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richie rumble
22-12-07, 20:45
ok.........who REALLY tells the truth about how much a coral or fish costs to their wife/girlfriend/boyfriend??? i sure as hell dont........."oooo, darling the LFS gave me a "frag" for £10 (£40 in real life), and that Flame Angel didnt cost £60!!! :thumbsup:
Reef bloke
22-12-07, 20:47
I tell the missus everything,if she dont like it she knows where the door is.(Looks nervously over his shoulder)
richie rumble
22-12-07, 20:55
ah, but what you dont know is how much that "£20" pair of shoes cost!!!! :laugh:
This poll is akin to turkeys voting for Christmas.
richie - your wife has hacked your account !!!!!!
richie rumble
22-12-07, 21:05
you saying my wife is a turkey?!?!?!??! :laugh:
This is why I always pay my fish stuff in cash....some things you just can't justify.
richie rumble
22-12-07, 21:11
only thing is, to pay in cash i need to pimp myself out!!!!! :laugh:
i am married 18 years " god help me " :annoyed: :laugh: They know everything ... they know when you ****. when you **** up ... they have it it all :annoyed: :annoyed: as the MEN we are ****e"d end of ... so if you say i bought this and the bride did not know @@@@@@ *******ws@@@@@@ THEY DO :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Well, speaking from a woman's perspective, I've been married 20 years and I always thought it was the women who, as Richie says, "embellish" a little on how much things cost.
Anyway, I can honestly say I may reduce the cost of things "marginally" whether it be shoes, clothes or reef/fish things! :laugh:
What I tryed to do was, tell her tank is for her and I will look after it. When that didn't work I started telling her how much things cost, we now have an understanding, She doesn't want to know:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
marshalls2007
22-12-07, 22:04
if only she knew:whistling:
only joking... she dont mind as long as i buy her something:D:dance:
but she did say the other day (well threw back in my face) that bloody setup stands US<(:laugh:) in £2k,
me like a prat said more like £5k +......:whistling:
i got the LOOK :eek: :annoyed: :mad:
Other half and truth don't go together,it's not allowed in my house other wise it will out with the tank!!
benribbans
22-12-07, 22:14
Tell the truth, whats the worst that can happen....?? :laugh:
B****cks!! Lie, lie and above all else dont tell the truth! On a serious note tho, the tank was my misses idea so spending is only limited by me (and maybe her if she this...) :thumbsup:
Tell the truth on small things like a fish for £20 and lie like sh*t about the aquatronica controller costing £300 thats the way I deal with the wife
davethefish
23-12-07, 08:33
same as most here, the odd coral and fish.... might as well tell the truth :innocent:
new set ups and big upgrades are ALL Bargain 2nd hand equipment.... yes luv i got that immaculate 6060 tunze for £20 :devil:
...even if i have to un-box and dispose of the packaging evidence before i get home:laugh:
good job copper tat is such a good price ATM, it's funded over half my new tank :whistling:
I sometimes time deliveries for when she's at work so she nevers knows :o
Apart from that fish prices i tell the truth and everything else is £50 :cool:
This is why I always pay my fish stuff in cash....some things you just can't justify.:thumbsup: Me to:applause:
My new tank cost me a new sofa, then she found out how much the rest is going to cost me :eek:. After buying a new cooker and a shoping trip im skint :confused:.My advise never never tell the missis the truth, and if you should tell a little lie:whistling: . make dam sure you have not written the true cost down somewhere:o
marshalls2007
23-12-07, 11:56
My new tank cost me a new sofa, then she found out how much the rest is going to cost me :eek:. After buying a new cooker and a shoping trip im skint :confused:.My advise never never tell the missis the truth, and if you should tell a little lie:whistling: . make dam sure you have not written the true cost down somewhere:o
:laugh: sound like your speaking from experience:laugh:
Well I have to say my misses knows everything :applause:
We have this agreement - I spend the money - she looks at the tank :D
I was even contemplating getting rid at one point - she who must be obeyed said don't :thumbsup:
Jay
I tell my boss the truth, she can't really tell me to get rid of it, because it would cost more to put our living room back together,:thumbsup:
See reefers hole in the wall tank are great. once you build them in, its going to take a whole lot of work and cash to take it out again.
She has no 'need' to know; it's my money. If she asks how much something was, I will tell her, although she know's this is not a cheap hobby (she bought me two blastos welsi a week ago, as an early crimbo gift).
