What excuses do you give your other half for your next knife......?

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-But this one is going to clean under my fingernails even BETTER!
-You know how I don't have a lot of blades over 9 inches long, well....
-I need this knife because I don't have one in this color.....
-The last time I went camping I realized that I need a different shaped blade......
 
  • It's part of a limited edition set.
  • I really want to buy this one for you (then slowly "acquire" it from her over the next year)
  • This can count as my Father's Day and Birthday gift.
  • You know, now that I think about it, you would look good in those new shoes.
  • If I don't like the knife, it still has a high resale value, and I promise I'll resell it.
  • I think it's time we went out for a romantic evening together. Maybe even dancing. [Note: this should only be used for HIGH value knives or as a last ditch effort to buy the knife]
  • Bad Dog! Buying knives when we weren't looking! Shame on you! ;)

- Mark
 
"For the same reason you need another pair of shoes"
"because it goes with my outfit"
 
I used those strategies over the years, with great success:
- Get home before her so it's always you that checks the mail
- Always buy black handle/Satin blade knives and she won't notice the difference (variance of the time proven "buy only brown shoes" technique)
- Get into knifemaking; you always have a package coming or going, so she gets tired of checking all the time
- Take her out to dinner once in a while, and pretend it's on your "knife money" you've been making, buying and reselling knives

Make sure she doesn't sign up on BladeForums otherwise your screwed (don't ask me how I know...)
 
Other for the house and bills my wife and I handle our incomes separately, so I don't tell her anything. Besides, she sees me packing as many knives to send as she picks up from the PO so she understands that the total cash flow difference isn't all that great. I'm past the 'accumulating' phase of collecting and am now in the 'refining' phase where almost every new knife replaces one that has moved on to it's new home.
 
Momma knows as new ones come in older less loved ones go out - so I try to keep a net balance.

She knows I'm obsessive about certain things so she doesn't even ask for details any more.

Like others have mentioned, I am in the refining stage and not acquiring stage, so each purchase is truly getting me closer to what I really like.

I also have everything sent to my office instead of the house.
 
I tell her to go do my laundry and cook some food if she gives me lip.
 
I don't have to come up with excuses. She buys what she wants for her hobbies and I buy what I want for my hobbies.
As long as the important stuff gets paid for there has never been a problem.

Bruceter
 
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