married collectors: smuggling adventures!

[KA]

what's the latest toy you had to smuggle into the house under wifey's/GF nose?

me? reissue sixhot. sneaked it in while she was at work. yay!

[Cataclizm1]

Next time try smuggling something in while she's at home, Mission Impossible style, under her radar. Now THAT'S an adventure!

[smangerbot]

my girlfriend sees EVERYTHING.

[KA]

say hi to sauronette.

[Weirdwolf]

I smuggle nothing either because my wife is okay with my collecting. I don't go overboard, even though I have a lot of figures. Now I'll really have to curtail my collecting because of a new car I have.

[Draven]

Heh. Liz bought me more toys when I was in Sacramento for Xmas than I did! She's totally cool about my collecting; she even made me promise never to sell any of my collection. I am SO marrying her. :)

[KA]

man, you guys are such party poopers.

more whining less feelgood!

[smangerbot]

say hi to sauronette.

:lol

[SydneyY]

I have kids. They talk.

[KA]

note to self. schedule vasectomy appointment.

[Zero Prime]

Supreme Starscream, yah, that went over well.

[ckhtiger]

$150 mp prime trailer. got it shipped to my dad's house 1100 miles away. my first big, single purchase in a while. funny thing is, I could buy 2 binaltechs, which would cost almost as much, and she wouldn't bat an eye. apparently when all of my debt is gone, which should be in the fall, I'm cleared to purchase...wait for it...an OVERLORD!!!

[e3nine]

:lol this thread is pretty funny.

My buddy Chris was bitten by the TFC bug in August. Since then, he's been hiding figures in the back of his car and garage ... just waiting for the moment to sneak them into the house. At first, he'd re-arrange the collection, that way, wifey would never see a new figure, just a new setup ... but then the setup got awfully chubby.

[Super_Megatron]

I have so many TFs my wife has no idea when I get new ones. Compulsive collecting for teh win!!!11one

[Gen. Magnus]

My wife controls the cash so there is no getting them before she notices unless I happen to have some cash on hand (not very often). If I have some cash, she doesn't care. Generally, when we are out shopping and I see something, I grab it and put it in the cart. She's cool with my collecting. She knows that I have a list of all of the figures I want through the rest of the line and I only rarely buy something that is not on the list.

[Night Flame]

My wife and I have a system. She's bought me I don't know how many toys. Probably as many as I've bought myself. But, on occassion, I'll have a box waiting when I get home, or be carrying a bag when I get home. She says, "What's in the bag/box?"

I say, "toys."

She goes, "OK."

And that's that. I pack them into the toy-room/dungeon, and they're never heard from again. If I had them strewn about the house, then it might be a problem.

[Sunstreaker]

I think my highest/lowest point was convincing the wife that the Predaking re-issue I got was from a HLJ "contest" that I won.

Other than that, I just tell her that my boxes are full of eBay stuff and she lets it slide. Of course, there was that time when I bought the entire first wave of Cybertron...left them in the garage till she fell asleep and then went on a 2 hour toy-opening orgy. :D

[KA]

rearrange toy shelf to disguise addition; check.

sneaking into garage/toy room to unpack new purchases; check.

impromtu excursions/toy runs while wifey's occupied; check.

i love you guys.

seriously, i only ever sneak in the big ones. stuff like alts, while sizeable, i bring em in 'over the counter'. i just tell the old ball and chain 'hey, its less than 25 bucks. no biggie'. i have so far managed to sneak sky lynx, jetfire, metroplex. there was no way i couldve snuck in fort max. and i got busted with my boxed trypticon.

the drama keeps the flame alive.

[Hook]

My wife and I have a system. She's bought me I don't know how many toys. Probably as many as I've bought myself. But, on occassion, I'll have a box waiting when I get home, or be carrying a bag when I get home. She says, "What's in the bag/box?"

I say, "toys."

She goes, "OK."

And that's that. I pack them into the toy-room/dungeon, and they're never heard from again. If I had them strewn about the house, then it might be a problem.

That sound about right. My GF doesn't mind my TF collecting.

[Fireflight]

Try sneaking in 2 Star Wars Force FX lightsabers. That's taking your life into your own hands right there...

[IACON]

Lucky for me, my wife gave up on me on this. So everytime I bring or get a new item, she doesn't care. She says that if this collection makes me happy, then she is happy.

[Sonscreen]

Inserts obligatory monkeyspanking joke.

