Or how about:
"Well I bought it real cheap, and I'm going to sell it on eBay for a bunch, but
first I need to test it out."
Jim (I'm really not htis devious" Couch
Chris O'Neill wrote:
> Speaking of HAVING to own all the lenses and bodies in the OM line,
> I've been racking my brains trying to figure out how I can explain such
> purchases to my SO (girlfriend) and stay out of Hotel Couch. So far, all
> I've ever been able to come up with is, "But, honey, I *really* wanted it!"
> Sadly, that doesn't seem to work too well.
>
> So, how 'bout it gang??? What are some good "excuses" for buying
> that 4Ti or 24/3.5 shift instead of paying the rent???
>
> Chris
>
> P.S. I did find that buying her a Ricoh KR-10X (she's a PK-mount fan)
> helped for awhile, but that diverted precious funds away from the
> Oly/Zuiko purchases, so I don't really consider that to be a good long-
> term stragegy. <G>
>
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