Anyone else go through this?

[jayjacque]

I just got a detail order full of goodies, well only $150 worth but still nice stuff. But I can't open the box right now cuz the wife is watching. She gets upset when I spend money. So I gotta contain my excitement til later. She gets over it, but initially it's a little tense. Hmmm just 10 feet from me a little 1Z polish, a few Optimum products, a little Black Wow, Collinite Wax, Waffle Weave Towel, Riccardo Clay, P21s Total Auto Wash, and I can't remember what else. But I dare not look right now

[dmw2692004]

Know the feeling... Except im not married..

When all my orders came in on the same day ($500+ of stuff) (around 3 boxes.)

mom: "uhh.. paull.. there are 3 heavy boxes with your name on them.."
me: " erm.. what? oh right.. let me just take those.."
mom:"whats in them?"
me:" Better that you dont find out.."
*dad comes home*
mom: "myron, hes got 3 heavy boxes and it sounds like they are full of liquids."
dad: " Paul?"
*me standing there trying to guess where autopia, danase, and ADS would leave their receipts int he boxes.*
me: " fine. I ordered some stuff.."

to sum it up.. i ended up leaving them by the front door, and waiting until my parents fell asleep, then taking them up to my room where i had my Tupperware bins ready, and filled those, then taped the boxes shut and put them back by teh front door, and then put the bins in the garage.

The next day they made me open the boxes and i played the sick joke on them. They ended up not caring about the purchases because I told them what i was going to end up doing.

So yeah. There is my story.

[8Banger]

her not letting you open the box is her way of keeping you in check!

congrats on the new purchase!

[jayjacque]

yeah cuz if she didn't keep me in check, that order might be more like $1500!

[sQuashed]

YA, I have that problem with Camera equipment.

[howareb]

Well the secret is that you just have to buy her something also. It does not have to be expensive, but just from the heart. It has worked for me like a charm when I had to place large orders.

They are not upset with spending the money. They are upset with spending the money on something that intrests you, but it does not intrest them. It is sort of like a competition or something.

[jayjacque]

Good advice howareb. But you know women, you just can't outwit em. They see right thru it every time!

[jayjacque]

And so I wait Go to sleep woman! LOL

[Scottwax]

I remember when my ex-wife got PO'ed when I rebuilt a Holley 3310 on the kitchen table. The table was made of glass, no biggie, right?

Let her know who is boss, then prepare for a long stretch of chastity. Don't give in, a few years from now, she will relent and you will win.

[jayjacque]

Well yeah, greasy engine parts all over the kitchen table. That's the best place right? Cuz it's close to the sink in case you gotta clean stuff up

[howareb]

Take a pic when you are finally able to open the box. We can all live vicriously through you .

[jayjacque]

She controls the camera!!