Coffee machines and 3D televisions also made the list of items that people own when they've made it.
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The idea of a status symbol is nothing new: in the 1980s, people yearned to own an avocado bathroom suite. However, these 'lust list' items can change pretty quickly, as it was estimated in 2004 that if your house has one of the green bathrooms, it can take up to £8,000 off the value of your home.
The research, which was carried out by coffee machine brand De’Longhi, also revealed that women may prefer the newest gadgets to fashion, with just over a quarter of them saying the excitement of buying a new status symbol gadget is greater than buying a new pair of shoes.
People were also asked to guess what they thought the ultimate status symbols for the 2020s would be. Guesses include a shower that also blow-dries hair, a dishwasher that can put dishes away and a fridge that would digitally order more food when stocks are running low.
Mark Swift, Director of Marketing at De’Longhi said: “It’s fascinating to see how status symbols move with the times and fashions over the decades - some are very clearly of their time, and don’t date particularly well, whereas others become widely accepted as the years go by, to the point that eventually no home is without them.
“Styles and fashions may come and go - but it seems we’ll never tire of buying things for the house to act as status symbols.”
Emily Bancroft
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