Men buy guns = Women buy shoes?
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Erich
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I'm with Skunky on the Danners, but I have to buy dress shoes for the monkey-suit.
Ex-MA Hole: My wife routinely purchases shoes that are more expensive than most of my guns, and she owns purses that are are more expensive than any of them have been. Keep the gals away from Chanel, lads. . . .
Ex-MA Hole: My wife routinely purchases shoes that are more expensive than most of my guns, and she owns purses that are are more expensive than any of them have been. Keep the gals away from Chanel, lads. . . .
Sam Adams
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Ex MA Hole
I've had similar discussions with my wife. Here's what I say, and usually she puts a sock in it afterwards:
1) How many of your shoes are you going to be able to hand down to your grandkids? Guns last almost indefinitely, shoes don't.
2) You have 40 pair of shoes, which are constantly being rotated with new stock, so don't complain about my accumulation of a dozen guns and the addition of 1 or 2 a year (esp. when most of the guns were purchased before I met her - though I won't be able to say that for much longer).
3) Accessories and ammo - BAH! How about clothes, make-up, jewelry (Sheesh, don't get me started on that, esp. regarding the engagement ring that sits in the vault collecting dust), trips to the hairstylist, etc. You want to live on the same budget as me, be my guest: either you won't get nearly as much crap, or we'll have to move the cars out of the garage to hold all of my stuff.
4) What good are your shoes if someone comes into the house to rob us or rape you - what, you're going to throw them at the guy? What if it is 4 of them, you'll invite them into the closet and then unload your shelf full of shoes on top of them?
You can make the same points as politely or un-politely as you want, but the points remain very effective. You ESPECIALLY want to bring in other clothes, jewelry and trips to the hairstylist.
I've had similar discussions with my wife. Here's what I say, and usually she puts a sock in it afterwards:
1) How many of your shoes are you going to be able to hand down to your grandkids? Guns last almost indefinitely, shoes don't.
2) You have 40 pair of shoes, which are constantly being rotated with new stock, so don't complain about my accumulation of a dozen guns and the addition of 1 or 2 a year (esp. when most of the guns were purchased before I met her - though I won't be able to say that for much longer).
3) Accessories and ammo - BAH! How about clothes, make-up, jewelry (Sheesh, don't get me started on that, esp. regarding the engagement ring that sits in the vault collecting dust), trips to the hairstylist, etc. You want to live on the same budget as me, be my guest: either you won't get nearly as much crap, or we'll have to move the cars out of the garage to hold all of my stuff.
4) What good are your shoes if someone comes into the house to rob us or rape you - what, you're going to throw them at the guy? What if it is 4 of them, you'll invite them into the closet and then unload your shelf full of shoes on top of them?
You can make the same points as politely or un-politely as you want, but the points remain very effective. You ESPECIALLY want to bring in other clothes, jewelry and trips to the hairstylist.
TallPine
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I don't expect shoes to get harder and harder to get in coming years.
Ex-MA Hole
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Sams Adams...
By the way, you make a great beer!
This is the conversation that we've had many times. You are implying that She's rational! I love her, but WOW.
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Erich- Or Coach...Why the...ahem... would anyone spend $400 on a flippin' POCKETBOOK?!?!?!?
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The Anti-Bubba- Funny!!!
By the way, you make a great beer!
This is the conversation that we've had many times. You are implying that She's rational! I love her, but WOW.
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Erich- Or Coach...Why the...ahem... would anyone spend $400 on a flippin' POCKETBOOK?!?!?!?
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The Anti-Bubba- Funny!!!
Erich
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At last count, she had over 30 Coach bags of various sorts. Coach is quite reasonable compared to Chanel.
She looks cute, though!
She looks cute, though!
Sam Adams
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Ex MA Hole
It isn't the cost of any one particular item, it is the cost of ALL of them. No, one pocketbook shouldn't cost much (then again, some idjits DO spend $400 or more for one), but she's likely to buy 5 of them for every wallet you buy.
How much do you spend on cologne and shaving gear vs. what she spends on make-up and perfume?
How much do you spend on jewelry for yourself, vs. how much gets spent on jewelry for her?
How much do her hair care and nail care cost, vs. the simple and cheap haircuts that you probably get 8-10 times/year?
