press a button to wash their bum and remove messy bits, and then wipe with toilet paper. Very clean.

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VolumeNeat9698@reddit

They’re pretty good. Only about 5% of the time do I see a tiny amount of mess left

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QuickSpace3289@reddit

So, i was homeless for a long time when I was a young woman. It was very dangerous and I was always cold, wet, fearing for my life every night. This was the tail end of the 00s and into the 2010s (double dip recession remeber that) I was in extreme poverty right up until 2016, (I didn't even have a cooker and cooked on a camping stove) then remained in benefit land on disability through to the 2020s. I now have secure disability benefits and a self employed gig I love to do when my health allows me from home creating art. For all the time I am in my home, having that luxury, of a snoody and enough money in my heating account to stay at a comfortable temperature that doesn't effect my illnesses and allows me a small semblance of health will always be a luxury to me.

A dehumidifier is great, but mobility and health, even if it's minor good health days is some of the most luxurious I have felt in the last 20+ years.

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Glad-Pomegranate6283@reddit

I’ve been homeless myself a couple of times due to DA. Not on the street for v long and ppl probs think it’s v strange . But even little things like drinking a cup of tea with a book undisturbed, getting back into my hobbies again and getting a bill (sign of stability), honestly makes me quite happy

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No-Direction-5796@reddit

You deserve it, and just reading this made me so much more grateful for having all those things 🙏

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Spiritual_Edge_1831@reddit

I'm about where were right now and it's so stressful but I love hearing stories like yours, gives me hope xx

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Opinion87@reddit

Stay strong.

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Spiritual_Edge_1831@reddit

Thank you 🙏

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EitherChannel4874@reddit

I bet you'll always remember that first night in a warm, safe bed after being homeless.

I was homeless for a year and when I finally got a hostel spot it was incredible. I slept for close to 14 hours then sat in a hot shower for close to an hour just because. 😂

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simundo86@reddit

Happy to hear you’ve come through a rough times. Hearing stuff like this puts my life into perspective when I complain about the smallest thing. Hope your proud of yourself ❤️

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RoohsMama@reddit

❤️

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Travels_Belly@reddit

❤️

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Winter_Commercial400@reddit

An absolutely gorgeous quilt, cost me a fortune but binning my duvet and replacing it with a beautiful 100% Cotton quilt has upped my quality of life massively lol

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RoohsMama@reddit

I’m looking into this because much as I love duvets, I can never get them squarely inside the cover. Ends up being a mess at the bottom.

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BronwynnSayre@reddit

Trick is: Lay the cover on the bed with the top corners straight and the bottom open.

Pick duvet up by top corners

Put duvet corners fully into cover corners.

Hold tightly by those corners, not letting duvet slip, stand on bed and shake until cover drops over rest of duvet.

Grab by bottom corners and shake again.

Button it up

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Aggressive_Chuck@reddit

But then it all moves

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whirler_girl@reddit

I inherited a goose feather duvet and I'm finally needing to replace it 😭 what's the difference between a duvet and cotton quilt? I'd like another goose feather because I love the weight of it without it being too warm, but cotton sounds interesting...

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Myopic_Mirror@reddit

I live in Japan at the moment so... Toto washlets/bidets.

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Visual_Parfait_681@reddit

I have a La Marzocco coffee machine and my god, outside of home, I can barely drink coffee because most other coffee is just worse. It has completely ruined me. 95% of the time the coffee I get at home is better than what is served.. which is both a privilege, a blessing and a curse! Haha.

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Tonybeetswannabe@reddit

Never had one but a swimming pool would Bea dream

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Mental_Peach_2028@reddit

My hair straitners

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awhnice@reddit

I got a “silk down” duvet a few years ago AND in a size bigger than my mattress. Highly recommend both individual aspects. Genuinely incredible all year round, never hot or cold, always feel swaddled.

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Alert_Cover_6148@reddit

My heated magnetic stirrer for heating up and mixing weed distillate for vaping

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skilless@reddit

Eating two protein bars a day

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nabsickle@reddit

A mistress

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fwendy123@reddit

we have a bed that has a gel layer in the mattress, so the temperature remains a nice middle ground between his too-hot side and my too-cool side

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RainbowStreetfood@reddit

The dishwasher, I think it literally brought me and my wife closer together.