My other half and I, have our own bank accounts and one joint account that all the bills come out of. What comes out of her personal bank account and what she spends the cash on is her business - and vice versa.
The joint account is another matter as that is 'our' money 50/50 :)
used to be the same as above now;
ex wife gets this much( ------------------------------------------------ )
I get()
Tank gets ( ------------------------)
I have found something thats costs more than keeping marines:laugh:
Ha good thread , I tell my other half prices on equipment and thats it .. as for corals i lie instinctively you bring home an SPS coral and admit it costs 40 quid watch her reaction when it dies .. Its the same as mine but i dont want to hear about it ... woman have a inbuilt sixth sense when money goes to waste i kid you not, And i'm ****ed if im listening to a war and peace lecture about it
everytime.
I always tell here what she wants to hear and that is usually all i say. :p
marshalls2007
24-12-07, 09:25
used to be the same as above now;
ex wife gets this much( ------------------------------------------------ )
I get()
Tank gets ( ------------------------)
I have found something thats costs more than keeping marines:laugh:
ex wife...wasnt over that thing a few weeks ago was it??
davethefish
24-12-07, 09:29
She has no 'need' to know; it's my money. If she asks how much something was, I will tell her, although she know's this is not a cheap hobby (she bought me two blastos welsi a week ago, as an early crimbo gift).
My other half and I, have our own bank accounts and one joint account that all the bills come out of. What comes out of her personal bank account and what she spends the cash on is her business - and vice versa.
The joint account is another matter as that is 'our' money 50/50 :)
i wish i could do that!..... i'd be loaded:laugh:
we both work full time and have one joint account for bills ect, both our earnings go into it, and it's shared out 50/50
....even though i do earn more than 3 times what she does.......:confused:
as for corals i lie instinctively you bring home an SPS coral and admit it costs 40 quid watch her reaction when it dies ...
What do you mean 'when it dies' :eek: how many do you loose (ratio wise) on purchases?
If you do not tell them how much it costs is it still a lie ?
In most cases silence is not golden------it's just an admission of guilt without opening your mouth:laugh: .C'mon, women and money ,there is no answer.:annoyed: I have convinced my wife (for 33 odd years:wub: :wub: :wub: ) that the new room just needed one more piece of furniture,BUT something different,and she agreed:applause: .BINGO.:whistling: :thumbsup: :laugh:
lol!:whistling:
yep, the flame angel cost me £1.50. It's the same price as the goldfish we saw!!
;)
ok.........who REALLY tells the truth about how much a coral or fish costs to their wife/girlfriend/boyfriend??? i sure as hell dont........."oooo, darling the LFS gave me a "frag" for £10 (£40 in real life), and that Flame Angel didnt cost £60!!! :thumbsup:
i tend to tell my mrs everything, well, nearly everything.
many many moons ago she bought me a new MCE600, just because she came with me to the lfs and i said i could really do with one. She then bought my new tank, well technically as she was mugged the same day i paid for it, and then everything else, but the thought was there.
she knows what it all costs so it's futile hiding it from her, she's just glad that i am spending my money on something we can see and touch rather than blow it all on booze and stuff.
that said, and in reality, i can't really keep prices hidden, certain 'friends' grass me up if and when the opportunity arises :D
I'm loving the comments onthis particular poll :D
It's been hillarious! I took my wife to a proper lfs today. She gasped at the prices I paid for corals but didn't moan :rolleyes:
Reminded her that she gets the pleasure of a jag I bought earlier which is costing me £55 in petrol each week (despite the fact i use public transport as I work in Canary Wharf, no need for a car in bloody London!) And she potters within her baby group for Costa Coffee every day!
I think I'm allowed to have some pleasures :thumbsup: (aside from my daughter of course ;) )
:applause:
i tend to tell my mrs everything, well, nearly everything.
many many moons ago she bought me a new MCE600, just because she came with me to the lfs and i said i could really do with one. She then bought my new tank, well technically as she was mugged the same day i paid for it, and then everything else, but the thought was there.
she knows what it all costs so it's futile hiding it from her, she's just glad that i am spending my money on something we can see and touch rather than blow it all on booze and stuff.
that said, and in reality, i can't really keep prices hidden, certain 'friends' grass me up if and when the opportunity arises :D
Lucky i have 2 wives, the one i married and the one i inherited with her, my sister-in-law who has no concept of the value of money,so when i want to visit my local LFS its wife number 2 who i take along and love being easily led when she see`s all the bonny coloured thingys in the tank:applause:.She then takes the blame when we get home:thumbsup:.
