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Have you ever deceived your wife-audio purchase

This could lead to a hysterical thread. How many audiophiles have come home with an expensive amp/preamp/and told their wife they bought it for practically nothing? Only to have paid 3-4K they had in their private stash? How many audiophiles have secretly installed a new "toy" in their audio system thinking their wife wouldn't notice. My old girlfriend thought anything beyond a boombox was excessive. Whenever I would upgrade my system,I would come up with some far fetched tale(lie) Would love to hear your story.......
krelldog
flemke
557 posts
 
Dan ed
Tell me about it! I am doing my entire house over in Birch. And I thought Oak was costly. I have 5 1/2 door jams. Everything has to be built in my basement.
Tim
garfish
1,840 posts
 
I must be the luckiest guy on Audiogon as my wife and I HAVE SEPARATE CHECKING ACCOUNTS. However, I often lie, just out of principle, when she asks me how much I paid for my latest audio gizmo. BTW, I'm not sexy, rich, or good looking like some others on this site-- but at least I'm old. Cheers. Craig
jeffloistarca
1,004 posts
 
I don't lie cuz I don't have to. She asks, I don't answer the question. I refuse on grounds it may incriminate me, I'm no dummy. That's not lying, it's being uncooperative. If she persists I claim there must be a loose ground wire somewhere in my system cuz there's this awful buzzing in my ears (from her nagging). I go away to tweak my system for several hours, problem solved.
ucmgr
160 posts
 
If I were as good a salesman as my wife believes me to be after making all these phenominal deals, I probably could go out and buy anything I wanted to because I would be so wealthy that spending a mere $3-4K would just be chump change. But honestly guys(&ladies), down deep in my heart I know that she knows that I know that she knows so we just don't talk about it too much...ya know!! Just like the old series "Hogans Heroes" Col. Klink..."I know nothing"
nelsjay
14 posts
 
In our house, we have a "don't ask, don't tell" policy. I don't discuss my audio purchases and she doesn't discuss her clothing/handbag/shoe/house decorating purchases.
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