->My right hand is very sweet, she lets me buy what I want. <-

[Defectobot]

Some of you guys have it rough! My wife knows a lot about my collecting habbits and the story lines that I tell her. It's all very magical. LOL I never had to sneak in a toy since she thinks it's cool, (and she loves Bumblebee and Arcee) but I did tell her when I got my dinobots not too long ago that I would wait to get swoop since he's so expensive for a good one. Then I got drunk and bought it the next night and started slipping in the comments..."can't wait for those dinobots to get here".."3 are in one big box and swoop is in it's own so it should fit in the mailbox".

I did sneak in the display case and wait to see what she said. That was fun. "WOW...uhmm...that's freakin huge babe" "$40?! that is a good deal!" LOL I love my wife. ....now if I can just figure out how to transform her I may be able to fit her in the display case in the back somewhere...

[GetterDragun]

I got owned the other day when my Wife printed out from Citibank how much I spent on Transformers last year (searched by Paypal and toysrus transactions). Talk about thinking you got away with stuff and then to be caught like that.

[Night Flame]

Try sneaking in 2 Star Wars Force FX lightsabers. That's taking your life into your own hands right there...

Wow, brave AND stupid. The first time she hears "PSHHHHWUUUUUU" in the middle of the night, followed by a really bright light, she might be tipped off.

Luckily, my wife bought me one of my Lightsabers, the others she thinks are just about the awesomest things ever, so doesn't complain about them.

[Dragonclaw]

I've never had to sneak stuff in, but I have had to fudge a bit on how much I spent on several pieces :)

Fortunately she's now into Dolfies...so even Lucky Draw prices are fair game...and I have my eyes on an Ultracade for the living room :p

[ILoveDinobot]

My Boyfriend doesn't want me buying transformers but he has no say in it. He flips out and says he is going to open my sealed ones and the ones I have opened he wants to play with them but he breaks everything so I have to watch him when he is at my house. =( and he makes fun of me for spending my money on toys.

[godsenddeath]

When you bring home large pointy objects, the toys become a lesser evil........ :D

[ILoveDinobot]

When you bring home large pointy objects, the toys become a lesser evil........ :D
:stick:

:lol :lol :lol

[Omega Supreme-1]

I'm not married, much too young imho. Though my girlfriend and I have our little hobbies. She's into wolf figurines, manga, anime, and video games. I have my Transformers, Plamos from time to time, manga, anime and video games. She's cool with it, and hasn't given me any lip service about it. Though she doesn't know quite the extent of my collection, she might be a little surprised when she comes over my house in the summer. I was thinking of getting her a Cybertron Snarl to see what she thinks, after all it would be like combining our two hobbies in one figure. If it doesn't go well, I just wouldn't get her any other ones -_-;;. Though speaking of buying things for her, she doesn't know that i'm going to get her this badass Princess Mononoke on Wolf God statue. It normally goes for 100 dollars, and if found it for 27 dollars. It's for her bday, so she'll probably be flipping out when she get's it in the mail XD. That and i'm getting her the State Alchemist pocket watch. She's a big FMA fan too ^_^

[KA]

I got owned the other day when my Wife printed out from Citibank how much I spent on Transformers last year (searched by Paypal and toysrus transactions). Talk about thinking you got away with stuff and then to be caught like that.

haha. pwned.

i dont have that problem, dealing only cash. no paper trail. i'm like enron's legal team.

[Defectobot]

Some of you guys have it rough! My wife knows a lot about my collecting habbits and the story lines that I tell her. It's all very magical. LOL I never had to sneak in a toy since she thinks it's cool, (and she loves Bumblebee and Arcee) but I did tell her when I got my dinobots not too long ago that I would wait to get swoop since he's so expensive for a good one. Then I got drunk and bought it the next night and started slipping in the comments..."can't wait for those dinobots to get here".."3 are in one big box and swoop is in it's own so it should fit in the mailbox".

I did sneak in the display case and wait to see what she said. That was fun. "WOW...uhmm...that's freakin huge babe" "$40?! that is a good deal!" LOL I love my wife. ....now if I can just figure out how to transform her I may be able to fit her in the display case in the back somewhere...
This is Defecticon's wife here....that would definitely be the ultimate TF collection if he could transform me LOL....note to you TF wives out there...."at least he's not hanging out at some bar getting into trouble....I say let him have his fun :) I love you babe...