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Hour-Acanthaceae995@reddit

Spezi (Orange and Cola)… and Starbucks… and Spotify premium

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Own-Maintenance9731@reddit

Ah, I am so jealous but happy for you that you can get Spezi. I'm in the US and have to make my own, sadly.

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Doomergeneration@reddit (OP)

Love Spezi! Where can you buy it in the uk?

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Hour-Acanthaceae995@reddit

I believe Only online via Import.

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glitterswirl@reddit

A light switch by the bed. No fumbling around in the dark.

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starderpderp@reddit

I have struggled from the moment I got rid of my £2700 Therapur mattress. Even when I had it, I would miss it when I'm at hotels (no matter how expensive the hotel was).

I had to get rid of it because I had to move country and it just wasn't worth the cost to ship to the other side of the stock.

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johnbobk@reddit

Heroin

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Pippin4242@reddit

Really really sturdy mattress. I feel like I'm drowning in hotel beds

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ConsciousFox5@reddit

Do you have any recommendations? I had Emma and I really did not like it, it sunk after a year or so

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Pippin4242@reddit

Just taken a look at my records, and it appears to be a Mayfair Beds Baroness 1500. It's not the purest recommendation as it has sunk a bit, and we've had to be very diligent with a plank up the middle, extra legs under the bed, and flipping and turning quarterly. On its own I found the tufts very uncomfortable, so we added a firm topper too. A firm mattress plus learning to use a body pillow correctly has honestly done wonders for my back over the years.

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ConsciousFox5@reddit

Thanks! Sounds a bit tricky but will look into it. If anyone else has a recommendation pls let me know 👀

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Pippin4242@reddit

I was anxious that it could be comfortable year round - the ones with memory foam didn't seem right at all, and the mattress topper has made all the difference.

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GlamGemini@reddit

I have an ikea hybrid mattress and hate the memory foam. Would some of mattress topper be any help?

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Pippin4242@reddit

I imagine it would be slightly less effective in making it firm than if you had a firm mattress to start with, but I definitely think it would help. Ours is lovely and flat, and wasn't wildly expensive compared to replacing the mattress itself. I think it's a latex one from John Lewis?

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GlamGemini@reddit

Thanks! Hopefully there's some sort of cooling matress topper or something.

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Head-Ring8851@reddit

I have back problems and big tits, whats a body pillow and how do you use it?

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Pippin4242@reddit

Probably best not to take my word for it, I'm sure there are good guides to which you might benefit from - but I use a cheap l-shaped pillow from Dunelm, and keep it between my knees whenever possible in bed. It seems to even out the whole situation a bit, and depending on my position it's sometimes right up between my boobs too. Kind of doesn't seem like it could be doing much... except my back is nothing like as bad now.

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Happily-Incorrect@reddit

I have a firm Harrison Spinks in my spare room and I love it so much I sleep in there fairly frequently!

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Bossman_Mike@reddit

I spent about an hour in the shop trying mattresses and got one which was basically spot on.

Some of them felt like I was sleeping on the floor, others swallowed me up.

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TheViscountRang@reddit

My guy I think you might've forgotten to take the mattress out of the box

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Pippin4242@reddit

I just like feeling my back crunch back into place when I stir in the night tbh. Big tit problems

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BellendBuilder@reddit

My wife feels the same but that’s usually because that’s the only time we get away from the kids 😅

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shanloulie@reddit

my medical cannabis prescription, i absolutely count it as a luxury due to the costs but it’s absolutely changed my life and my mental health for the better

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yeskt@reddit

My boiling water tap 😩

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Tumbleweed_360@reddit

A bidet. Such a great feeling to be clean all of the time.

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BackupThunder16@reddit

My PC. I can't imagine not having one at this point. Being restricted to my phone would be so depressing.

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im-yxz@reddit

i can live without absolutely everything but my toaster broke the other week and i felt like i was dying so my answer is a £20 toaster from tesco

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Rekani@reddit

Beer. No question

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ldn-ldn@reddit

If ridiculous in terms of a price, then high quality tea. £250-300 per kilo, but it's worth every penny for me.

If ridiculous in some other way, then 3D printer. Having a huge noisy box full of melted plastic is definitely ridiculous, but it's so useful when you live in a flat and don't have a workshop/garage!

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ClockworkV@reddit

Any brand you'd recommend?

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ldn-ldn@reddit

Brand of what?

