State pension: seven items you can buy for £2.97 Investing the extra money in your library collection will allow you to keep up to date with the latest in romantic fiction. New Mills & Boon novel, The Billionaire's Trophy by Lynne Graham, can be bought for £2.97. Keen cyclists may want to invest in a set of stainless steel replacement bicycle wheel spokes from eBay. You'll have to pay postage on top though. A pot of Mackie's Traditional Luxury Dairy Ice cream from Waitrose or Tesco could be yours for £2.97. Boring but essential: eight Wilkinson sword titanium blades can be bought with the money. Take a trip to your local 99p store and take your pick of three items. A bottle of Slug Attack slug and snail killer, a pair of secateurs and a grow-your-own strawberries kit could be yours for £2.97.