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I was at my local stamp shop today getting the new metallic alcohol inks by Ranger. There was a DH in there shopping for his wife...poor guy!! He recognized all sorts of stuff but admitted he had *no clue* what any of it was used for. I *REALLY* had to laugh when he said he opened a drawer a few days ago and found some goodies in it that his wife had squirreled away! I was chuckling to myself about how *nice* he was being about it and how he was still shopping for *yet more* stamping goodies for his wife! Could we clone him??!!Honestly: At this point, I'm afraid I could die before my DH. If that happened, I'm sure he would find *ALL* of my secret little hiding places. Then he'd probably dig me up to pee on my corpse!! He just doesn't understand that while I haven't used something yet, I have it because I like it and *may* have a need for it in the future...
__________________ Hi...My Name is Kaylyn...I'm An Alphaholic.
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No kiddin! I tried to keep my 'wishlist' simple for my husband this year, I asked for a new box of pencils (bigdeal), double sided tape (woohoo) and I thought I'd push it and ask for eyelets... I don't expect he'll go to the craft store to get the eyelets. I'll be sooooo surprised if he does.
The eyelets thing is *sooooo* funny because this guy at the store was holding up asking us "What on *earth* would she do with these?" The owner and I were saying "...you'd be surprised all the things she can do with those!!..." The guy was so sweet - he just wanted to get his wife stuff she could use.
To my thinking: if a DH isn't going to ask his wife *directly* what she wants, take her best crafting friend along on a shopping trip! In spite of the fact that a married couple lives together, her friend (who probably only sees her about 10 hours a month or less) will know more about her crafting needs (wants? desires? have-to-haves??) than a DH *ever* will!!
And that isn't a snark...honestly!!! I have *no* idea about my DHs gardening tool wish list or his toolbox wish list. Even though I *know* what most tools are and do, I don't watch him work. Unless he tells *me* directly exactly what he wants or has a need/use/desire for, there is no way I'll know. But I'd bet a brand new stamp set that when men get together, they probably talk power tools and projects! So I should take my own advice and take one of his guy friends with me when I shop for him.
My luck, DH probably wants one of those *huge* Craftman tool lockers that has to be bolted to the floor so that it neither tips over nor gets stolen... ~ K
__________________ Hi...My Name is Kaylyn...I'm An Alphaholic.
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My DH used to work across the road from my favourite LSS. I used to send him on all types of missions! He now has no fear of the craft store, and all the ladies that work there now know him. I know I'm getting stuff from there this Christmas because when I picked him up last week at the nearby soccer shop I saw the bag! Now I'm curious as to whether he got help from the staff or ventured out on his own...
My hubby wanted my Christmas list this year, and I gave him VERY specific details (including stock #'s) on 3 Marvy/Uchida Clever Lever punches that I want - ha!! We shall see how he does on Sunday - haaaaa!! He keeps singin..."I know something you don't know," so hopefully he had success!! Even if he didn't, he's been totally adorable with all his "secrets" about whatever he got me for Christmas!! That's been the MOST fun!
__________________ Chocolate hugs and stamping wishes,
Stacy
I was lucky enough to get to go with my DH on a couple of his trips to Salt Lake City, and I scoped out the stamping/scrapping stores in the area while he worked at his company's office there. DH has made a few trips there without me since then and made craft store runs to get me supplies that are hard to find and/or more pricey here. (It was quite funny the one time he couldn't find the Bazzill paper packs I wanted at one store, so he called me to get directions to another store.)
My hubby wanted my Christmas list this year, and I gave him VERY specific details (including stock #'s)
I did that, too, and also included full-color pictures of each thing on my list. It'll be just my luck that I went to all that work after he begged me to make a list and then he doesn't buy anything on it. Meanwhile he made his list on a teeny post-it note, included VERY few details about the things on said list, and I managed to sleuth it out and get them. ho hum!
Kaylyn, Like your Dh, mine wouldn't have a clue on what I do with most of my stuff. He is always asking me why, Do I need more of that stuff.
I always ask why does he need all that junk in the garage he calls tools and stuff to make things with.
He of course stands there with a dumb look on his face and then walks away.
Just as your Dh calls it Stamp crap! Mine calls my crappy stuff.
And he hasn't a clue on how much stuff I have. I many place that I hide my stamps and paper....And other Stamp related stuff.
I would like to be able to tell him to go to the stamp store and get me some paper or eyelets or tape.... but he has a clue on what I mean. I would have to have a picture of what I want.
But me I could go to the hardware store and pick out whatever he tell he wants no problem..I've done it.
I'm one of the lucky ones with a DH who is spoiling me rotten this year by giving me the 12 days of Christmas. Each day has been really well thought, except maybe day 5. Hehe. But I am getting some really nice supplies too. Check out my link in my signature for full details. But be prepared to be really, really jealous!
I guess all these months of chatting his ear off about stamping has paid off for me. And I thought he wasn't listening!
My hubby wanted my Christmas list this year, and I gave him VERY specific details (including stock #'s) on 3 Marvy/Uchida Clever Lever punches that I want - ha!! We shall see how he does on Sunday - haaaaa!! He keeps singin..."I know something you don't know," so hopefully he had success!! Even if he didn't, he's been totally adorable with all his "secrets" about whatever he got me for Christmas!! That's been the MOST fun!
I actually took pictures with my camera phone... don't know if I'll get anything that I asked for (I'm getting a new digital camera), but that's okay... I know he tried!
You know Christmas is just around the corner when you are outnumbered at the scrapbook store by men! The one ahead of me was getting a gift card for $250. What a lucky scrapper someone will be!
Funny Stamp Situation....
lol! when I want DH to get me something specific from a craft store I take him there, and show him exactly what it is. If I'm really afraid I still won't get it I take him there and make him buy it right then! lol he will go to a craft store to shop for me, but he always feels so lost that I don't really think he enjoys it. so even though he sometimes thinks I'm doing my own shopping I'm really just trying to take the pressure off him lol! oh yeah and get what I actully wanted in the first place 
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