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ClockworkV@reddit

Tea

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ldn-ldn@reddit

You normally don't buy a brand, you buy from a farm. I can recommend a shop though - https://www.teavivre.com

When you click though their selection, you will notice that they publish info like harvest time, harvest year, farm (tea garden), etc.

Please note that none of Chinese teas taste like your regular British tea in a tea bag. And you need to learn how to brew them.

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ClockworkV@reddit

Brilliant, cheers!

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ldn-ldn@reddit

I hope you will enjoy your new tea addiction 😄

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ldn-ldn@reddit

P.S. I would recommend starting with Keemum and Golden Monkey black teas, they're probably most familiar in terms of taste.

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BirchyBaby@reddit

Japanese toilet with hot water bidet function.

Every other toilet just feels dirty now..

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Quiet_Ambassador3164@reddit

How much was it to in install?

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BirchyBaby@reddit

Free! Did it myself.

Bought the seat from Victorian Plumbing and wired it into a spur from the socket in the next room. 1 year in with no dramas and fresh bums!

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sarbuk@reddit

Air conditioning in every room.

Our house is a well insulated modern built hotbox, and it’s so nice approaching summer knowing that the house won’t try to roast us alive.

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MisticalMulberry@reddit

Spotify premium

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GlitchingGecko@reddit

I thought that then I switched to Amazon Music for a free 3 month trial from December to Feb.

It's been 3 months now since the trial ended, and I'm still using Amazon Music on the free version, and haven't heard a single ad.

The only downside is not being able to download playlists - but unless you're often somewhere with no signal, it's not really an issue.

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bunnymama7@reddit

Picture of your shower please? Need inspiration

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United_Post7492@reddit

Bedstretch. I am 6ft 5 and have always struggled with beds' length ways. UK super king is only 200cm in length. Starting to suffer with ankle pain in my mid 30s then someone pointed me towards a bedstretch. Expensive - £100-£150 but boy was it worth it. Just attach it to the headboard and its added an extra 6 inches in length. Literally changed my life and the first night with it was the best sleep I've ever had. Doubles as a mini shelf in bed too for drinks etc.

Buy one if you're like me and always too tall for smaller UK beds.

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meg7264@reddit

A dishwasher, never had one until I owned my own home and genuinely think I would spiral back into depression without it.
An upstairs hoover (VACUUM I KNOW) such a game changer for bedroom spiders, doing the top half of the stairs, cobwebs over the landing, general upstairs dustiness. The Henry downstairs gets used and 'bused I don't like to use it on carpets.
A walk in pantry, it's not huge but it means we didn't have to have any wall units in the kitchen and no food (except the fridge/freezer) is kept in the kitchen at all. I can lock the door to stop my kids eating 74 bags of crisps, stop family pets getting at stuff, hide small appliances away and seasonal tableware and decorations etc. LOVE IT⭐️

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Xaerob@reddit

Motion sensors for my smart home lighting. Don't need to press any buttons, it's just on for the right amount of time and the correct brightness. I if I'm going to the kitchen it's bright, toilet during night, dimmed (also the hallway). I have a 3 floor house, so too many stairs, and the light just turns on when I'm there, and off a minute later.

It's really odd having to manually turn on lights when I stay in other places.

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Healthy-Ad-8137@reddit

Automatic parking on my car. At first it’s a bit of a gimmic, but when you use it all the time you find it just does what it is meant to do. I use it daily especially since I live in a city. It just takes the stress out of parking and it does it quicker. It’s a luxury I would struggle to live without and I want it on all future cars.

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Flapparachi@reddit

I’ve slept in a Superking bed that I share with my husband for over a decade.

A king size is cramped and uncomfortable for two of us. A standard double feels like a single bed. I will not fork out money for a hotel room unless I can get a superking or two big singles pushed together (the ones common in resorts abroad).

I’ve had sleep issues since my late teens and it’s a hill I will die on.

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Soldier7sixx@reddit

A proper coffee machine, where I can grind my own coffee and steam my own milk ❤️ my wife got it for my 40th birthday this year. I hugged it when I opened it, I have. Its genuinely the best gift I have ever received.

As the years have gone on I have graduated slowly from instant coffee to filter coffee to barista coffee and can't see myself ever going back. I didn't think there would be a huge difference but I was blown away.

