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I've worked pretty hard to purge our basement and garage of my extra blades (way too many to list) and I have a few sets on their way out. None of them are  worth anything and I'll basically be giving them away.

My keepers are my Cleveland TA3s that need to be lengthened and regripped (skating on thin ice) and of course my two go-to sets (Mizuno MP-11 and Cleveland TA1). They're in great shape and have just been lengthened and regripped.

I have a chance to buy a set of mint condition blades just like one of my go to sets, but with different shafts (same stiffness just a different manufacturer) and new grips for less than the price of regripping (which I'll have to do again .. . some day).

HERE'S MY QUESTION:

What are the chances my lovely wife will appreciate my thriftiness, long term vision, and general awesomeness if I pick up another set of blades? Considering the cost of regripping, that they're essentially free?

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She hasn't left you yet, what's one more set?

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no chance X 2

(even if she doesn't say anything, they harbor resentment)

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Originally Posted by TourSpoon

She hasn't left you yet, what's one more set?



You're absolutely right of course. I'll post a link to the Canadian seller's page so you can see how blissful my life is sure to be.

http://www.ebay.ca/sch/rebel5golf/m.html?item=160680784754&sspagename;=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p3984.m1426.l2649&_trksid=p4340.l2562

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She would want you to be happy especially if the price is practically free.

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Originally Posted by TourSpoon

She would want you to be happy especially if the price is practically free.



She's so tired with breastfeeding almost 24/7 that she probably won't even notice an extra set (or two). There's no way this can't be a bad thing. Thanks!!

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That's why I am here Sean, to be your moral compass!

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Agree, no chance.  On the other hand, i do not appreciate the differences between her closet full of identical black shoes either, but she does.  In my house we have a very nice relationship: i don't question shoes, and my wife doesn't question golf clubs!  (we are fortunately financially stable, as she's not into Jimmy Choo, and i'm more into closeout models than the newest $400 white drivers...)

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HERE'S MY QUESTION: What are the chances my lovely wife will appreciate my thriftiness, long term vision, and general awesomeness if I pick up another set of blades? Considering the cost of regripping, that they're essentially free?

Given your commitment to the game, I assume that you have some sort of loose golfing budget? If you have an approximate amount of money that you know you spend, just present it as a simple business case comparing the costs for each: You: You know, I tripped across a deal for $X that was interesting. But I really want to spend $X + Y on something slightly better next year. Her: You idiot, just take the cheaper deal. If you can present your situation in that format, she may make the decision for you. As long as you keep it purely in terms of money, the fact that the cheaper solution includes more clubs is just a side detail in accomplishing your goal. :-)

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Originally Posted by sean_miller

What are the chances my lovely wife will appreciate my thriftiness, long term vision, and general awesomeness if I pick up another set of blades? Considering the cost of regripping, that they're essentially free?

Id say the chances are slim to none and Slim just left town.  Not that you are alone.  My girlfriend is really supportive of my golf obsession and even she makes fun of me for buying new clubs all the time.  I tried using the excuse of I bought them for cheap on Ebay but that doesnt usually fly.

She has always told me though that as long as it makes me happy and my golf spending doesnt prevent us from paying our bills that its fine.  Hopefully your wife has a similar attitude.

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Now we know why sean_miller is the way he is... he hasn't properly trained his wife yet! I kid, I kid... I say buy them. Better to ask for forgiveness than permission.

But seriously. You asked for permission from a group of guys on the Internet. ;-) It's obvious you want to justify the purchase.

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Originally Posted by iacas

Now we know why sean_miller is the way he is... he hasn't properly trained his wife yet!  I kid, I kid... I say buy them. Better to ask for forgiveness than permission.


If I could find that old picture of your garage, I'd repost it at this point.

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Originally Posted by Stretch

If I could find that old picture of your garage, I'd repost it at this point.


It was my basement . :-)

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LOL That is a great line. Better to ask for forgiveness than permission. My buddy just avoids the situation and ships things to his dad's address. I just laugh at him because his wife has no interest in golf and would never even know the difference if she saw his bag. Mine has that whole "attention to detail" thing and would notice a shiny new set in my trunk. Then I'd be in the doghouse for quite some time. Though I do currently see some "lightly used" Mizuno MX-25s on a site at the moment that caught my interest.

Another funny thing from an old-timer that works at Golf Galaxy and really just works there to have health-care (he's retired). He just is brutally honest with people and never tries to sell you something he thinks you don't need. I believe he's even a retired professional-turned-instructor. I was just holding an R11 just to hold it and look at it and he came over, put his hand on my shoulder and said "Closeouts over whiteouts". "What a stupid thing to call this trend, "whiteout", just call it "ripoff" Then he went into the "back in my day" talk and I asked him if he thought Hickory would hold up to the R11. Then he walked over to a guy looking at an odyssey putter and started convincing him that all he needs is a classic blade with 3 guidelines on it. lol

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