Is this a bad sign?

[Huskerguy]

Finally getting around to getting some stuff cleaned up in my man cave which is about half of our basement. We keep most cardboard boxes and fold them for storage and I had quite a few laying around that needed attention.

What does that say when the labels on them are from: Midway (2), Palmetto State Armory, Powder Valley and Amazon (scope mount and Magpul parts) on the boxes? I think my wife is suspicious.

 

[X-JaVeN-X]

Innocent until proven guilty...hide the evidence

 

[btg3]

Also in deference to your wife, it might be asked why you feel the need to pose such a question in the first place.

 

[MattShlock]

Cleaning medium for tumbling cases -- takes up alot of space, costs nothing, has to be replenished regularly!

Sure, you could have dirty ammo but she'll appreciate you want to have clean cartridges. It reflects upon you and the whole family...

 

[bannockburn]

What happens in your man cave, stays in your man cave.

 

[OleReb]

That's why all labels get ripped off upon arrival

 

[dprice3844444]

your storing them for a friend to reuse.always recycle

 

[jhop73]

Reading threads like this make me glad that my Wife and I trust each other.

 

[tomrkba]

Reading threads like this make me glad that my Wife and I trust each other.

Reading threads like this makes me glad that my wife and I trust each other and I know how to properly launder money into the gun fund.

 

[baz]

My wife runs hot and cold over my firearms related purchases. Sometimes she's supportive, and at other times she rolls her eyes when Brown drops another box of something on the front porch. But I wouldn't ever try to hide anything from her. I may not always tell her what I'm up to, but I don't try to deceive her. That's not a sign of a healthy relationship. We have a good working relationship. I'm waiting on a $1,000 .308 Garand from CMP, and she's waiting on a $200 jewelry armoire from Amazon. We do have an Amazon Prime membership, and something arrives on the front porch two or three times a week. As long as she gets something once in a while, she's happy. Only occasionally does she question why I need another rifle, or more ammo.

 

[Huskerguy]

Reading threads like this make me glad that my Wife and I trust each other.

Just for the record, there was sarcasm in what I said. My wife knows every purchase I make. She encourages me to buy when I can't decide whether to spend the money or not. We haven't been married for 40 years with no arguments for no reason at all. Our running joke is how many firearms I have purchased "her" for Mothers Day.

 

[sk8r]

Things go even better when half the stuff is addressed to her...never an issue......

 

[bikerdoc]

This really is a non thread.

Sarcasm and humor does not come through in print sometimes and I am so glad you explained yourself as I was getting ready to close this thread.
Now go clean up the boxes and then take her out to dinner

 

[Ignition Override]

Put a Las Vegas sign in your "cave". What happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas...

A few years ago I asked my wife how much resale value she has in her shoes, purses. Also made clear "...how much money other guys waste
on ****y bars and casinos, all of which is lost". "My duplicate guns/ammo can be resold near the original prices". No response, and she is a smart lady.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

I guess being single in the desert of women has one benefit. I'd trade all my accessories for a woman who would go shooting with me though. Even if it meant having only one gun that was completely factory stock

 

[medalguy]

My wife and I hide nothing from each other, as it should be. We do, however, play this game........uh.....nah, not THAT kind of game. I don't tell her about everything I buy, and she doesn't tell me about everything she buys. But eventually we find out about what the other had purchased, frequently when the brown truck arrives.

Like Baz says, she gets something whenever she sees something she wants, and neither of us complains about what the other buys. We have all bills paid, owe nothing except our current month's bills, and have a very healthy investment account, so money is not an issue.

Recently I bought two CMP Garands, and she didn't complain. When she was in Sedona last month, she even called me to be sure it was OK to put a pretty healthy jewelry purchase on the credit card. No complaints from me. The trick is to keep your finances in order and don't buy things that impede your ability to keep a roof over your head and food on the table. As long as you keep that outlook, don't worry about hiding boxes.

 

[jgiehl]

Pffffff!!!!!!
Oh honey!
These old things!
I've had em forever........
I just pulled them out of the closet so they could breathe a little
Followed by, I love you dear

 

[dirtykid]

That's why all labels get ripped off upon arrival

This ^^^^^^^^^

 

[btg3]

My wife and I hide nothing from each other... keep your finances in order and don't buy things that impede your ability to keep a roof over your head and food on the table.

WHAT???
Good communication.
No deceit.
A secure home not threatened by debt.
Esteeming your wife more than yourself.

I suppose you consider that "high road". Hopefully, others do too!
Thanks for the excellent advice.

 

[ljnowell]

Just for the record, there was sarcasm in what I said. My wife knows every purchase I make. She encourages me to buy when I can't decide whether to spend the money or not. We haven't been married for 40 years with no arguments for no reason at all. Our running joke is how many firearms I have purchased "her" for Mothers Day.

My current wife(sounds bad doesnt it?) and I have been together for 12 years and we shoot and reload together as a hobby along with my 13 year old son. We make reloading equipment and gun purchases together.

Example, I recently decided it was time to get a dillon press. I was kicking around a 550 and went to her with it and showed her their presses. She immediately talked me into a 650 with casefeeder and all the goodies. Her logic: do it right the first time.

 

[beatledog7]

A very experienced counselor I know teaches the following: happy married life requires trust and three bank accounts: the common household expenses and investments account; his account; and her account.

How money gets distributed into those accounts can vary a lot, and that itself can be a point of contention, especially if there is a "bacon bringing" disparity. But once money enters one of those accounts by the agreed manner and in the agreed proportions, it's sacred. She can't question how he spends his, and vice-versa.

With such an arrangement, the spouses trust that no money is being siphoned from the common account for individual purchases, so all those shipments from Graf's and Powder Valley are not questioned, just as the ones from Pampered Chef and Scrapbooking World are not.

I find this suggestion to have a great deal of merit.

 

[spm]

I always collapse them and put them underneath other recyclables before my wife gets home. So far, so good.

spm

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

Funny thing...
The other day an envelope arrives addressed to my wife from Midway . Turns out that it was a 94 Marlin shell carrier that I had ordered, (back ordered) a few months ago but they, Midway sent it via her account there.
So, point being, if your wife has an account at Midway, or other suppliers, labels on the boxes in the "man cave" won't be a problem...

 

[BullfrogKen]

beatledog,

That's exactly what my wife and I do. Your account, my account, and our account. Most of the money goes into "our" account, for household items and such. Our personal accounts are our play money, gas money, personal expenses and such. Much easier that way. She doesn't have to explain why her hair costs so much to cut, and I don't have to explain why bullets just got so much more expensive. And neither has to ask for permission to spend reasonable amounts of money on fun stuff.

Every so often when we want a household item and the household account can't really afford it, I'll just use my personal account to buy it. It makes her happy, and it also lets her know I don't just spend my own money down to the nubbins on myself.


Its really kept fights about finances pretty low-key for us.

 

[bdickens]

I don't hide things from my wife.

I don't have those kinds of problems.