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Littlelindsey@reddit

Not having a mortgage so I can heat my house and eat at the same time

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SimplyFootballNet@reddit

Hot showers

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Normal-Internal164@reddit

Wolford tights

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kelly-golightly@reddit

A Tempur mattress. When we first got it, it took a bit of getting used to and I was panicking that I’d just spent a fair amount on a mattress I couldn’t tolerate, but now I love it.

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Infamous1883@reddit

Vodka

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Adorable_Pressure958@reddit

My wife's and I have seperate bathrooms, I cannot tell you how liberating that is.

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g_constanza@reddit

Tempur ergonomic pillow. Had a neck pain that got cured by it and can’t sleep without it now.

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GoldBear79@reddit

Firm pillows. There is no greater domestic sin than thin pillows.

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RockAndHardPlace81@reddit

I'll take your thin pillows! (Belly sleeper)

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ValuableForever672@reddit

Where did u get yours from?

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GoldBear79@reddit

I use Mammoth ones. Well, just the one actually - it’s more than enough

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RoutineAbroad3486@reddit

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burneracc99999999@reddit

Yes, tell us. I'm here sticking three pillows into one pillowcase and still annoyed that it doesn't work.

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knight-under-stars@reddit

The best pillow I have ever used is at my parents house. They were issued this pillow in the late 1980s as part of the furniture in their British Army married quarter.

It has the texture and weight of a sandbag.

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anderped@reddit

It could be a sandbag tbf

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5flyingfks@reddit

A daylight lamp as an alarm. In the dead of winter, the light wakes me so effectively without the rage inducing noise of an alarm

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Head-Ring8851@reddit

Link?

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HappyCaterpillar34@reddit

One of those velvetiser thingies for hot chocolate. I can then say I’m supporting local by using the independent chocolate shop to buy a big pack of the flakes to go in it and it saves a fair bit on even the occasional hot chocolate whilst out with the child because we’ve got the machine at home!

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BronwynnSayre@reddit

I was going to say the same, love my velvetiser!

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Away-Organization630@reddit

My own bed

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jessikatnip7@reddit

My countertop dishwasher. As someone who has an irrational hatred of washing up and not enough space for a regular dishwasher, it’s been a godsend!

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John316-LIFE@reddit

Please tell me more!! I’m tired of hand washing 3x a day 😭😭

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dit_dit_dit@reddit

Not the original commenter but I have a Bob worktop dishwasher and it has changed my life. You'll find it by looking up "Bob dishwasher". Quite expensive and it does need its own cartridges but it has changed my life and I would not be without my little dishwashing robot!

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freddiepoos2025@reddit

Me too! I bought one partially as I have a tiny kitchen and very little counter space so I can store dirty dishes in there and not be on display.

Then I got hooked on how easy it is to use.

Now I can’t live without it!

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londoncidade@reddit

spa..

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lewisw1992@reddit

Super King size bed.

I don't know how anyone could live with anything smaller.

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Mundane_Revolution46@reddit

My coffee machine. The effort of boiling a kettle is just too much.

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sailingdownstairs@reddit

Milk delivery. Yeah it costs more but we drink a lot of tea and coffee and not having to work out endlessly whether we need more milk from the shop today is wonderful.

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HugsandHate@reddit

It takes you an endless amount of time to figure out how much milk you need?

I think you've got bigger problems...

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sailingdownstairs@reddit

No, it solves the everyday having to remember to think about "OK, do I need to go to the shop for milk today?" and then having to arrange my way home around that and the closing time etc. It's one task off the endless mental load.

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HugsandHate@reddit

How often do you fail this task?

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sailingdownstairs@reddit

Why are you being so hostile about this? It's something which improves my life significantly. I'm not forcing you to do the same.

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HugsandHate@reddit

It's dry humour. You missed my joke the first time, I'm just keeping it rolling.

English, by the way. I'm assuming you're not.

Don't worry, lol.

Oh, and I think you need some milk.

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sailingdownstairs@reddit

I am indeed English. On the website full of people ready to shout at strangers over literally anything it's quite hard to realise when someone is making the exact same comment but "ironically".

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HugsandHate@reddit

Well. If you didn't get a joke, I can't help you.

Cya!

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ac0rn5@reddit

Milk delivery.

We have our milk delivered.

It does cost more, but not as much as it would cost, overall, to ~~go~~ drive to the supermarket each time we need milk. (Our home to supermarket journey is too far to walk, and is about 15 minutes in the car.)

