Do you buy things you don't need now but might need later?

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This morning we popped around to the recycling shop to see if our cat, Baloo, had done any better in chasing down a mouse that had been annoying the shop manager. Baloo hadn't performed and was putting his role of Assistant Manager seriously at risk by not sorting out the little rodent. Whilst we were there we took a look in the 'back room' where all the kitchen electricals live and picked up a hardly used Kenwood food processor with lots of different attachments, all for the sum of £10. We have a Kenwood - in fact we're on our second after my husband blew up the motor trying to knead dough - so we don't strictly need another right now. But one day we will, and knowing that there's a spare in the garage will mean it's less traumatic when our current one finally gives up the ghost. I wouldn't buy a 'spare' if the price was much higher but when my husband send the original Kenwood Chef to food processor heaven, we had to buy one second hand on eBay and paid more than we'd intended to. This time we'll be ahead of the game. Well done Baloo. Not much of a mouser but he has useful friends.