I have a plan:
I have a large steel trunk in the garage in a difficult-to-get-to spot in the corner. It pre-dates my relationship with wifey by many years and its contents are veiled by years of obfuscation. Now I want to get wifey's support in owning a musty smelling ex-army what-not, so I just mope about the house going on about how I am sure I have one somewhere. I even show her pictures of similar things available at inflated prices on the bay, and ask if she has encountered such a thing around the house.
In due course, the said item can, by the magic of Paypal, arrive at my place of work. All I have to do is get it home and (momentarily), put it into my trunk. Then I can triumphantly bring it into the house saying (with a clear conscience) "Look what was in my trunk!". She will be delighted as I will be happy and not moping anymore, and her innner material girl will be satisfied that we own an item whose value is clear from the ridiculous prices paid on ebay.
If I am found out I may be sleeping in said trunk, but I don't think I am being too malicious as I suspect that she has been doing the same thing to me for years with handbags!
Z
I have a large steel trunk in the garage in a difficult-to-get-to spot in the corner. It pre-dates my relationship with wifey by many years and its contents are veiled by years of obfuscation. Now I want to get wifey's support in owning a musty smelling ex-army what-not, so I just mope about the house going on about how I am sure I have one somewhere. I even show her pictures of similar things available at inflated prices on the bay, and ask if she has encountered such a thing around the house.
In due course, the said item can, by the magic of Paypal, arrive at my place of work. All I have to do is get it home and (momentarily), put it into my trunk. Then I can triumphantly bring it into the house saying (with a clear conscience) "Look what was in my trunk!". She will be delighted as I will be happy and not moping anymore, and her innner material girl will be satisfied that we own an item whose value is clear from the ridiculous prices paid on ebay.
If I am found out I may be sleeping in said trunk, but I don't think I am being too malicious as I suspect that she has been doing the same thing to me for years with handbags!
Z