Besides my wife is a kept woman who drives a new Rav 4 and walks the dogs twice daily so she could`nt realy complain but to be on the safe side every thing i own up to is always half the marked up price:thumbsup:
Luckily... she lives in my flat she pays me some rent which I classify as monthly fish expenditure :D everybodys happy
jimblonduk
30-12-07, 07:46
I take my wife to the LFS with me on most occasions, after all, if its the right colour. it doesnt matter how much it costs :D
i have a very understanding wife. whatever goes on with my tank she doesnt want to know. all she wants to do is to watch and admire the tank. i have approx 120 fish in my tank. i must say that after 2-3 flood in the garage she still doesnt mind having such a large tank in the house (although she really did complain until the cabinet for it was made).
Daveyboy34
19-03-08, 14:13
Same as Tony B
Her Money and Mine
Having said that just ordered her a car - and now she is egging me on to treat myself :confused:
Mostly treat her like a mushroom though (keep her in the dark and feed her s**t)
Dave
babyreefer
19-03-08, 16:55
I'm loving the comments onthis particular poll :D
It's been hillarious! I took my wife to a proper lfs today. She gasped at the prices I paid for corals but didn't moan :rolleyes:
Reminded her that she gets the pleasure of a jag I bought earlier which is costing me £55 in petrol each week (despite the fact i use public transport as I work in Canary Wharf, no need for a car in bloody London!) And she potters within her baby group for Costa Coffee every day!
I think I'm allowed to have some pleasures :thumbsup: (aside from my daughter of course ;) )
:applause:
is that what you think the day of a mum consisits of???:laugh::laugh::laugh:
you have no idea buster!!!!:annoyed:
yeah, you might go for coffee every now and then, but i'm telling you from experience, it was a lot less tiring, and a lot less work when i worked full time!!!!
but fair enough about the jag!
freewilly58
21-03-08, 18:24
i just let her get her hair done costs more then my pieces of coral
It's amazing how much of a motivator a marine tank is!
My misses has been wanting to decorate the living room for ages but I kept putting it off. We had been looking a tanks for a while and she said that the room would need decorated before the tank went in. Two days later, living room fully decorated!!!
LFS here I come!
little fish big tank
30-07-08, 01:21
ok.........who REALLY tells the truth about how much a coral or fish costs to their wife/girlfriend/boyfriend??? i sure as hell dont........."oooo, darling the LFS gave me a "frag" for £10 (£40 in real life), and that Flame Angel didnt cost £60!!! :thumbsup:
for me its straightforward, price = half then half again
this way every body's happy:thumbsup::applause:
Well, speaking from a woman's perspective, I've been married 20 years and I always thought it was the women who, as Richie says, "embellish" a little on how much things cost.
Anyway, I can honestly say I may reduce the cost of things "marginally" whether it be shoes, clothes or reef/fish things! :laugh:
Me too!! Him "Is that a new coral in the tank?" Me "Oh no, I've just moved it forward from behind that big leather!"
We share everything, Bank Account, Money etc.
She knows how much everything costs as shes usually the one that goes and buys it for me as a little treat!!
marcopolored
30-07-08, 14:32
We share everything too, moneywise.
I will admit to possibly being the bigger spender out of the 2 of us when it comes to the fishtank, but at the same time everything is within budget - well, nearly :whistling:
The only thing I ever 'fib' about is how much I spent in the pub on a Saturday night and I'm the female other half :laugh:
I don't have a wife. Girlfriend can't comment.
My mother found out I got a new frag yesterday from one of my friends.
"Oh where is it"
*I point it out*
"That we tichey thing? How much did that cost out"
"Aw only about £5"
*Friend looks at me thinking...you just told me £20 to minutes ago!" Ha!
Screwloose
30-07-08, 18:06
what another swap ??? you do really well with them swaps you do,:laugh:
markoshark
31-07-08, 13:16
Heh. The wonders of being A.) single, and B.) flatting
Yes, I sold those Maroon clowns and got those lovely b/w Ocalaris clowns for the same price......
hmm.
Harrison916
11-08-08, 18:08
New to reefkeeping and the wife has already instructed me on seeing how expensive hardware and contents will be. She wants to be blissfully ignorant and that I should not tell her how much it has cost! Thats handy!?:laugh:
samwiseman
11-08-08, 18:10
my wife pays....even handier!!
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