And without those extra supermarket trips we don't buy so much on impulse.

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djmonsta@reddit

An aircon unit installed in our bedroom. Even in winter it's on. We genuinely struggle when we go somewhere that doesn't have it.

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lisgil91@reddit

Cans of coke in my fridge instead of litre bottles. Quooker hot tap, super king bed

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LF-04@reddit

A dishwasher with cutlery tray, added timer for overnight washes so it uses the cheaper electricity rate 👌

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Middle--Earth@reddit

An ice maker.

Honestly, there's no chance whatsoever of us becoming dehydrated now, with the sheer volume of iced drinks that we are glugging down!

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87catmama@reddit

I can definitely live without it, but I do love having a heated seat in the car!

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RoutineAbroad3486@reddit

That was me and then added the heated steering wheel to the mix 😂 both are now a necessity

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Sszaj@reddit

Before my current car was delivered I had a Volvo V60 on hire with heated steering wheel and seats, I was almost sad giving it up when the permanent car that only had heated seats was delivered.

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CeaselessWatcher00@reddit

Ah I love my heated seat! If I can also get a heated steering wheel in my next car that would be perfect ☺️

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spicyzsurviving@reddit

Is my electric blanket a luxury?

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Gr4z99@reddit

Espresso machine. Cost a fortune but I love it!!

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RahWitnessedIt@reddit

My luxury. My family. Priceless beyond measure

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Previous-Ad7618@reddit

An annexe.

We have our regular house, than attached on the side is a self contained annexe (living room, bedroom. Kitchen, shower room/toilet).

I feel like that's pretty uncommon.

When we have guests they never need to be in the way.

When I wanna watch football I can leave my wife to watch TV in the main building.

I can shower without waking the kids if I run in the eve.

I can work in here when I WFH.

Life changer.

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Potential_Bat8605@reddit

That sounds amazing.

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Previous-Ad7618@reddit

The house itself is pretty old and needs a facelift but we opted for bigger with more potential over smaller and more modern. At times I regret it but the grass is always greener.

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Potential_Bat8605@reddit

Space. Always go for space.

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Dolphin_Spotter@reddit

My Dog. They're not cheap, but she's worth every penny.

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Hopefulmum@reddit

I have a cat, but definitely the same. Wouldn't be without her and absolutely worth every penny

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Ashie2112@reddit

🩷

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InviteAromatic6124@reddit

Heated seats and steering wheel

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SubstantialShow8@reddit

Everyone saying heated seat but we know that the true luxury is a heated steering wheel

Admittedly that was work cars at my old job, so I do actually live without either of them now but I know which I miss more

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alltorque1982@reddit

2 cars ago I had both, then the last car only had heated seats. Cold mornings made me want to cry. It was pathetic, even a pre heated cabin still left a chilly steering wheel.

Current car has both again and it's bloody lovely.

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InviteAromatic6124@reddit

Since getting my new car with this luxury it makes so much difference on freezing cold winters when the steering wheel gets too cold to touch.

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SubstantialShow8@reddit

The worst!

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Bartlet4_America@reddit

Our last car had heated seats. Our current one doesn't, but has a heated steering wheel. I miss the heated seats so much, particularly on long drives for the old lower back. Mind you, on a freezing cold morning, having warm hands is a lovely little bonus

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gooderz21@reddit

Air con. 6 months of the year it’s icy cool in my bedroom. The other 6 months I have it in fan mode. 10 years I’ve had air con and I can never go back

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IAmFireAndFireIsMe@reddit

Coffee machine. Where it does almost all the work.

I want the satisfaction not the effort.

I’m a terrible lover, if that wasn’t obvious…

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CurlsandCream@reddit

My £2.5k mattress. I’ve only had it a month but I practically weep for joy when I lie on it now. Context: I am a 42 y o single mother to a toddler 😂

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chkmbmgr@reddit

Air purifier. Great for hay-fever

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D0wnb0at@reddit

Not “ridiculously luxurious” but I have a stand alone AC, was about £500 (I forget exactly), and then expensive to run, not as good as spending £5-10k on full AC +running costs, but my god it makes a huge difference.

