How do you get purchases by your spouse?

[jbisjim]

NEW WIFE..........

Tell her there is a tall blond in Ohio that would have NO PROBLEM with new tanks.......

Use my line, "my second wife/husband will like it just fine."

PadiPro.......$250 for SHOES??????????????
Do you like tall blonds??

hmm

 

[Mako Mark]

I am truely astounded by how many posters in this thread have their wife hold the purse strings. Perhaps it is time for the first lady to also be the commander in chief.


Personally, I would have gone with the approach "Honey, I know you think I have an obsession with diving, but I cant help myself, you are right, I am addicted, we should get a divorce and you should move on. Find yourself a good man, an honest man, one that doesnt have this terrible affliction. OMG, I wish I was a gambler, a wife beater, a drunk, anything instead of a diver."


OTOH
I was in the fortunate position where my wife called my scuba gear "that junk in the back room" and didnt know the difference between an HID and a loofah, oh yeah, and it is a dry suit because it had to be drycleaned.

 

[Web Monkey]

My wife and I both like shopping. She goes to the mall and I go to the SCUBA shop.

I don't ask her what's on her credit card bill and she doesn't ask about mine.

I'm reasonably certain that small bits of shiny metal and transparent minerals are just as expensive as a new regulator or an HID light.

Terry

I am truely astounded by how many posters in this thread have their wife hold the purse strings. Perhaps it is time for the first lady to also be the commander in chief.

Personally, I would have gone with the approach "Honey, I know you think I have an obsession with diving, but I cant help myself, you are right, I am addicted, we should get a divorce and you should move on. Find yourself a good man, an honest man, one that doesnt have this terrible affliction. OMG, I wish I was a gambler, a wife beater, a drunk, anything instead of a diver."


OTOH
I was in the fortunate position where my wife called my scuba gear "that junk in the back room" and didnt know the difference between an HID and a loofah, oh yeah, and it is a dry suit because it had to be drycleaned.

 

[MikeFerrara]

I am truely astounded by how many posters in this thread have their wife hold the purse strings. Perhaps it is time for the first lady to also be the commander in chief.

It wouldn't be the first time would it?

 

[Humuhumunukunukuapua'a]

Why do women have so much power over men???

I think your ever-photogenic avatars may hold a clue or two

 

[mac_diver]

Each time I purchase gear, my wife will say, " Now do you have everything you need?" and I respond no. When I'm ready to buy the next thing, I remind her that I told her there was still more stuff to buy. I think she's starting to realize I will never be finished buying gear.

It helps that she has several hobbies (gardening, golf, etc.) to spend money on.

 

[Ian T]

Then again, when you have an understanding spouse, it can (and will) be frightfully expensive.
"hon, i might want to buy another computer and maybe a new reg..."
"sure, go on"..

and it's another month when you don't eat after the 23rd....

yes, my wife dives and she likes equipment as much as i do...

 

[Buoyant1]

I don't think it's really purse strings...well at leastfor me...I think it's mostly the "grief factor"...Every month when the mastercard bill comes I get the same thing "

$XXX.xx from LP, $XX.xx from Amazon $XX.xx from _____records!"

Then it goes away.....

I am truely astounded by how many posters in this thread have their wife hold the purse strings. Perhaps it is time for the first lady to also be the commander in chief.


snip.......

 

[fmw625]

I think the "But it was on sale" idea is a winner. I can't count the times that it is used on me. Usually though the things were on sale and were needed. I just hate it though when she buys things in quanity on sale and we can't find them when they are needed.