These reasons are courtesy of my husband who has a different opinion on spending $2,370 on a Thermomix.
According to him here are 10 items we could have purchased instead:
1. New loungesuite
2. Parts for his Kingswood
3. Chainsaw
4. Going on holiday
5. Outdoor pizza oven
6. New shower
7. Circular saw
8. Garden shed
9. Home gym
10. Car!
Of course he got a bit tired of hearing me talking about the Thermomix constantly, so he finally relented just to shut me up I think. It goes to show that nagging really does have benefits sometimes.