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jilljd38@reddit

My cooling gel pillow it cost a fair bit for a pillow but I'm menopausal and a pillow flipper this has stopped me flipping for the cool side I now only flip once maybe twice a night instead of all night

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Opinion87@reddit

Would be interested to know what pillow you have. 38 year old male and I must be hitting the manopaus because I don't just have to flip pillows, I have to swap them.

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jilljd38@reddit

Dreams therapur cool pillow

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Opinion87@reddit

Many thanks 😊

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experiment626-blaa@reddit

Bum wipes

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Doomergeneration@reddit (OP)

Good shout, couldn’t live without them now

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Artistic-Fish1125@reddit

Moved abroad and my husband is a die hard feather pillow person. For whatever reason they were causing me bad neck pain. Switched to a Lidl middle aisle Livarno Home TopCool Neck Support Pillow for £10 and the pain just magically went away.

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the-TARDIS-ran-away@reddit

Spotify premium and youtube premium. Even more luxury is I poach my dad's spotify and my partners youtube.

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Technical_Parking898@reddit

Fancy bedding. I fell down a rabbit hole a few years ago googling most popular hotel bedding and here we are. Atleast if I close my eyes it feels like I’m at the Ritz

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deccann@reddit

Care to share the details?

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NewtQuick9418@reddit

Highly recommend White Company or John Lewis high thread count bedding

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Pure_Study_3664@reddit

Yes, I’m intrigued too!

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Gladdy_bum@reddit

I have seasonal bed linen. Brushed cotton for winter, regular cotton for spring and autumn and I got French linen as a treat and only use it for a few weeks in summer.

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Pottage10@reddit

Same rabbit hole. I invested in some 800 TC John Lewis bedding and I haven’t looked back. I’ve had to get two sets for when one is in the wash. Life changing.

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ggssmm1@reddit

I read somewhere that the maximum “real TC” possible is 400 or 600, and everything above that is just a different way of counting the threads or something.

Not sure if true though... and it didn't stop me buying some 800 TC as well

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Sfb208@reddit

My mattress.

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nutrition_nomad_@reddit

heated blankets are probably mine because once you get used to being warm and comfortable that easily, normal blankets just never feel the same anymore especially during rainy nights

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apcreek@reddit

Cinema room

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Cute-Ad217@reddit

Lurpak

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crazylablady@reddit

Fancy bean to cup coffee machine.

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Anonimoose15@reddit

Just living in a 1 bed flat instead of a room in a house share finally, I could not go back, having a room that is just for sleeping is bliss and I no longer feel like half the advice on sleep hygiene (don’t eat/watch tv etc in your bedroom) is mocking me

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WebDisasters@reddit

My dog. He’s a sweetheart but is ridiculously naughty, annoying, expensive and smelly at times. There’s nothing luxurious about him, but he costs the same as a fair few small luxuries every month and of course we wouldn’t want to live without him 🐶

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Quirky-Respond93@reddit

The best answer 😊

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tom_p_legend@reddit

Yes, we've got one of those too! Currently snuggled up to me on the sofa, but normally running around barking at fluff and chewing everything.

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Maleficent-Win-6520@reddit

Toilet paper. Try an alternative and you’ll know why

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Several_Hospital_129@reddit

Years ago I went on a church mission trip to Mexico. Before we left, our group was told that in Mexico, the sewage system could not take toilet paper. Expect to see a bucket beside every toilet. Sure enough, we spent six weeks there and everywhere we went, there was a bucket beside the toilet. Churches, private homes, business, big city, small village. It didn't matter. There was always a bucket beside the toilet.

Since then, I have never taken American plumbing for granted. It may not be a ridiculous luxury to most people, but my stars, you don't appreciated it until you don't have it.

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desperatehausfrau@reddit

Waste buckets by the toilet are pretty common in many European countries...

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RoohsMama@reddit

Bidet plus toilet paper

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jasminenice@reddit

My 3 cats, I couldn't give up any of them.

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straightnoturns@reddit

I just spent £1800 on a Tempur mattress, I cannot wait to go to bed every night.

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doraisexploring27@reddit

My coffee machine, I love it so much I’ve become a complete snob and no longer drink coffee anywhere but home 🙈

(It’s a swan retro ground coffee machine with a milk wand. I used to have a £200 bean-to-cup machine and it was godawful, the coffee came out cold and the milk frother didn’t work. This new one was half the price and a hundred times better!)

