Ways to persuade your other half for a new Prado accessory

[foxclan Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close foxclan]

Re: Ways to persuade your other half for a new Prado accessory

Plant a seed and let it grow.
Then when its her idea, praise her about her wisdom and get the item ordered at once.
Cheers Troy

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Case I used on the missus for the lift:

Me: <looking underneath the car all serious> "I noticed the suspension was looking a bit sagged this morning hun..."
Missus: "Oh yeah"
Me: "...must be the k's we did on the car and the fact that it has the bullbar and all the other accessories that has fatigued them over time"
Missus: "So what does that mean?"
Me: "Might have to take it to ARB and see if they need replacing."
Missus: "Ok, you take the car there often, they seem to know what they are doing"
Me: "Yeah they do, I'll make a booking some time this week"
Missus: "Ok"

Now to find a good reason why it seems harder to jump into the Prado when the lift gets done!

"Yeah its a bit higher, the springs were squashed with all the load we have been carrying, so they replaced them."

[LostDingo2 Find all posts View Profile Close LostDingo2]

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Persuade? It ain't so bad sleeping in the dog house for a night if you have what you want :twisted:

After a recent trip and my wife experiencing a flat in no man's land she suddenly feels it would be a good idea to get some MTZ's

Also acquired a fridge by her recommendation after she thought about camping for 3 weeks. :lol:

[nickchap Member Find all posts View Profile Close nickchap]

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Confuse them with science 8)

You just another Bxx!!*y hand bag that cost $140-!! How many handbags do have and use :evil:

Say you use 5- that's $700- but you have 10 - that's 1400-.

Simple maths - your wasting $700- by not using the other 5 :roll:

The Prado needs a set of Spot Lights- I get the pair for about $700-. Thats 2 for the price of 1. :idea:

I will be using both of they so I will be saving $700-. :lol:

They are a good safety feature for nothing- Do you understand :shock:

After I get the lights fitted I will have to think up something else for the Snorkel 8) 8)

Nick

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The keyword is "FAMILY"

We are a FAMILY. We do things together as a FAMILY.
We go camping as a FAMILY
We have to be safe and comfortable so we
need to make things better (prado) to go
there and come back safe as a FAMILY.
Everything we do is for the better of the FAMILY.

Nick...

[FC_Holden Member Find all posts View Profile Close FC_Holden]

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I usually start of with you owe me x amount and she says what did we buy this time (we split cost 50/50 or there abouts), has worked for the last 16 years :shock:

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Plant a seed and let it grow.
Then when its her idea, praise her about her wisdom and get the item ordered at once.

Well Tuesday after the Goolwa Beach get together, The darling Wife rang to say she had been talking to ARB Regency Park about a Side Awning and had got a pretty good quote.
Looks like the Prado will be getting a veranda for Christmas.
Thanks "sapradogxl" for the demonstration on the beach.

Cheers Troy

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Re: Ways to persuade your other half for a new Prado accessory

foxclan

I wish

[Sterney Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Sterney]

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You guys wont believe this one.....(I couldn't either!)

Usually I hear: "What on earth do you need that for?" or "Don't you want to live in a nice house? We're supposed to be saving for renovations."

A few weeks ago:

Missus: (7:30am saturday morning) "You need to wake up so we can pick up [my brother] from the airport."
Me: "Honey, I'm really hungover after after those drinks with the boys from work last night. Can you go on your own just this one time?"
Missus: "C'mon, get up. I really want you to come with me."
Me: "I can't. I don't think I can make it. I'm still pissed. I can feel my heart beating in my eyeballs."
Missus: "If you get up, you can buy that locker thingy."
Me: (Instantly jump up full of beans). "Lets go!"

I let her drive.

I pick the locked Prado up from ARB tomorrow. :wink:

What kind of persuasion method have I learnt here?

Sterney

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Re: Ways to persuade your other half for a new Prado accessory

You guys wont believe this one.....(I couldn't either!)

Usually I hear: "What on earth do you need that for?" or "Don't you want to live in a nice house? We're supposed to be saving for renovations."

A few weeks ago:

Missus: (7:30am saturday morning) "You need to wake up so we can pick up [my brother] from the airport."
Me: "Honey, I'm really hungover after after those drinks with the boys from work last night. Can you go on your own just this one time?"
Missus: "C'mon, get up. I really want you to come with me."
Me: "I can't. I don't think I can make it. I'm still pissed. I can feel my heart beating in my eyeballs."
Missus: "If you get up, you can buy that locker thingy."
Me: (Instantly jump up full of beans). "Lets go!"

I let her drive.

I pick the locked Prado up from ARB tomorrow. :wink:

What kind of persuasion method have I learnt here?

Sterney

MENTAL NOTE " I must drink more the night before picking up out laws from air port "

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Despite a few reads of it, I am still unsure how you worked that one Sterney!

I have come across a double-edged sword recently though... Let me try explain.

I have found nagging seems to work recently, basically where I keep mentioning the product over and over during general conversation, until Wife finally says, just go get it will ya!

NOW HERE'S THE KICKER!

Wife and I currently don't have any kids, but hopefully will have some rugrats in the future. What I have learnt though is that with my nagging I may be grooming my Wife into being a pushover when it comes to kids. Kids are the masters of nagging, so I am now fearful her defenses may be too weak (caused by me), so when it comes to kids, she will have no defense left and before I know it, the kids will have everything, leaving me with no money for more Prado gear...

My only way around this is to get everything I could possibly need for the Prado now, before any buns are in the oven...

[dereki Member Find all posts View Profile Close dereki]

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Despite a few reads of it, I am still unsure how you worked that one Sterney!
the kids will have everything, leaving me with no money for more Prado gear...

This will happen one way or another... you just have to get used to it... :cry: :evil:

[OldGreyGuy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close OldGreyGuy]

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Despite a few reads of it, I am still unsure how you worked that one Sterney!
the kids will have everything, leaving me with no money for more Prado gear...

This will happen one way or another... you just have to get used to it... :cry: :evil:

Hell, my kids are 25 and 23, one of them has her own place and they are still into my wallet through the missus every day. :cry:

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Mine went like this yesterday:

wife: were have you been.
Me: ARb pricing up a lift.
Wife: why
Me: because i want to lift the prado:
Wife: is that right.
Me: yes it is and as soon as i have the garage door sorted.
Me: after all if you want to take you parents to fraser we will need some more height!!
Wife: No reply!!!
No reply means it is OK!!! if i wasn't, their would have been loud protests.

No i have to wrk out how to get the garage door up another 60-80mm.

[OldGreyGuy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close OldGreyGuy]

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No i have to wrk out how to get the garage door up another 60-80mm.

Just do a lift on the house