Topic: Make me feel better (Read 2262 times)

fasteddie · « **Reply #15 on:** June 26, 2013, 01:48:16 PM »

Quote from: tim2000s on June 26, 2013, 01:38:42 PM

My Mrs knows that I have at least seven bats. But then she has four double wardrobes of clothes + a hanging garment carrier containing dresses because we got additional wardrobe space built and she'd bought enough clothes to fill it before we'd put the old ones back, five bookcases of books and three wardrobes of shoes, so I don't feel bad....

Looks like you need to get busy leveling that playing field!

Leddster138 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 26, 2013, 01:50:05 PM »

Quote from: Percy on June 26, 2013, 01:22:44 PM

At least when you're buying bats for yourself you can be creative about the price knowing that it wont get out. You should try buying a bat for your son, that your wife "incorrectly" beleives he doesn't need, and been slightly economical about the price only for him to blurt out the true price! Took a bit of explaining

Bat Buying Commandments
1. Thou shalt not let a living soul know the price you paid unless you want the wife to find out

Quote from: mini998 on June 26, 2013, 01:29:18 PM

I feel your pain, But I learned out how to deal with my mrs though

I have 3 bats and my mrs thinks I have only one . I never take more than one bat out of my kit bag.
When she is around I always put the bat inside the kit bag before picking up another bat .

2. Thou shall keep all bats hidden away at all time and never display two at the same time

Quote from: FvanN on June 26, 2013, 12:41:08 PM

Good maths equation to con the wife .. I might have to do the same thing in the not to distant future

3. Thou shalt take 30%-40% off the amount divulged to the wife

Quote from: Manormanic on June 26, 2013, 11:09:33 AM

To be honest I'm not sure I'd break the £300 barrier myself. M&H Master at £275 (Paul's sale last year) is the top for me and probably will remain so forever!)

4. Thou Have a realistic idea of how much is the limited so you know when you're breaking it.

Quote from: sgcricket on June 26, 2013, 12:59:08 PM

and people have paid more than 500 for laver signatures. but i do understand where you are coming from regarding the guilt. the good thing is that you are happy with the bat.

5. If thou is happy with the bat then price is irrelevant

Quote from: FvanN on June 26, 2013, 11:13:16 AM

How much??? My wife would kill me...

6. Your wife will kill you unless you follow the above

Percy · « **Reply #17 on:** June 26, 2013, 01:54:22 PM »

Maybe a sticky is required giving this advice to anyone contemplating venturing in to the world of custom bats!

hawkeye92 · « **Reply #18 on:** June 26, 2013, 02:35:03 PM »

once bought a gray nicolls legend. ouch!

from what ive seen on here id never spend more than �200 on a stick

ajmw89 · « **Reply #19 on:** June 26, 2013, 03:05:03 PM »

Or, you get yourself a wife/gf/fiancée who, upon saying you like a certain bat, offers to buy it for you!

Percy · « **Reply #20 on:** June 26, 2013, 03:19:14 PM »

In my experience they only do things like that at the girlfriend stage!

The Palmist · « **Reply #21 on:** June 26, 2013, 03:26:29 PM »

My wife has given up on trying to stop me collecting stuff which are too good and too much for me so she follows a simple formula. Whenever I buy an extra bat or any other hobby item on an impulse which see deems unnecessary, she will make me purchase something for her for the same amount.

I am purchasing another bat and hoping she won't know the difference in stickers.

The Palmist · « **Reply #22 on:** June 26, 2013, 03:29:05 PM »

Quote from: ajmw89 on June 26, 2013, 03:05:03 PM

Or, you get yourself a wife/gf/fiancée who, upon saying you like a certain bat, offers to buy it for you!

She used to and then soon realised it is an addiction. When I first started playing guitar and was really in to it she bought me a �600 guitar and was really upset when I gave up the hobby after a few months and ended up selling it for �300 for cricket stuff.

fasteddie · « **Reply #23 on:** June 26, 2013, 03:32:11 PM »

Strangely, my wife is less bothered when I buy a new guitar, pedal, or amp.

I mentioned that I was going to H4L next week and she reminded me I already have enough bats (2).

No logic as a guitar, pedal, or amp costs �many multiples of a new bat.

I don't get it.

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