need help convincing the wife
12-19-2004, 03:40 AM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: lisbon, maine
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need help convincing the wife
i talked it over with the wife and we decided this spring i would buy a new deer rifle. well yesterday i was at a sporting good's store where my wife work's and was looking at the browning bar's. what a gun. so i'm talking to the guy behind the counter and i tell him i'll be back in a few month's and he say's you should see this. it was a used browning longtrac bar .270 that looked like it was never even fired and they were selling it for $515.00, so i told him my wife work's there and he said it would be about $412.00 with her discount. i almost bought it before the wife could say "NOT TILL SPRING". i just don't want to pass up a chance to by an 800.00 rifle for almost half price.
the only marks on the gun are where the scope base was. the inside of the reciever is not even showing any paint wear from the action moving.
any help will be greatly appreciated. Rav
the only marks on the gun are where the scope base was. the inside of the reciever is not even showing any paint wear from the action moving.
any help will be greatly appreciated. Rav
12-19-2004, 05:14 AM
#2
Join Date: Nov 2003
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RE: need help convincing the wife
I find I'd rather deal with a pissed off wife than regret losing a deal.
I dont buy a bunch of guns but I usually find at least one good deal a year and I don't waste time discussing it with the wife. Gotta grab the opportunities as they come.
Good Luck
I dont buy a bunch of guns but I usually find at least one good deal a year and I don't waste time discussing it with the wife. Gotta grab the opportunities as they come.
Good Luck
12-19-2004, 10:52 AM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Coralville, IA. USA
Posts: 3,802
RE: need help convincing the wife
$413 for a BAR LT .270Win and it's not in your safe yet? She's got you whipped pretty good! 
Where did you say this gun was?
Seriously though, I'd buy it while you can, because at that price it'll disappear faster than a pizza at a weight watchers convention. Buy now, explain later.
When you explain it to her put it in terms a woman will understand. Use phrases like, "It was a doorbuster sale," "one time only closeout price," etc.... If you need study material, go grab a newspaper and pull out the ads from the local departments stores, they're full of catchy phrases that women understand. Use her own shopper instinct against her. And if that fails and you have to play dirty, remind her that the last time she spent a couple hundred dollars on "shoes and accessories" you didn't tell her she'd have to wait until spring.
As a last resort you could always bribe her with diamonds.
Mike
Where did you say this gun was?Seriously though, I'd buy it while you can, because at that price it'll disappear faster than a pizza at a weight watchers convention. Buy now, explain later.
When you explain it to her put it in terms a woman will understand. Use phrases like, "It was a doorbuster sale," "one time only closeout price," etc.... If you need study material, go grab a newspaper and pull out the ads from the local departments stores, they're full of catchy phrases that women understand. Use her own shopper instinct against her. And if that fails and you have to play dirty, remind her that the last time she spent a couple hundred dollars on "shoes and accessories" you didn't tell her she'd have to wait until spring.
As a last resort you could always bribe her with diamonds.
Mike
12-19-2004, 07:24 PM
#5
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: lisbon, maine
Posts: 23
RE: need help convincing the wife
thank's for the replies, i talked her into it and picked it up this evening but i was mistaken it is not the long trac it is a mark II .270. now that i have it home it is in even better condition then i could have imagined. if i knew how i would post a pic of it.
Wolf- i bought the gun at L.L. Bean and my wife works there(20% employee discount on guns). the guy behind the counter said to keep all the paperwork and the box in case i need to bring it back. beans has a pretty good return policy.
Wolf- i bought the gun at L.L. Bean and my wife works there(20% employee discount on guns). the guy behind the counter said to keep all the paperwork and the box in case i need to bring it back. beans has a pretty good return policy.
12-20-2004, 07:43 AM
#7
Spike
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Texas
Posts: 14
RE: need help convincing the wife
Glad you got the rifle. Hope it serves you a long time. Your story reminds me of a line I heard recently.
It is easier to beg forgiveness than to gain permission.
Buy your wife something with the money you saved. It will help with your next firearm purchase.
It is easier to beg forgiveness than to gain permission.
Buy your wife something with the money you saved. It will help with your next firearm purchase.
12-20-2004, 01:57 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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RE: need help convincing the wife
Way to go! The Modern Gun Values 12th edition says that LMSR is $833, perfect used condition is worth $650, sounds like you got an excellent deal on a nice rifle in a great caliber. Wish I could stumble on deals like that more often. I will agree that it is always better to to beg than to pass on a deal like that.