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Codders94@reddit

My espresso machine & grinder

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noodlesandwich123@reddit

£8 luxury foaming shower gels

7 years ago I broke my arm and when it was in a cast, I couldn't get it wet or lather soap. So I bought a can of foaming shower gel and now I can't go back

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BorderlineWire@reddit

My bedding. I always wanted some really good quality bedding and it finally happened. Feels like I’ve made it and other bedding is nice but it just doesn’t feel as good as my own little Dorma collection.

Also my cat and everything I can do for him now. He’s been here with us through everything. I love that his life has gotten so much better. I couldn’t give up watching him live so well. He has always had the best I could give him but now it’s so much better for him than it was even five years ago. Better home, food and entertainment.

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SuperDinkle406@reddit

Staff trained to trim my ear and nose hair.

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Espresso-Newbie@reddit

A prosumer espresso machine (La Pavoni Cellini) and semi-commercial grinder (Mazzer Philos). Totally a luxury but definitely can’t do without and is very much part of my day.

Emma mattress

Good loo roll. Totally unnecessary but can’t live without.

Not having to worry about being cold - heating to a good level is a non-negotiable and I know this way of thinking is absolutely a luxury and I don’t take it lightly.

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ParsnipMammoth1249@reddit

A prosumer espresso machine, a coffee grinder, and a selection of specialty coffees (11 at the moment) for my morning espressos. Whenever I'm away for work or on holiday, I miss the coffee I make at home. It's hard to find a coffee shop that makes espresso the way I like it.

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ClydeB3@reddit

Smart home devices. Especially lightbulbs and plugs.

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gemmajenkins2890@reddit

I have echos, bulbs and a doorbell, but haven’t stretched to plugs yet.

Any recos? Thank you!

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ClydeB3@reddit

My top recommendation would be TP Link Tapo when they're on sale, but a lot of that's probably because I've mostly bought into their products and it's easier to stick to one brand.

I've got a mix of TP link (Kasa (now discontinued, and the newer ones are better) and Tapo) and IKEA. The ikea ones aren't bad and have some bonuses (cheap and easy to add remotes) and are a bit cheaper but I like having the option for timers, energy monitoring etc with the TP links.

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gemmajenkins2890@reddit

Looks like I have some research to do…

Thank you!

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QuaintStaircase@reddit

If you're adding a few, you might want to look at coming off wifi

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gemmajenkins2890@reddit

Sorry, can you explain?

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QuaintStaircase@reddit

I assume the bulbs you have currently are WiFi ones?

As your smart home grows, WiFi-based smart devices become more and more of a pain.

If you're planning to keep growing, it's worth considering switching over to local control; matter or zigbee, sooner rather than later.

Saves you trashing all the WiFi ones when you have a lot and you can't take it anymore. Ask me how I know 😂

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gemmajenkins2890@reddit

Ohhhh I get you.

I have thought in the past, the more I hook up to my hub, the more the bandwidth has to be shared out, and we do online gaming so need good fast internet for that. Well it’s not gonna be very quick if I’ve got umpteen other devices all trying to use it is it?! lol.

I will take a look. Thank you!

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QuaintStaircase@reddit

Quite! You also start getting app fragmentation, introducing more and more security risks (every device being a new, cloud-connected, hackable entry to your home that never gets updated), and you're screwed if the internet goes down!

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TurbulentHamster3418@reddit

I’ve got Nooie plugs from Amazon, super easy to use too!

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continentaldreams@reddit

Omg yes. I haven't physically turned a light on in a good 5 years 😂 Pure bliss

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MobiusNaked@reddit

I have a Sage Oracle touch coffee machine. Cost me a grand but my wife and I never buy coffee out of the house so it’s paid for itself several times over.

But that’s not the luxury.

The luxury is a small shaker filled with dark cocoa powder for my morning cappuccino

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72dk72@reddit

TV

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Dedward5@reddit

Office building in my garden with superfast internet and a fair bit of room, surrounded buy fields and not a single human sound.

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Doomergeneration@reddit (OP)

Do you wfh?

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Dedward5@reddit

Yes.

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Travels_Belly@reddit

Just coffee.

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RequirementEasy4273@reddit

A really good shower head. Once you've had proper pressure at home, hotel showers feel like someone gently misting you with a plant sprayer.

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TheAnxiousPangolin@reddit

I couldn’t live without my dishwasher and feel thankful to have one every time o use it.

