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The alibi thread. For the sake of the noob.

post #1 of 46
1/19/10 at 12:22am
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We've all (well almost) had someone who we've had to shade the color of the truth to get past a purchase. Be it spouse/friend, parent, boss, etc., creative accounting has been used in many an extreme situation to get past them.

Give us who and how your best success stories have worked.
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post #2 of 46
1/19/10 at 12:23am
Mine has been just buying Grados. Without going wood, they all look the same.
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post #3 of 46
1/19/10 at 12:27am
All the packages that arrive in the mail for me are just "some more tubes for that black amplifier box thing honey".
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post #4 of 46
1/19/10 at 1:02am
Always round down or approximate by orders of magnitude.

Fortunately, I live around very reasonable people/econ majors, so of my friends, pretty much everyone accepts the "different preferences" idea.
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post #5 of 46
1/19/10 at 1:02am
My parents stopped asking questions sometime after I told them I spent $500 on a pair of doorknobs.
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post #6 of 46
1/19/10 at 1:55am
"This hobby is self-sustaining."
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post #7 of 46
1/19/10 at 2:28am
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Originally Posted by Kirosia View Post
My parents stopped asking questions sometime after I told them I spent $500 on a pair of doorknobs.
lmfao
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post #8 of 46
1/19/10 at 2:34am
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My parents stopped asking questions sometime after I told them I spent $500 on a pair of doorknobs.
Thank you Kirosia. You've made my day. I'm laughing my friggin' butt off right now.
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post #9 of 46
1/19/10 at 3:34am
"That wooden headphone looks expensive!"
--> "Don't worry, it's just painted plastic!"
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post #10 of 46
1/19/10 at 3:35am
"I can always sell these for almost the same price I paid for them!"
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post #11 of 46
1/19/10 at 3:45am
^ Oh man, that is a good one.
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post #12 of 46
1/19/10 at 3:50am
what do you rather put up with? other women, or headphones?
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post #13 of 46
1/19/10 at 4:56am
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Originally Posted by El_Doug View Post
"I can always sell these for almost the same price I paid for them!"
I've used that before!
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post #14 of 46
1/19/10 at 5:02am
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Originally Posted by gilency View Post
what do you rather put up with? other women, or headphones?
"Women" - Those can be very expensive my friend...
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post #15 of 46
1/19/10 at 5:04am
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"I can always sell these for almost the same price I paid for them!"
I've used that (not w/ headphones yet as I'm a newb) or I just say that I can return them w/in their 30 days, or whatever, if they don't work out.
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