Don't be a girlie-man, FORCE her to be more rational (in a nice way, of course - you do want to sleep in the same bed ). Do this by saying: "OK, baby, I know how to settle this argument without more fights. We're each going to write down what we spend on the following, and compare at the end of one year. Whoever spends more loses the right to complain. Include clothing, hair care, nail care, clothing accessories, shoes of all types, make-up and perfume/cologne, shaving gear (and, YES, she spends money on razors and cream also - or at least I hope she does 
), jewelry expenditures (though modified so that if you buy her a necklace or whatever, it goes into HER column), and guns + accessories. Total it up and let the figures do your talking.
With any luck, shortly thereafter, you can let your M-1 do your talking!
It isn't the cost of any one particular item, it is the cost of ALL of them. No, one pocketbook shouldn't cost much (then again, some idjits DO spend $400 or more for one), but she's likely to buy 5 of them for every wallet you buy.
How much do you spend on cologne and shaving gear vs. what she spends on make-up and perfume?
How much do you spend on jewelry for yourself, vs. how much gets spent on jewelry for her?
How much do her hair care and nail care cost, vs. the simple and cheap haircuts that you probably get 8-10 times/year?
Don't be a girlie-man, FORCE her to be more rational (in a nice way, of course - you do want to sleep in the same bed
). Do this by saying: "OK, baby, I know how to settle this argument without more fights. We're each going to write down what we spend on the following, and compare at the end of one year. Whoever spends more loses the right to complain. Include clothing, hair care, nail care, clothing accessories, shoes of all types, make-up and perfume/cologne, shaving gear (and, YES, she spends money on razors and cream also - or at least I hope she does ), jewelry expenditures (though modified so that if you buy her a necklace or whatever, it goes into HER column), and guns + accessories. Total it up and let the figures do your talking. With any luck, shortly thereafter, you can let your M-1 do your talking!
Sam Adams
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There's another good point.
Ex-MA Hole
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Sam-
Let me start by saying that HONESTLY, she doen't have an issue with it. The Mrs. and I joke about everything.
I have done this (your argument). I come out right EVERY TIME. Her answer to me is always "Whatever" or "It's just different". She knows I'm right, but we must keep busting eachother's chops.
When I started my own collection, the deal was ONE gun. Six later...
Get my point?
We joke, hem and haw, give each other a hard time, then do what is right for BOTH of us.
I really have no complaints. I was looking for more "ammo" (good pun, eh?) to throw at her.
If I may over share, I have been dry for one year, one month and one day. She FULLY supports my shooting, and the money I spend, as it is MUCH cheaper, on all accounts, then single malt Scotch!!!
(If any one here is looking to have a drinking problem, do yourself a favor, DO NOT start with scotch...it gets VERY expensive!!! Stay with beer, it's SO much cheaper)
Let me start by saying that HONESTLY, she doen't have an issue with it. The Mrs. and I joke about everything.
I have done this (your argument). I come out right EVERY TIME. Her answer to me is always "Whatever" or "It's just different". She knows I'm right, but we must keep busting eachother's chops.
When I started my own collection, the deal was ONE gun. Six later...
Get my point?
We joke, hem and haw, give each other a hard time, then do what is right for BOTH of us.
I really have no complaints. I was looking for more "ammo" (good pun, eh?) to throw at her.
If I may over share, I have been dry for one year, one month and one day. She FULLY supports my shooting, and the money I spend, as it is MUCH cheaper, on all accounts, then single malt Scotch!!!
(If any one here is looking to have a drinking problem, do yourself a favor, DO NOT start with scotch...it gets VERY expensive!!! Stay with beer, it's SO much cheaper)
Brrlgrrl
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When (on the rare occaision) we're flush, my dear loving boyfriend will say, "Go buy yourself another gun, ammo, outfit, whatever".
I love this man!
You guys that are complaining about your lady's shopping habits- if it makes her happy, it makes you happy, right? It works both ways in our house.
I love this man!
You guys that are complaining about your lady's shopping habits- if it makes her happy, it makes you happy, right? It works both ways in our house.
Sam Adams
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Yeah, it makes me happy to make her happy...until the credit card bill arrives. Then it makes me broke, as she spends WAY more on girlie sh#$ than I do on guns. Now, if she wanted to spend more on guns and balance it off by cutting back on shoes, clothes and jewelry, that'd be a good bargain and we could both be happy.
Ex MA-Hole talks about a less-than-logical wife; here's (part) of my story: I got my CHL, and she said that she would like a .22 semi-auto pistol (like the Browning Buckmark or the Ruger Mk. 1) because she hates recoil, but she won't buy it for herself. OK, fine, I can see that she wants a present, right? No problem, the next time after that when she wanted/deserved a present, I offered to buy her one of those-but only if she went to a gun show or gun shop with me to see which one she liked best (feel, looks, etc.). Oh, and by the way, the cost of the gun would have been far more than I had been planning to spend on a present. Well, guess what - she refused, saying that this wasn't the kind of present she wanted. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: *** goes on inside of women's heads?
