I had a brilliant idea (so I thought)
I have listed the ECW packs I want in a word document, but I've been a clever.
I'm always unable to say what I want for my Birthday (23 Feb, in case you care), as getting people to order what I want from Pendraken is tricky.
So I have made a table in Word with multiple lines, 2 columns wide
Left Column - Pendraken contact details.
Right Column an order, with price inc P&P
eg
£20
2 x [pack]
2 x [pack]
or
£11
2 x Pack
I can give this to my wife to distribute to relatives.
Good eh?
Except she can do maths, and will see that is in excess of £180 (And its just Infantry - I think I have enough Cavalry and Artillery)
There may be questions about the other armies I own...
Quote from: Last Hussar on 13 January 2014, 09:18:25 PM
Except she can do maths, and will see that is in excess of £180 (And its just Infantry - I think I have enough Cavalry and Artillery)
There may be questions about the other armies I own...
OOOOPS !!!.....CLANG !!!...Good luck LH !
Cheers - Phil.
Holy sh*t... looks like it is time to hide. Either that or mention the mad deals Pendraken have had... you know the buy one get 5 free types of deal or you were adding the odd packet to the stuff your old friend gave you
Oh heck!
And remember the prices go up soon too!
1) "Them bastards at Pendraken have put the prices up astronomically" (Sorry Leon)
2) "ECW - they're premium packs"
3) "Yers, but I get a discount ..."
If all that fails, tell her you love her and that talking about Pendraken makes you want her. That'll get her to change the subject.
Metal prices have risen dreadfully over the past couple of months due to the weather*/ fighting in the Middle East*/ increasing industrialistation in China* / the Tories* / Labour* / Capitalism* / the possibility of Scottish Independence* - hence the advisibility of getting others to chip in to spread the cost.
*Select your favoured culprit(s)
Careful selection may allow the purchase of further armies by persuading your wife the problem has been dealt with .....
....unless she reads the forum. In which case you may need the money for flowers/ chocolates/ meals out/ holiday destinations of her choice ;D ;D ;D
Wipe the hard drive!!!...Burn the house down ...get a new name and move to Milton Keynes ( no one ever goes there)
For God's sake DO something!
You may be putting the rest of us in danger
How about "but with these I'm bound to win the 2014 painting competition, and then all the forum members will worship me."
We (the heart, liver and lungs in the Pendraken haggis) can even concoct a thread in which we all add some comment about how women wish they were you and men wish they could paint like you.
We'll all chip in won't we lads?
I shall now be only posting on this thread during the middle of the night whilst everyone else in the house is asleep for my own safety
Quote from: Fenton on 13 January 2014, 09:28:32 PM
...get a new name and move to Milton Keynes ( no one ever goes there)
I go there quite a lot. I was even thinking of going tomorrow!
Don' bring the wrath down there, that isn't fair. some of my best friends live there, and my club is there, and Campaign...
Try Welling Garden City or Telford instead!
Quote from: mad lemmey on 13 January 2014, 09:36:41 PM
I go there quite a lot. I was even thinking of going tomorrow!
Don' bring the wrath down there, that isn't fair. some of my best friends live there, and my club is there, and Campaign...
Try Welling Garden City or Telford instead!
Could you not take one for the team?
We share the same birthday.
As to the issue, it depends really on whether you have lied about how much you have spent.
Alternatively you could express an interest in playing the Hobbit miniatures game, buy a copy of WD and show her the models you would like - making sure she sees the price.
Give herthe standard "man in Middle age Crisis options"
1 I Need a Ferrari - Too Expensive
2 I need lots of wargames figures - Do able
3 I need a Mistress - extremly expensive (In my case more than a Ferrari) and you invoke the green eyed monster that should mean she will do what it takes to keep her man. Ie Number 2
Of course you may end up sleeping on Sunjesters sofa if you really don't have a mistress to retreat to! :)
I promised I've given up the mistress.
I need to recount what I've typed - doing the maths in the head I make it £120. Still its over a ton...
She knows about GW- the kids get it.
Dont worry to much mate ive just spent the money for a new gas fire on pendraken shinnies
I is in big trouble now
take care
andy
If you've got kids, chances are they're by her choice. Just point out how incomparably more expensive her toys are than yours.
Greetings
Best answer is to pick a smaller selection with a lower price for your Birthday and then add to it yourself ...
My 4 for 3 purchase the other day was not greeted with unmitigated rapture at home either - I had to talk fast abut deals and impending price rises :-)
Regards
Edward
Yes, you're in trouble, BIG TROUBLE!
Friends are meant to honest aren't they? :P
My sofa is always available (but Teazel may decide that anyone sleeping downstairs "needs" to be woken up in the early hours to play with her toys! ;D
just buy her a handbag or some shoes, women are easily distracted ;)
Quote from: FierceKitty on 14 January 2014, 08:22:51 AM
If you've got kids, chances are they're by her choice. Just point out how incomparably more expensive her toys are than yours.
If you want a complete removal of priviledges... :-\
The first priviledge is breathing :d
not as bad as me Last Hussar, I had my spending well and truly capped :'(, the CO discovered in November last year that I had in 6 weeks spent about £1500 pound getting some of my lead pile painted, the reason she discovered it was I stupidly left my card statement lying around :o, she is now questioning the real cost of all my toys :'(
I must have done something wrong when I married my better half as she does not mind what I spend so long as I don't cause the piggy bank to break and that I must be seen to be building/painting and using what I have bought ;D
Quote from: skywalker on 14 January 2014, 12:28:52 PM
I must have done something wrong when I married my better half as she does not mind what I spend so long as I don't cause the piggy bank to break and that I must be seen to be building/painting and using what I have bought ;D
Smug zone alert :P :P :P
Jealous really ;)
I'm in the same situation as SKywalker
Quote from: skywalker on 14 January 2014, 12:28:52 PM
I must have done something wrong when I married my better half as she does not mind what I spend so long as I don't cause the piggy bank to break and that I must be seen to be building/painting and using what I have bought ;D
+1
Quote from: Fenton on 14 January 2014, 12:59:01 PM
I'm in the same situation as SKywalker
No...you're even worse (better???). From an earlier post I remember you saying your significant other once asked if "is that all you're getting" when at a convention.
You sir, have found The Grail =D>
Well true...though I do limit myself and she has an equal amount to spend on her hobbies then everything is fine
Quote from: sunjester on 14 January 2014, 10:13:47 AM
My sofa is always available (but Teazel may decide that anyone sleeping downstairs "needs" to be woken up in the early hours to play with her toys! ;D
Is Teazel
1) Your 3 year old?
2) Your old dog with flatulence?
3) Your 15 foot python?
4) your wife?
Quote from: fsn on 14 January 2014, 01:50:10 PM
Is Teazel
1) Your 3 year old?
2) Your old dog with flatulence?
3) Your 15 foot python?
4) your wife?
Number 2!
I'm also one of those smug gits in the same situation as Skywalker! ;)
Recent quote, " I don't care what you are buying, I know you wouldn't get it if we couldn't afford it!". Just lucky I guess. 8)
Quote from: skywalker on 14 January 2014, 12:28:52 PM
I must have done something wrong when I married my better half as she does not mind what I spend so long as I don't cause the piggy bank to break and that I must be seen to be building/painting and using what I have bought ;D
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Well apart from not being married I don't have any issues with what I buy
Quote from: FierceKitty on 14 January 2014, 08:22:51 AM
If you've got kids, chances are they're by her choice. Just point out how incomparably more expensive her toys are than yours.
No, she can't count. Well days, anyway. Money on the otherhand...