Wife's gonna kill me when she finds out, but I just pulled the trigger on a NIB martin x-200. While I love my father's old bear temujin, I wanted a fast-flight capable bow since that seems to be the only in-stock bowstrings anyone carries around my neck of the woods. Well, that and have a bow to compare the temujin with. And, well, to have a new toy :bigsmyl:
Wonder how long I can hide it till the misses finds out. "No, honey, it's the same bow i had before. Must be the lighting in here..." :dunno:
My wife really hates me, I have 18 Pronghorns and want 2 more. Wait, I just traded a camera for another Pronghorn, that makes 19. Geez, I'm bad! I still want 2 more though.
There are worst things a guy can spend his hard earned money on.
Tell her you can buy a new bow or start chasing women. She can pick which one she wants you to do. My wife loves my hobbies. They keep me out of trouble.
Rule #1
Never, never, ever bring home a box that contains or contained a new toy that you have purchased without the wife knowing about it.
Case in point: I bought a brand new Lone Wolf Assault stand. Went to my archery shop, promptly pulled it from its box, handed the box to the shop owner and said "Burn this. I was never here". I left the shop, snuck into the house through the basement and made haste to my "man cave" where I leaned it against the wall with other miscellaneous hunting items. I placed a few shed antlers and broken arrows around it to make it look like it had been sitting there for a while.
I can only speak for my loving wife, but when she sees a treestand, bow, etc. sitting in my cave, it's just more of what she calls "The Circle of Carl". However, she has a very keen radar for new boxes and if she spots one then the questions (interrogation) begins. This is when I go from predator to prey. Don't let this happen to you! Best of luck and may cunning, stealth, and a lot of luck be on your side.
Shedrock, I have a archery shop owner here in California that sales my bows. He has 11 of my bows of hes own,and i thought he was bad. :)
Tracy, no wonder Pronghorns are hard to find. :dunno:
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Originally posted by Hud:
Tracy, no wonder Pronghorns are hard to find. :thumbsup:
Ken,
I just traded an RER for a Fox royal crown about a month ago and my wife hasn't noticed anything as of yet...I thought my girls were going to squeel on me when the UPS truck pulled in with a long P.V.C. tube cause my oldest daughter soon to be 6 said"Not another bow" Daddy...I think really fast and said No Baby just some pipe for fixin a drain pipe...I sweated bullets that night wondering if she would tell Mommy about the pipe coming...So far so good...You will find later with trading you get the same results as buying a new bow...It's in their blood to make a point about having too many bows.. :goldtooth:
I never have a bow shipped to the house, I always recieve gear at work.
As noted, never bring the packaging home, i slip it in a sock, and slowly "season" it to the home front. Bow racks are another dead give away.
If the pegs fill up, it is a sure sign of an invetory surplus.
:laughing: :laughing:
I have had a couple of new bows if the value was disclosed i'd get my.... :deadhorse: :deadhorse:
Another piece of advice, I always get Postal Money orders, no tracking of funds in and out of checking.
Some times I have to re-invest to break up the money order it works pretty well....
When going out to buy a new gun, I always "headed to the range" with two gun cases - one of them empty. Came back with the same two cases - both full. I assume that will work on any local bow purchase too. But that long box or tube in the mail; that's a tough one.
I always make a deal with her that I will get rid of one of the older bows, of course I never say WHEN I will do it.
If you leave bows around all the time they cant tell the difference :laughing:
Both my wife and I work from home.
Hard as heck getting packages without her knowing.
I agree, it could be bows or other "things", you choose.
Today, my oldest daughter will be getting home from school before anyone else. I've asked her to put the "long, skinny box" down in my shop.
I tried the shipping to work thing before. But while less likely to get busted, it's 10x as bad when you do. So now I ship it home, and hope I get to the front porch before she does.
