The Voucher's Club

[Bassn Blvd]

  Hiding or justifying new rods, reels and tackle from the wife is becoming more and more difficult.  For me, hiding them is super hard because they are on display in the corner of the dining room.  I refuse to put by babies in the garage or boat locker .

  So, with that being said, I came up with the idea of having a Voucher's Club.  I don't condone lying to your wife but there comes a time when we have to help out our brother fisherman.  It's not like you're telling the wife your employer is sending you out of town for the week for some kind of training, but instead you head out on a fishing adventure with your buddies.

  What I'm suggesting is this.  Whenever you get a new rod or reel, tell the wife you BORROWED it from one of the members on BR. You can throw out one of the BR Voucher's Club members name.  Your wife can even contact the "lender" for verification.  This should work for 1 or 2 good purchases a year, unless the wife keeps track on how long you keep the "borrowed" rod/reel.  If that's the case, then we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

  I'm not saying this will work for everyone or on every wife.  Some wives are pretty smart and can't be fooled.  My idea won't work if you and your wife share the same bank account or if she has access to your account  .  My wife doesn't share my bank account so it's a little easier for me to hide my money, just not my gear.

  So, what do yall think?  Will my idea be something that can work?

[fourbizz]

I'll be someone's safety. I have a pathological reaction to instantly lie if I get a call from my best friends girlfriend

"Hey Jay hav"

" HE DIDNT DO IT!!!! , HE WAS WITH ME ALL DAY LONG"!

;D

[Bassn Blvd]

I'll be someone's safety. I have a pathological reaction to instantly lie if I get a call from my best friends girlfriend

"Hey Jay hav"

" HE DIDNT DO IT!!!! , HE WAS WITH ME ALL DAY LONG"!

;D

That's exactly what I'm talking about.  You can be our President.

[Gone_Phishin]

Not a bad idea.  I had to have my last two rods shipped to a friend's house several towns over.

[Bassn Blvd]

Not a bad idea. I had to have my last two rods shipped to a friend's house several towns over.

I'm so *#*#*# right now.  My new Loomis GLX Senko rod will arrive tomorrow and I forgot the wife took the next 4 days off of work.  That means she'll be home while I'm at work so I won't be able to intercept it. 

[Gone_Phishin]

Not a bad idea. I had to have my last two rods shipped to a friend's house several towns over.

I'm so *#*#*# right now. My new Loomis GLX Senko rod will arrive tomorrow and I forgot the wife took the next 4 days off of work. That means she'll be home while I'm at work so I won't be able to intercept it.

SOL  ;D

[Redlinerobert]

I'm your huckleberry. 

I'd be happy to help out my brothers here on BR. 

Fourbizz - President

Redlinerobert - Chairman of the Board.

[fourbizz]

So I guess if I get any "Hey! thanks for letting me borrow that Gloonis fishing pole" messages out of the blue, I will lie through my teeth.

[SirSnookalot]

This may be a cute thread but it doesn't work for me. If I have to sneak around to buy something I shouldn't have bought it in the first place and I probably didn't need it anyway. If I'm gonna tick my wife off it's going to be over something serious not a fishing rod......my wife doesn't care what I buy anyway ;D

My wife doesn't share my bank account so it's a little easier for me to hide my money, just not my gear.

What if I died or was incapacitated using my new Loomis, would I want it to be difficult for my wife to access funds that may be needed?

[tbird]

But how do you explain the Tackle Warehouse label on the shipping tube ? Just food for thought to my fellow conspirator's.

                       T

[Bassn Blvd]

This may be a cute thread but it doesn't work for me. If I have to sneak around to buy something I shouldn't have bought it in the first place and I probably didn't need it anyway. If I'm gonna tick my wife off it's going to be over something serious not a fishing rod......my wife doesn't care what I buy anyway ;D

My wife doesn't share my bank account so it's a little easier for me to hide my money, just not my gear.

What if I died or was incapacitated using my new Loomis, would I want it to be difficult for my wife to access funds that may be needed?

The wife will get a lot more money from insurance when I die than out of my bank account.

And when it's your time to go, do you want your widow using your money to buy her new squeeze a pair of silk undies to wear while he sits on your couch, scratching his acorns, watching your t.v?

[Redlinerobert]

Easy.

"Oh yeah, that Robert, he probably forgot to take off the label from the last rod he bought.  Oh!  It has MY name on it???  He's always joking around.  Don't believe me sweetheart?  Call him!  Here's his number."

[Bassn Blvd]

But how do you explain the Tackle Warehouse label on the shipping tube ? Just food for thought to my fellow conspirator's.

T

You have to tear the label off before she sees it, I guess. 

I can easily explain the TW rod tube but the label may be a bit difficult. :-?

[Bassn Blvd]

Easy.

"Oh yeah, that Robert, he probably forgot to take off the label from the last rod he bought. Oh! It has MY name on it??? He's always joking around. Don't believe me sweetheart? Call him! Here's his number."

Perfect.  You might be promoted to President for that one.

[SirSnookalot]

The wife will get a lot more money from insurance when I die than out of my bank account.

And when it's your time to go, do you want your widow using your money to buy her new squeeze a pair of silk undies to wear while he sits on your couch, scratching his acorns, watching your t.v?

Insurance is not immediate available funds.  In my marriage it isn't my money but our money.  Once I'm gone she can use it as she wishes and I hope she has a happy life.

But I'll cover for you as long as it's a spinning saltwater rod....

[Bassn Blvd]

The wife will get a lot more money from insurance when I die than out of my bank account.

And when it's your time to go, do you want your widow using your money to buy her new squeeze a pair of silk undies to wear while he sits on your couch, scratching his acorns, watching your t.v?

Insurance is not immediate available funds. In my marriage it isn't my money but our money. Once I'm gone she can use it as she wishes and I hope she has a happy life.

But I'll cover for you as long as it's a spinning saltwater rod....

Ok, deal

And don't worry, I give her enough money to be happy but not enough to be king. ;D

[Fishing Rhino]

Sounds like the old "You lie, and I'll swear to it." thing.

But look, here's the simple answer to the shipping tube with the Tackle Warehouse label.

Why not just tell her it's a part of their demo program, and you are one of their official testers.

I mean, if you're going to tell a lie, make it a grandiose lie.  In fact, you can tell her that as an official tester, you get to keep the rod.

If it's not Tackle Warehouse, I saw one vendor who would let you demo a reel for a week.  You are responsible for all shipping charges.

There is also a daily fee for each day beyond the week that you keep it.  If you are a week late, don't bother shipping it back, you own it and will find the charge on the credit card you used to secure the demo.