What do you tell the wives??

[meithkiller]

My wife is very trusting, almost to a fault. I don't lie to her, but I don't always tell her specific details (like price) on some of my toys. I'm responsible for paying the credit cards though and she knows I'll have to take care of the bill sooner or later. Buying her nice big presents helps too. I bought her a convertible for a 10th anniversary present last year.

I'll be milking that one for awhile.

-Keith

 

[Bunnyears]

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Originally Posted by meithkiller My wife is very trusting, almost to a fault. I don't lie to her, but I don't always tell her specific details (like price) on some of my toys. I'm responsible for paying the credit cards though and she knows I'll have to take care of the bill sooner or later. Buying her nice big presents helps too. I bought her a convertible for a 10th anniversary present last year. I'll be milking that one for awhile. -Keith

Large diamonds also work.

 

[Bunnyears]

btw, my husband could never get away with giving me a car (convertible or not) as he would be using it more than me! And if I complained about that, he would just blink his long eyelashes and make me feel guilty.

 

[Jahn]

3000 begs to get something, eventually a few get the nod, then i buy it in 2 seconds, then she says *you bought it already? how much was that?* then i say *it was $$$ like i said* then she's like, and i'm like, then she gets, then i'm in the doghouse.

 

[andrzejpw]

Here's one trick I've used (no wife though

): Grado SR-200s look a LOT like Grado SR-225s. And who sees interconnects? As for amps/cd players: if you sell your old equipment, you're "only paying $100 or so more."

 

[superjohnny]

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Originally Posted by Nak Man Don't you just love talking about wives on 'equipment category forums'.

wives... equipment... lol

 

[rauer]

Tell her as little as possible - and when specifically asked NEVER tell how much you paid for the gear.

 

[Bunnyears]

This is a great thread! I'm going to use all of these strategies the next time I get new shoes or designer handbag!

 

[rauer]

bunny, you naughty girl buy headphones _and_ shoes! Trying to save the cake and eat it too, are we?

 

[philodox]

lie

Sometimes you just have to. I just bought my K340's and sent them to Larry to have them recabled. I bought them for $120 shipped and the recabling and tweaking is almost twice that.

So I told my wife that they cost $100 and that the recabling was 'very cheap' and left it at that.

 

[Jahn]

bunny, just try my wife's approach - buy the shoes, tell the price, say if they dont fit you'll return them - some you return, some you dont, eventually the hubby loses track in your mad buy return buy return buy keep muahaha scheme.

 

[Old Pa]

#1 - You know, She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed has so much responsibility and so many worries and so much on her own plate most of the time that I would not even consider bothering her with something so trivial as my new audio kit.

#2 - Just as I own two types of firearms - premarital and nonmarital - so too was I already into audio equipment when SWMBO and I were wed. All I've done in the last eighteen years has been upkeep and maintenance.

 

[Jahn]

yep my pre-marital guitars/amps would have raised a crapstorm if i tried to get any of them now. so iron dreamer - start buying NOW!

on a side note, yesterday was the very first day we carried zero credit debt. now we're in the black from month to month as far as paying off credit charges we rack up. a certain individual had a crapload of credit debt pre-marriage and a certain someone else took steps to get rid of it after marriage. who is who i shant say.

 

[meithkiller]

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Originally Posted by Bunnyears Large diamonds also work.

Unfortunately they don't work for my wife, she doesn't wear jewelry. That's why I had to stick to a more "practical" gift like a convertible. I only drive it occasionally.

-Keith

 

[Bunnyears]

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Originally Posted by Jahn bunny, just try my wife's approach - buy the shoes, tell the price, say if they dont fit you'll return them - some you return, some you dont, eventually the hubby loses track in your mad buy return buy return buy keep muahaha scheme.

Sounds like a great idea. I've got so many pairs of shoes in my closet my husband calls me Imelda whenever he gets annoyed. I'm sure I can lose a pair here of there. The problem is when he gets the bergdorf's bill or Barney's bill (my two favorite shoe places). The handbags are a bit bigger, they are harder to disguise as well. And let's not forget the boots. i think i must have upwards of a dozen pairs right now. It's tough, because he travels so much, I assuage my loneliness with shoes, bags, clothes, and headphones (yeah, I saw a pair of cheap phones that I wanted to try, so now I also have these white funtopias that sound ghastly.)