Wifes....They don't understand

[N. Ontario Smoker]

My wife saw the post about Teesquare getting a yogurt maker and I mentioned I wanted one too. She told me to go into the utility room and count the stuff I had. I saw a convection oven, a Ronco, an ice crusher, a bread machine, a slow cooker, an indoor grill, an extra coffee machine, a pasta maker, a panini press, a juicer, a kitchenaid mixer, a  George Foreman, a dehydrator, a blender for ice, a blender for drinks, a food processor,  and 2 silver pails to hold Coronas which now hold about 40 assorted little things that I might need one day. Right above the Ronco there is a space. Just enough to put a yogurt maker.
I'm assuming she just wanted me see if I had room. lol  Now I don't know if I should tell her about the Pit Barrel Cooker I want.

[teesquare]

"It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission".....

[Smokin Don]

You sound like me N.OS!!! My garage is full of my cooking stuff, but it only takes up about a fourth of the shelf space the rest is my wife's junk! Don

[Pam Gould]

I understand..does she have a birthday or anniversary coming up , so you could get her a yougrt maker for her to make them for you?  Then when she doesn't wanna do it..you got a yogurt maker..LOL  Ya gotta trick them.  I just get one and don't ask. Pam  .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.

[sliding_billy]

Make her a special yogurt dish when you get it.

[drholly]

I'm assuming she just wanted me see if I had room. lol  Now I don't know if I should tell her about the Pit Barrel Cooker I want.

I'm sure you are right.... yikes! 

[N. Ontario Smoker]

 I liked the "ask forgiveness than permission" thing. I guess I can fill that space then.

[LostArrow]

Get rid of the Ronco 
Frees up space!

[1Bigg_ER]

I normally just take her to her closet and show her all the shoes.

[HighOnSmoke]

"It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission".....

Amen to this! Done this way too often!! 

[GusRobin]

My wife saw the post about Teesquare getting a yogurt maker and I mentioned I wanted one too. She told me to go into the utility room and count the stuff I had. I saw a convection oven, a Ronco, an ice crusher, a bread machine, a slow cooker, an indoor grill, an extra coffee machine, a pasta maker, a panini press, a juicer, a kitchenaid mixer, a  George Foreman, a dehydrator, a blender for ice, a blender for drinks, a food processor,  and 2 silver pails to hold Coronas which now hold about 40 assorted little things that I might need one day. Right above the Ronco there is a space. Just enough to put a yogurt maker.
I'm assuming she just wanted me see if I had room. lol  Now I don't know if I should tell her about the Pit Barrel Cooker I want.

obviously you need a bigger utility room.

[hikerman]

My wife saw the post about Teesquare getting a yogurt maker and I mentioned I wanted one too. She told me to go into the utility room and count the stuff I had. I saw a convection oven, a Ronco, an ice crusher, a bread machine, a slow cooker, an indoor grill, an extra coffee machine, a pasta maker, a panini press, a juicer, a kitchenaid mixer, a  George Foreman, a dehydrator, a blender for ice, a blender for drinks, a food processor,  and 2 silver pails to hold Coronas which now hold about 40 assorted little things that I might need one day. Right above the Ronco there is a space. Just enough to put a yogurt maker.
I'm assuming she just wanted me see if I had room. lol  Now I don't know if I should tell her about the Pit Barrel Cooker I want.

Hmmm....most definitely get the yogurt-maker now and see what penance will be required of you by the Mrs later! Lol
Oh Fred the PBC will not fit into any space on that shelf! That you will have to hide out back for awhile til the dust settles!

[sparky]

get the yogurt maker and the PBC.  then send her on a nice vacation w/ girlfriends.  while she is gone you can use the PBC and make yourself some tasty yogurt.     work it buddy.  work it......   

the "ask forgiveness after the fact" only works if you have been married over 20 years.  before the 20 year mark I am too afraid if my wife.  now she just says "what do you want now?" 

[Wingman]

She told me to go into the utility room and count the stuff I had. I saw a convection oven, a Ronco, an ice crusher, a bread machine, a slow cooker, an indoor grill, an extra coffee machine, a pasta maker, a panini press, a juicer, a kitchenaid mixer, a  George Foreman, a dehydrator, a blender for ice, a blender for drinks, a food processor,  and 2 silver pails to hold Coronas which now hold about 40 assorted little things that I might need one day. Right above the Ronco there is a space. Just enough to put a yogurt maker.
I'm assuming she just wanted me see if I had room.

 

[deestafford]

NOS, I'm an expert at giving my wife gifts that she can use.  I've given her a hoe,  a lawn mower (push type so she can get exercise while she cuts the grass), a Husqvana large gas hedge trimmer (our back fence was looking ragged and I got tired of her working with the hand clippers).  For Mother's Day I got her one of those mittens you put on your hand to wash pickups with and a new bucket to hold the soap. Her birthday's coming up in a little over a month and I think I'll get her one of those hoses that coil themselves back up with you cut the water off because I'm tire of he leaving the big hose uncoiled and me stepping over it when I go out back to the hammock.

So, as you can see I know how to give wives gifts. Now, to help you with your situation.  It's obvious to me that the reason she sent you out to the storage shed was for you to do an inventory and understand that you have many things but SHE DOES NOT have a PBC and wants one.

I have learned that in gift giving for wives it's good to take a hint and buy what they are hinting at.  I don't know how long you have been married but it's probably not as long as I and you may not be as atuned to hints as I am.  As you look at the list of things I've bought my wife you can see they are for the most part responses to her hints.  For example, she has told me, "I'm tired of seeing that water hose not coiled up."  "I'm tired of the grass getting so tall." "I'm tired of my car not being washed." " I'm tired of all that growth on the back fence.'' 

So, you see it still amazes her how much I listen to her because she is usually speechless when she opens a gift and sees that I bought her what she was hinting for.

Dee