I'm a divorce lawyer and you're all busted. Send payments to me immediately :biglaugh:
Nah, just buy her something nice before your bow shows up and all is good. Believe me it works. :rolleyes:
Ken,
I also didn't want to leave any tracks so to speak for her to follow me so I sold a Shakespear bow I had laying around to my buddy Bruce so I could have the money to pay the shipping so my wife wouldn't see anything taken from our bank account...I'm what ya call a "WELL SEASONED" Traditional bowaholic seller/trader...Or if you are real seasoned send it to your buddy's house instead and let his wife yell at him then go get your bow...Good friends are hard to find!When she's done :laughing:
My former wife, a CPA, didn't like any of my hobbies. My current wife loves them.
Congrats on your new acquisition. I've bought and sold so many in the past, my Wife is now seasoned to the long tubes or rectangular boxes that arrive on a month-to month basis. She finally gave up on me, which is not a bad thing. She says "as long as it comes from your money, that's ok". So that's what I do...
Congrats again.
i got it really good or bad depends on how you look at it. The good, my awesome wife shoots with me, so when I get a new bow, she usually says that is a sweet bow. The BAD, " now when are you gona buy me another one." :banghead:
I have just about everything I order shipped to my office. Business deliveries tend to get delivered earlier in the day then residential plus I don't have to worry about leaving a box on my porch all day (a serious concern where I live)
My wife has more guns and bows than me, what's up with that?
So am not the only who does this?
I have a new bow ready to be shipped this week, just spoke to the bowery yesterday about timing the the delivery for when the wife is gone. If she finds it am in deep doo doo. Eventually she will notice it but then it's going to be "Oh I bought it used for chump change"
Like Doug my wife has become immune to the long boxes and tubes showing up. I also take delivery for several of my 4H students so she never knows whats mine and whats thiers. Works out well for me. We have what you might call a no ask no tell policy. She don"t ask I don't tell.
Keith,
This is your wife and I found this post about you trading another bow recently and you Mr. have some explaining to do! :mad: If I see one more new bow come into this house you will be sleeping outside with all of them...Do you hear me? Sorry gentlemen but a women has to vent also... Now where is this 1/4 away Fred fella at and does his wife know how many bow's he's gotten in the last year? I think I'm looking in the phonebook and calling his wife and let her know what He's been up to...Shame on you all and you call yourselves Men! Hiding these bow and arrow thingy's hoping we don't find them... Mrs. Keefers <>< :nono:
I have such a good luck and always win hunting stuff on raffles :archer: ask my wife
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Originally posted by Keefer:
Keith,
This is your wife and I found this post about you trading another bow recently and you Mr. have some explaining to do! :mad: If I see one more new bow come into this house you will be sleeping outside with all of them...Do you hear me? Sorry gentlemen but a women has to vent also... Now where is this 1/4 away Fred fella at and does his wife know how many bow's he's gotten in the last year? I think I'm looking in the phonebook and calling his wife and let her know what He's been up to...Shame on you all and you call yourselves Men! Hiding these bow and arrow thingy's hoping we don't find them... Mrs. Keefers <>< :biglaugh: :biglaugh:
Nice detective work there Mrs. Keefer!
So the moral is don't try to hide your loot from your wife. ;)
A NIB martin x-200 is a good place to start the smuggling game but the stakes will get higher in the future. Lots of good advice on this thread for dealing with that though.
I like the comment from another thread - it's easier to get forgiveness, than permission. It's about sharing, I think. Like TJ said, after you buy for yourself, maybe it's her turn.
My best "trick" was wrapping up a handgun at Christmas one year-From Santa. Upon opening, "Santa gave me a Handgun!" The kids were amazed, my wife, not so much, but didn't SAY anything, but thank goodness, looks can't kill!
QuoteOriginally posted by Shedrock:
My wife really hates me, I have 18 Pronghorns and want 2 more. Wait, I just traded a camera for another Pronghorn, that makes 19. Geez, I'm bad! I still want 2 more though.
There are worst things a guy can spend his hard earned money on.