[Matrix Soul]

This is Defecticon's wife here....that would definitely be the ultimate TF collection if he could transform me LOL....note to you TF wives out there...."at least he's not hanging out at some bar getting into trouble....I say let him have his fun :) I love you babe...
wow... wife took over post, that's a first? My wife is cool with me collecting, she even bought me 2 IKEA glass display units for them so I can put them next to my computer (it's getting full), but sometimes I like to sneak in some stuff just for the heck of it (feeling guilty myself), but I display them, and she can clearly tell that the figure is new, but she never says anything about it. I think that's why I married her.... :D

[Predaking]

I have started to tell my GF about my TF obsession. I even took her to a weekly swapmeet where I buy some of the import TFs at. She was alarmed when I told her how much anime Galy goes for but I made it clear I was gonna buy it no matter what. She tolerates my collection as long I have them in the closet and not displayed. I guess she thinks toys is for kids but I am not gonna stop even if she disapproves.

[flux convoy]

I have started to tell my GF about my TF obsession. I even took her to a weekly swapmeet where I buy some of the import TFs at. She was alarmed when I told her how much anime Galy goes for but I made it clear I was gonna buy it no matter what. She tolerates my collection as long I have them in the closet and not displayed. I guess she thinks toys is for kids but I am not gonna stop even if she disapproves.

in the closet? are you serious? that sucks my friend. my wife doesn't like the amount of money i spend but i am a bit tame compared to some others. she doesn't mind me collecting though as long as priorities come first. like bills, her, her bills..... oh wait. i meant OUR bills lol. i thought about sneaking in universe nemesis prime back when money was much tighter, i felt too guilty though and she was relieved at his reasonable price and that i was honest with her. best of luck to you sneaky folks though.

[MikeTSI]

I don't have to smuggle. My wife doesn't mind what I buy as long as I don't go overboard. Actually, sometimes she brings stuff home and is like "This is new isn't it?"

My wife is da shit! :rock

Mike

[Omnibus Prime]

Try sneaking in 2 Star Wars Force FX lightsabers. That's taking your life into your own hands right there...

Pssh. Just ignite one and chase her off. :p But then, my girlfriend bought me the Vader FX saber for Christmas. :D

I don't feel the need to sneak stuff in too often. She's okay with the collecting and as long as I can keep the spare bedroom/toy room from physically overflowing into the living room, it shouldn't be a problem.

OTOH, I do most of my toy runs after work (after midnight) and come home with bags o' stuff while she's asleep. So I can get them in and have them assimilated into the toy room before I go to bed, and she's none the wiser. This does not always work however, such as the time I bought an entire case of ML 10 and the box was kind of obvious.

Occasionally, multiple Ebay/BBTS/etc. packages will all come within a couple of days of each other and pile up in the apartment office and I'll wait until she's gone/at work to go get them...and again, assimilate them into The Toy Room and get rid of the trash. This does not always go as planned, such as the time the UPS guy brought my case of Entertainment Earth clones to the door...while my girlfriend was in the kitchen (which is right by the door). :redface2: I forget exactly how I weaseled out of telling her that the box that just came was $300+.

[rattrap007]

My parents bitch about me buying TFs nad other things. Being in college works wonders for sneaking new stuff in. Just shove it in a backpack and walk right past them.. If it is too big, just wait for them to be gone.. I've snuck Computer HDs in, and countless TFs...

Once a long time ago i even rented a mailbox at the post officed for mailed TFs and ebay wins... they never caught on..

[Darkravager]

My gf (soon to be wife) doesn't care about my collecting either. She actually pays attention when I talk about toys and can remember their names and the ones I want. She'll even buy one for me from time to time when I might be short on cash. Her rationale is that I could be spending my money on drinking or worse things.

[Insane Galvatron]

:lol I laugh at you guys who are sneaking around. I am genuine. I keep it real. I am me, and I do what I like. IF a girl doesn't like it, there's the door.

I'm a firm believer in the term "unconditional" love. Unless what you are doing is harmful to yourself or others, she should not mind.

Why do women feel the need to try to change thier man? And why do men fear thier wife finding out they haven't changed a bit?

[rattrap007]

too bad we can't make alt ids otherwise i'd make one of Dr. Phil to criticize us..

[Orodruin]

My previous girlfriend never had a problem with it. She even bought me some for birthdays and stuff. My current girlfriend came with me to a toy show last month and talked me into buying a second BTA figure. Gotta love that. My mom on the other hand... she once asked me, completely serious, if I'd thought about not buying any TFs for a while. She hates how many I have. Luckily most of them aren't here.

[Shane Anderson]

I don't usually sneak stuff around. It's all about finances and not spending money on TFs that ought to be spent on other stuff. Don't do that and we're fine. She has her expensive Creative Memories scrapbooking, and I have my Transformers. We both have our hobbies.

