I got in 'trouble'

papagena

I bought a pumpkin frame last night from Target for $1 - instigated by a friend of mine, as that is VERY uncharacteristic for me - I usually avoid those $1 bins like the plague.  Anyhow - DH gave me crap for it this morning.  That and my coffee habit (which I have, IMHO, kept way down this fall).  He compared it to the stuff he wants at REI - all of which is well over $100.  Ah well - I shall go back to my avoidence of $1 items.  That, frankly, really won't be that hard, but I can't believe I got crap for it the one time I buy something like that.

triumphantreturnofplanningbug

I lovehate the dollar bins. But I still can't believe that a $1 frame got compared to $100+ worth of stuff. Not quite the same.

Mrs_mam

I can't get away from $1 crap! But I save it up all year and we have a party with prizes and I use the stuff as prizes. $1 pumpkin frame is not the same as anything from REI. The only thing you can get at REI for $1 is a piece of nasty gum. So give your DH $1 and tell him to buy whatever he wants for $1 there.

papagena

Yeah - I kind of gave him the 'you've got to be ****ing me' look when he made the REI comparrison.

Dobie_Mama

DH gave me hell the other day when I got a package from GudonyaToo.  He said, "You're always ordering things" to which I replied, "Like soap?  And shampoo?  Damn me and my personal hygiene products!  I should really stop bathing and save this family some money."

I mean, come on.  I realize that there are cheaper options out there but this is the man who routinely wants to spend $50 on a Wii game.  Give me a break. 

smurfetteinred

I'm pretty sure I would smack my husband around a bit if he gave me crap about spending a dollar.

Hippinski

WOW.  $1 = $100? You learn something new every day.

And my dh smokes. He says nothing about the $$ I spend on me...usually anyway.  He knows better.

papagena

Hippinski:

WOW.  $1 = $100? You learn something new every day.

 

Tis the new-new math. 

jebuell

Ugh!  You just found my hubby pet peeve!  I always go to garage sales and discount bins to get cute baby stuff.  Mostly it was for my nephew and friend's baby who were born this year but I am adding stuff to a hope chest for myself (I'm trying to think positively!).  He complains about it all the time.  But he's a smoker.  I'm sorry, but a $1 onsie does not compare to a $7.50 pack of cigarettes.  I limit myself to $5 a week ($20/month) in random stuff.  He smokes a pack in two days.  And yet *my* purchases are wasteful.  Grrr!

Men can be butts about lame stuff like that.  I say it's only a buck.  Sure it's probably cheap quality but it sounds cute and if you're going to use it, get it!