Tracy you are my Hero!! :notworthy:
I'm well versed in the art of stealthy acquisition - but it doesn't matter - the ladies at the post office always tell my wife what I've been up to. Whatever happened to postal confidentiality? (or does that only apply to patients?). Don't they make those folks take an oath of office or something?
This is some great stuff! :biglaugh:
Good to know I'm not alone. Depending on the delivery day, I may have it dropped off at the local fedex place, lol.
Course, it's only a matter of time before she's doing a clean-up and comes to the realization that one bow has turned into two.
Considering that the reproductive capacity of wood is well documented to be in the range of nill, I probably should invest in some high-powered painkillers before spring cleaning...
If you have to hide your bows and guns from the wife, you married the wrong woman!
Love the reasoning for getting a new bow. Cause you can only get FF Strings locally. That's a new one. Have to try it.
Married the right one, just acquired the wrong habit!
Clark, you're welcome to the reasoning. Next up, I'm thinking that I will need a new 62" bow to fit the string I misordered from 3rivers...
My good wife doesn't say anything about bows, and I don't say anything about the monthly Macy's statement. We have an understanding.
My wife has a friend that just got divorced for the 2nd time and now she hears all her bad stories. Makes me look like an angel. It also helps to have a man cave in my shop where I keep all my bows. I think I am going to have to expand soon.
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Tracy, no wonder Pronghorns are hard to find. :dunno:
Only reason they are hard to find is that Wyoming is a big place. sounds like you find Shed's place you'll be up to your neck in em.
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Originally posted by Keefer:
Ken,
I just traded an RER for a Fox royal crown about a month ago and my wife hasn't noticed anything as of yet...I thought my girls were going to squeel on me when the UPS truck pulled in with a long P.V.C. tube cause my oldest daughter soon to be 6 said"Not another bow" Daddy...I think really fast and said No Baby just some pipe for fixin a drain pipe...I sweated bullets that night wondering if she would tell Mommy about the pipe coming...So far so good...You will find later with trading you get the same results as buying a new bow...It's in their blood to make a point about having too many bows.. :scared:
All bow cases must be the same. Stuff an extra case into the case containing a bow.
Have all shipments delivered to another address. Dispose of all packaging prior to returning home.
Stuff new bow in extra case. Bring in one bow, the new one first. Bring in the second bow a few days later.
This should go unnoticed if all activities appear as normal and you are not sweating, buying candy and flowers without cause (bowhunters guilt)otherwise you are DOA.
I suppose if there is one GOOD THING about Being SINGLE ....... :goldtooth:
My wife just put a deposit on a new baby horse that costs as much as 10 custom bows. So right now is a good time for those new bows to show up. In the past I've tried many of the methods presented. The bow rack is over flowing so I may have to resort to under the guest bed. I have promised to sell my least favorite.
Wow... And somehow I felt alone regarding my wife's objection to ANY outdoor purchases. Somehow its symbolic of me being gone hunting? This is like therapy for me. Glad to hear I'm not alone.
However, I have found out the hard way that sometimes its better to take your lumps on the front end and stick to your guns. I have had her "discover" stuff and OH MAN, did the crap hit the fan. :)
I made the sort of mistake of getting my wife into trad. She sees my new bows but says nothing.....until she wants a new one and springs it on me!! Caution they may be setting you up!!??
sell your bows repent use the money on a new rider mower hve a couple more kids to keep you busy working .
I put a small mark inside my wife's shoes as they seem to appear more often than Tracy's pronghorns. The key is to be on the offensive. If she's always explaining new shoes, there's no time for bow investigations. :nono:
I have a large stock of old bow shipping tubes, drainpipes & long boxes on the front porch. I always give shipping instructions to 'Leave it with the rest' & I give my Mail Carrier a big bottle of Brandy come Christmas ;)
All you need to do is plan ahead, think outside the box & be born a proper sneaky bastard.
So, what I'm getting here, is that buying a new bow is a lot like hunting with a bow? Concealment, stealth, and knowledge of the terrain?
The question then becomes - which is harder?