She's pretty complicit in my hobby. She looked forward to watching the daily Cybertron episode with me, and likes some Beast Machines. She can remember a few characters names too. As long as there's moderation, no problem!

[Rattrap]

Why do women feel the need to try to change thier man? And why do men fear thier wife finding out they haven't changed a bit?
They are women, nobody understands them, except for other women.

My parents limit me to only one TF a month, which Im not too happy about, but cant do nothing about it because thats about all that I can afford. Once I get my drivers license and all that good stuff, including a job, all this will change. I got a huge area for me to store my TFs, and my parents never come into my room except to get me up to go to school, so they wouldnt even notice.

[Wreckgar]

I have soime wild adventures but she's in the room so another time.

[KA]

hey! you guys with the stepford wifes? out!

[Razerwire]

I might as well rob the Federal Reserve... It's pretty much IMPOSSIBLE to sneak anything past Viv...:(

She makes me formally introduce each buy to her... :rolleyes:

[Chaos Muffin]

Hahaha. OMG there's so many times. You eventually learn about and appreciate the many fine fabric differences of store bags! And the softer ones are better for stealth.
Damn loud crinkly TRU & Walmart bags, why can't you be like Target.

Oh, that's when she's sleeping. When she's awake, If my sac's to large I'll toss it into the truck. But If If my sac is small enough for smuggling I'll toss it in with some groceries, and hurry up and run past her to the kitchen. (that's what she thinks, I ran back to my room ) If she's ask wur im going, I say I gotta pee
Also get a bunch of those free mags to camoflauge the goods a bit.


After all that trouble, then it's round 2:
Opening it silently. Pulling it out of that loudass bubble. Untwisting the twisties with percision so they won't bump the edges on the way out (like Operation)
Then the sucky part, putting the empty box somewhere. Having to put the fig down to do that really bites. Then when you're all set, you begin to admire your new toy.
Then she gets up to go to the restroom or goes to the kitchen. (she's really a spy!)

Head always peeps around corner, then cue the long siggggghhhh. Then the tiny feel sorry for me Im all alone and dying cough.

I've already overused the "OMG I can sell that on ebay for 5x as much" line
Hey atleast Im not watching porn, cheating, or getting wasted.

[Sunstreaker]

Chaos...you just described every toy liberation evening of mine...ever...right down to the "5x as much on eBay" excuse.

[Chaos Muffin]

:lol

It went from sneaking cigs and grown up stuff under moms radar to sneaking toys under the gf's radar.

[KA]

omg crinkly bags?! burn!!!

this is why you unpack in the parking lot.

[Zero Prime]

Open package in the car, place toy in inside jacket pocket.

[squirrelcar]

Ever toy I've bought for the past year has been via the internet, and my wife gets these orange pick-up slips. On the weekend, she has to get up early and drive to the post office to turn them all in. Then, she not only has to carry all the boxes, show her EXACTLY how much I've bought, she opens the boxes to put them in my storage bins.
The only thing she's ever said is to ask me to try and get the packages dropped off at the house instead of held, but the post office won't do it.
She lets me get away with it because I'm stuck here, but that excuse is over soon. I'm incredibly lucky that GF is over and Binaltech is slowing down...looks like by the time I get home I'll only have the Neo line to buy.
Seriously, though, the whole going-to-war thing is actually great for getting away with stuff. Toys? Not a word. Drinking while home on leave? Not a word. Irritability? Long as it's not directed at her, not a word.

[Chaos Muffin]

omg crinkly bags?! burn!!!

this is why you unpack in the parking lot.

Then I'd have to explain all the bags and boxes in the car, or it just adds more box hiding missions. Cause then Id have to hide the boxes and the figs. Too much trouble since I need the boxes.
It's good to get em all out of the way the first time so I don't have to go back and cover up or rehide anything.

I'd like to do this but my hauls are so fat I can bring em in free handed. ( on one trip atleast)
Much easier and quicker to just bring them in on one fast run and toss the whole bag in an empty box.
Sometimes I throw em in a garbage bag and tell her it's full of empty boxes and stuff that need to go in storage.
Then I garbage pick when she's not around, get my figs and throw the boxes back in the bag.


If she sees that I can just say It's one thing for a friend , but if she catches me with a armload. Busted!!

Im thankful she does'nt have bag ray vision.

Another reason I cant display my stuff (besides room)
Will be too much of "WTF is that and when did you buy it?!?"

[flywheels]

To my advantage, my wife was stuck late @ work today preparing her class' report cards! I was able to walk right in w/ my boxed Astro Squad Micro Trailer set, Leozack and loose Jargua!