Sam Adams
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I do believe that they breed. In fact, like dogs, they interbreed with no problems at all.
Another thing that I have done once: I bought a used gun. She didn't know about it (it wasn't even very expensive, and we have a rule that a certain very modest amount of money each week is ours to spend as we wish). One time I was bringing it out to go shooting, and she said "is that a new gun?" "New? No, baby, this isn't a "new" gun"
P.S. I've got a 63-year-old Swiss rifle on order, set to arrive next week. It isn't "new" either!
lee n. field
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D***! I'm gonna have to keep the Enfield away from the Makarovs.
Definatly wired differently. I'm not sure I want to know.
Nazirite
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It's so nice to be single. If I want a gun ( with in reason) I buy it, no questions asked.
If I want a gun ( with in reason) I buy it, no questions asked.
Erich
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Oh, it's just as nice to have a wife who spends a lot on clothes. If I see a gun that I like, she falls all over herself encouraging me to buy it.
What's sauce for the goose, is sauce for the gander!
What's sauce for the goose, is sauce for the gander!
SDAL
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I love my wife. She just the other week she put Ithaca 37 M&P on lay-away for us. She said it would go great with her brown purse. The last gun was a Marlin 94 she said , she just thought it was pretty and we didn't have a lever action yet. She is the best.
Dave Markowitz
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Shoes as firearms accessories. Only from Skunkabilly.
Erich
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Skunky,
You probably know about the Danner 20% off sale through Labor Day. Buy at their online store and enter "LABORDAY" as a sale code.
Good deal.
You probably know about the Danner 20% off sale through Labor Day. Buy at their online store and enter "LABORDAY" as a sale code.
Good deal.
JohnBT
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Quite a few of the vehicles around here have a small oval decal on them that says OBX for the Outer Banks of N.C.
I saw one recently that didn't look quite right from a distance because it had a line of tiny print under the big block letters. As I walked closer I saw that it said BOX and the tiny line of letters underneath said WHAT SHOES COME IN
John
I saw one recently that didn't look quite right from a distance because it had a line of tiny print under the big block letters. As I walked closer I saw that it said BOX and the tiny line of letters underneath said WHAT SHOES COME IN
John
Mannlicher
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The problem, Ex-MA Hole, is in discussing it with her in the first place. Around here, there are places we dont go. I don't look in my wife's jewlery safe, she stays out of my gun safe.
Bills are paid, retirement is in place, discretionary income is just that, discretionary.
Bills are paid, retirement is in place, discretionary income is just that, discretionary.
Gus Dddysgrl
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Ok so I have like 5 times as many flip-flops as I do guns. But than again the majority of them cost $3.50 at Old Navy and the most cost maybe $7. All of my shoes cost less than one of my guns. The last time I got my nails done was 2 months ago and I don't plan on doing it again right now. My hair my cousin does for free and I spend as much on clothes for my self as I do on clothes for Jon. In the last 2 months I think we've spent maybe $200 total for clothes.
And we've spent nothing for ammo for the both of us. (Dad owed me money so he paid me in ammo. Which all ended up in my book bag which I didn't find until the first day of school. I couldn't use the bookbag since it was full of ammo so I used another one of my bags. Good thing I had more than one.) Purses are something different. Mostly I get ones handed down to me from girl cousins, my sis, maybe even my mom.
When one is smart with how money is spent and when one doens't always need the top, best, most expensive the numbers come out evenly. Course here I'm the only one spending the money and it's evenly done for the both of us. (Well not always I have a habit of spending more on him than me, but I think that's a good thing. Most of the stuff I buy benefits us both.)
Gus
And we've spent nothing for ammo for the both of us. (Dad owed me money so he paid me in ammo. Which all ended up in my book bag which I didn't find until the first day of school. I couldn't use the bookbag since it was full of ammo so I used another one of my bags. Good thing I had more than one.) Purses are something different. Mostly I get ones handed down to me from girl cousins, my sis, maybe even my mom.
When one is smart with how money is spent and when one doens't always need the top, best, most expensive the numbers come out evenly. Course here I'm the only one spending the money and it's evenly done for the both of us. (Well not always I have a habit of spending more on him than me, but I think that's a good thing. Most of the stuff I buy benefits us both.)
Gus
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