Name the most expensive personal item you’ve ever purchased (not your home or car).

My most expensive item?

I really couldn’t say.

I have a kind of ceiling

Pay more and I wince.

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But once you’ve paid

You own the thing.

Forget about the price.

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I hate the throwaway culture

It’s not worth buying cheap.

I’ve had to learn to pay a bit more

And buy stuff that will keep.

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I couldn’t name one item

But I’ll swallow and pay out

For a good pair of running shoes

Or decent walking boots.

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I cannot do extravagance

I am not built that way.

A weather proof coat

A jacket or two

But nothing overpriced.

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My wife will make me buy things

That’ll have me screw up my face

But she’s always right I pay the price

End up with decent things.

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She will always read reviews

And always wants the best.

It’s a false economy

To buy what doesn’t work.

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She’s a master shopper

Will buy at the best price

I buy more on impulse

And with a screwed up face.