[Happy Camper]

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.

 

[juniperlater]

Mine has been just buying Grados. Without going wood, they all look the same.

 

[Justin Uthadude]

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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[tintin47]

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.

 

[Kirosia]

My parents stopped asking questions sometime after I told them I spent $500 on a pair of doorknobs.

 

[The Monkey]

"This hobby is self-sustaining."

 

[Raez]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirosia /img/forum/go_quote.gif My parents stopped asking questions sometime after I told them I spent $500 on a pair of doorknobs.

LMAO

 

[Menisk]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirosia /img/forum/go_quote.gif 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.

 

[Landis]

"That wooden headphone looks expensive!"
--> "Don't worry, it's just painted plastic!"

 

[El_Doug]

"I can always sell these for almost the same price I paid for them!"

 

[juniperlater]

^ Oh man, that is a good one.

 

[gilency]

what do you rather put up with? other women, or headphones?

 

[Landis]

Quote:

Originally Posted by El_Doug /img/forum/go_quote.gif "I can always sell these for almost the same price I paid for them!"

I've used that before!

 

[Fantoon]

Quote:

Originally Posted by gilency /img/forum/go_quote.gif what do you rather put up with? other women, or headphones?

"Women" - Those can be very expensive my friend...

 

[RCTID]

Quote:

Originally Posted by El_Doug /img/forum/go_quote.gif "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.