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PsychologicalDish430@reddit

I agree with this, only stayed in one other hotel with a better shower than mine.

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Impressive-Plum3094@reddit

Having my own bathroom.

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stauer88@reddit

A toilet both upstairs and downstairs.

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Doomergeneration@reddit (OP)

Having two bathrooms in a family home makes such a difference

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stauer88@reddit

It's only a 2 bed as well so even more unexpected to have it. I dislike the area and would love to move but having a semi detached two bed house with garden at housing association rents is too good to lose.

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TheViscountRang@reddit

Wait until you get two bathrooms and a bucket

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Previous-Ad7618@reddit

Is that a ridiculous luxury?

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stauer88@reddit

Feels like it considering it's a council house.

It's not a luxury I'd ever be able to afford if I tried to rent privately.

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Pocahontas21334@reddit

We have 2 bathrooms and 3 toilets, one on each floor. Also love our double driveway and that we don’t have to park on the road.

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Specialist-Web7854@reddit

I have a really good memory foam mattress. Two nights in a hotel and I’m desperate for a comfortable night’s sleep.

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katie-kaboom@reddit

Since my son moved out, my partner and I have our own bathrooms. It was luxurious enough not sharing a bathroom with a teenage boy, but my own? Not having to jostle for shower time? Being able to leave as many shampoos as I want on the side? Sheer luxury.

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Ravdoggydog@reddit

Indoor 15m pool with swim-jet which I use most days, for fitness and just bobbing around with a rum & coke listening to audiobooks. It’s great for parties too - though I do worry as my kids get older and have parties about any “Michael Barrymore” incidents under my roof!

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TurboAssRipper@reddit

£300 dehumidifier my bf got for a damp basement (that has been fixed now) that we NOW use to dry clothes.

I can put 3 loads of clothes to dry in a spare room and they'll dry in only a few hours max. It's amazing

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treadtyred@reddit

A hot shower is one hell of a luxury.

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YeeeepersJeeepers@reddit

Jumping on the bean to cup coffee machine.... It's a game changer.

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ACharredCell@reddit

Milk frother? Coffee just not the same without it any more...

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Cat-Cuddler1@reddit

My fancy coffee machine. It's ruined me for pretty much every "standard" coffee available anywhere else.

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eastkent@reddit

A campervan. I converted it myself from a 15 seat minibus so it suited our requirements*. My wife has disabilities that means she needs a toilet nearby, and I'm a lazy bastard which means I need a kettle and a comfy bed. It's perfect.

*It's actually for much more than that but for comedic brevity I've shortened it to its basic requirements.

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TheNorthernBaron@reddit

Not now as I'm on one of my regular tolerance breaks but I like drugs

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Original_Document748@reddit

Memory foam pillow

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pullingteeths@reddit

Extra virgin olive oil tbh

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Thalamic_Cub@reddit

Heated seats in my car. Im a surveyor, we do a lot of standing around in fields in the rain, wind or snow.

Getting into a hot seat? Bliss.

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Sure-Junket-6110@reddit

Charlie Bigham meals

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Then-Young47@reddit

TV ON MY BEDROOM!

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ash894@reddit

Boiling water tap. We didn’t know the house had one when we moved in but I shall never again boil water in a kettle like a Peasant. Funnily enough before we moved in we lived with my in laws because our house sold before the new one was ready and they had one. Hated it. Just made bubbly tea. Ours doesn’t have that issue though. Strangely after 5 years I still get that flash of muscle memory about boiling a kettle. Ie you come in, need a wee. Do you boil the kettle first whilst peeing or do it all after.

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Absentmined42@reddit

My coffee machine.

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steaminwilliebeamin1@reddit

Bean to cup coffee machine

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Soniq268@reddit

Silk pillow slips.

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TheRealVinosity@reddit

A silk inner, for when I go camping.

Not cheap, but makes the whole experience feel much more luxurious.

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BellendBuilder@reddit

My car.

I spend of my time in the van for work.

I’d go full Vegata if someone tried to take my car from me. Cost me a lot of money and I absolutely it’s a ridiculous luxury I don’t really need but fuck that I worked for that and it’s mine 😅

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zephyrmox@reddit

Air con. Sauna membership. Remote lights/smart home.

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catjellycat@reddit

Super king bed.

Holidays in a double are hard!

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