This post comes as a result of the attempted murder by my wife over cigars that showed up at my house. As you may remember not all were purchases. Two were bombs and one was a box sent by a sponsor. Not that she was really that mad or even gets on me to much about my hobby but this cold have been avoided all together. What I’m not saying here is that you should lie to your wife. I would never do that, besides I give myself up every time. I’m not a good liar, I don’t think I have ever lasted 5 minutes in a fib.
5 Ways To Purchase Quietly:
Use cash. Visit your local B&M and pay in cash. Stay away from using a credit/debit cards that is shared with the wife. And do not put the receipts in your pocket. Throw it in the trash on your way out the door.
Use Paypal. Even though Paypal will not allow tobacco sales on-line, they do have a debit card. Paypal also serves as a good savings account. I use my account for my “play money” that I make online. On a side note, I’m anti Paypal but it is the best service of its kind right now.
Don’t over spend. Don’t make it stick out. Buy what you can get away with.
Out of sight, out of mind. Keep your cigars out of sight of the wife. She doesn’t need to know you started a cooli’dor . Just put it down in the basement in the corner.
Don’t talk cigars with your wife. Well this is unless you wife is a SOTL. But my guess is for most of you she is not. The less you talk about cigars with her the less she will be looking for them and that is always good.
on Apr 25th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Stinkie- Great ideas. I tried a couple and sneaking around is worse than facing the music straight up.
The best way to get away with cigar purchases is to notice any new shoes she bought. After you see her shoes, say, “Honey, I bought some nice ciagars to compliment your new shoes.” It works like a charm. She ends up speechless.
on Apr 25th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
on Apr 25th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
I wish some on-line cigar retailers would not put the word “cigar” any where on their mailing label. (My mother-in-law found out quickly I started smoking cigars when she saw one of these packages come to my house.) Luckily my hubby doesn’t say anything to me. He knows better.
on Apr 25th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Lisa, that would be nice. Now you just have to get your hubby into them and you will have a endless bankroll
on Apr 27th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
I would send the cigars to your work address, that way you can sneak them into the house and have them resting nicely, which then avoids any confrontation with the spouse.
on Apr 28th, 2008 at 8:03 am
Ironmeden, Good suggestion. It would not work for me since my home is my office.
on May 4th, 2008 at 9:42 am
I oversee a few UPS Stores, and its possible to have you packages shipped to the store rather than to your house for a minimal fee. I have my cigars sent to my local store and its not that my wife doesn’t know, but like you said in your 4th point - out of sight, out of mind.
on May 5th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
That would work Mark. Not for me though, none around. I agree the out of sight, out of mind is the best way. I give my wife hell but she is a good girl. She doesn’t hassle me much.