I think I'm in serious poop. Please tell me how you handle this situation

[papipeguy]

I keep it simple and a bit cagy. To me the definition of "new" means freshly acquired, like that day. So whenever I buy something that the spousal unit may be overly curious about and I've had it a week I just say that I've had it a while. A handy term of indeterminate time.

If worse comes to worse, new shoes and a purse are the usual cure.

 

[sparrowhawk]

Point out that this is a hobby, after all. Everyone should have a hobby, and this is ours. After all, we deny ourselves so many things in this life, why not allow this one vocation from ourselves. It's not as it women don't spend a lot of money on new shoes, clothing, and Lord knows how many other things.

Of course I'm not married, and so can remain very independent. I do have to watch out for my mom, for whom as I act as caregiver, but she doesn't gripe much. And I try to catch the mail before she does on days when a pipe/tobacco delivery is expected, so I've gotten along reasonably well.

 

[shikano53]

I am by my own admission an imbecile where PAD is concerned. But I have nice pipes and a forgiving wife (who knows all. I am a huge proponent of transparency in matrimony).
Once I retire this fall, I will be broke for who knows how long. Stocking up now is a must. I may never have purchasing power like this again. .
I hear you on the retiring. I'm almost there myself. Stockpile while you can brother.

 

[pipesmokingtom]

"Honey, I bought a pipe. I felt guilty about it for not clearing it with you first, so I've thoughtfully purchased this (x) for you that you've been wanting. OH, and I got up early and cleaned the kitchen and did a load of laundry while you were sleeping in. I'll try to be better about talking with you before buying anything like this again."
Boom.

 

[wyfbane]

This guy is a pro! ^

 

[pipesmokingtom]

I f*** up a lot.

 

[stvalentine]

 

[shikano53]

"Honey, I bought a pipe. I felt guilty about it for not clearing it with you first, so I've thoughtfully purchased this (x) for you that you've been wanting. OH, and I got up early and cleaned the kitchen and did a load of laundry while you were sleeping in. I'll try to be better about talking with you before buying anything like this again."
Yeah but the problem with this is that I already do all those chores and things on a regular basis. Plus I bring her a cup of tea every weekend morning along with her book and reading glasses so she can sit in the bed, read and enjoy her first cup of tea of the day. She would look at me and say, "Yeah, so? What's your point?"
This has been a weekend morning tradition now for so long I don't even remember when it started. I'd need a calculator to do the math.

Plus I have to do all my pipe smoking outside or in the garage. Do you have any idea what that is going to be like when it's -30C outside? And that's from mid July to the following mid May.

Don't even think to get me started on that.

I'm just saying...

Chris in RD AB

 

[jpmcwjr]

Honey, I didn't buy the BMW racing bike I wanted, so....
I am lucky I don't have to clear any purchases with my wife, but maybe that's because we've been together less than three years, and lead very independent lives before that.

 

[kitobi]

Hehe made me chuckle
Just think how devious we could be if collectively we needed to..
Love the freehand style and Nording pipes are just the best I have seen in a while, but my wife knows if i'm buying a new pipe, hell I have already shown her the tobacco shop on Google earth where our next holiday is in Majorca.
We are flying tomorrow night so if I get anything good ill be posting as soon as I hit a wifi zone

 

[sparrowhawk]

]I have this coming in the mail tomorrow, kitobi

Since our mail delivery is infuriatingly irregular each day, I have to prowl the house under pretence to make sure the old lady doesn't see it arrive with the regular mail. If she discovers it's another pipe, I'm a dead man.

 

[sparrowhawk]

I have figured out how to avoid an unpleasant death. I will pick up the mail, leave the packaged pipe on the porch, then wait until the old lady is out of the room. Trip to the bathroom or something. Then I can pick up the pipe package from the porch and slink to my office. She'll never know! Truly, necessity is the mother of invention. :twisted:

 

[wyfbane]

I cannot condone chicanery. Lol. I tell my wife everything, take my beating, and then attempt to spin it into makeup sex.
Admittedly this has worked thus far primarily because we are still newlyweds, but I figure if I can make it a habit... who knows?
Besides, she has a lot of shoes...
AND I have saved her at least $5000 on furniture showing her the ways of the auction.
:D

 

[shikano53]

Guys all great comments.

We do what we have to do.

I have to say I like the idea of buying a pipe or tobacco in order to simply have some really great make-up-sex.
Sparrowhawk, I can tell you are a man of great taste and sophistication!

That is an awesome pipe.
I'm going out to my garage to smoke a bowl of McClelland 2020 mature cake.

Chris in Red Deer, Alberta

P.S.

I just snagged two tins of Esoterica

 

[sparrowhawk]

Why, thanks! I'm usually referred to as other things.

 

[kitobi]

Sparrowhawk that is just pure pipe porn lol
I gotta work on my collection when I get back again.

 

[elbert]

Sparrowhawk, I was in a B&M in Omaha two hours ago and I damn near walked out with that very same pipe! I ended up adding another Peterson to the rack instead. Just an odd coincidence!

 

[hiplainsdrifter]

Which do you like better? That pipe, or your wife?
My .02.

 

[jkrug]

That's a truly funnny post and some very humorous replies too! :clap:
I keep all my pipes on display in a cabinet in the living room. My wife has commented that the cabinet appears a bit fuller now.

I like to store them in racks that hold 3 to 7 pipes and I rearrange them often so they are never in the same spot to long. Makes it harder for her to spot the new ones to quickly. It's like a fun little game for the two of us.
On a more serious note I usually let wifey know when I order a new pipe or show it to her when it shows up. She enjoys my pipe smoking and it helps that I openly support her shoe/purse fetish. Momma didn't raise no fool! ::

 

[shikano53]

Hey jkrug thanks for the comments.

Don't think that would be allowable for me. Too much of a temptation for the grandkids.