What to do with my old stuff when I get my LBGE?

SaintJohnsEgger said:

I have most of the accessories I will need 

Sea2Ski said:

tikigriller said:

GrateEggspectations said:

The following is a response to the OP's first paragraph.

Take it from someone who has truly refined this practice to an art form. I don't often share these pearls of wisdom, so grab a chair and consider yourselves one lucky group of
SOBs. 

The true secret to ensuring buy-in (or at a minimum, little-to-no resistance) on seemingly-frivolous purchases is to heed to the following:

1) Ensure that any said purchases will depreciate only slightly, if at all. This is actually a good rule for all purchases and not just those for which you may need to obtain permission. As long as you can get the approximate value of the product back, there is no risk. As an example, I searched long and hard before buying my brand new "used" Egg for an incredible deal. I was later able to snowball this into another, bigger purchase of a more expensive Egg when I used sizeable profits from the first (still sold at the going rate) to supplement the cost of the second. I hate spending on electronics but have no trouble spending far larger sums on guitars or amps. This is because with guitars, I always buy at prices for which I know I can ultimately recuperate my costs. Regardless of the item being purchased, this model makes for an easy pitch to any and all stakeholders. 

The next one is the biggie, so it bears reading several times over such that it is sufficiently seared into your medial temporal lobe......

2) Reciprocity. This one is key not only to ensuring you may make extravagant purchases, but also key to a happy marriage (coincidence? I think not.). Long story short, I have a friend who wastes no time in identifying the best gift he has ever received. For his wedding anniversary one year, his wife completely forgot their anniversary. From his perspective, this made for the best anniversary gift he could ever have imagined - not because they had a great night out (they didn't), not because he felt more valued than ever (he didn't) - but because he knew that one day down the road, he himself would forget the anniversary and this very moment would relieve him of any future grief, hardship, pain or persecution that may otherwise have been thrown his way in response to such a scenario. 

The principle relevant to the example outlined above is that of reciprocity and it can equally come into play when couples who have pooled their resources are identifying the goods or services on which they wish to expend these resources. 

If you don't already, take your significant other on a nice date night. Have a few fancy cocktails, eat a nice meal, and most importantly, collectively indulge in a purchase for your significant other that, while not essential, will bring your partner a great deal of  pleasure. They will feel special, loved and appreciative of your support with respect to the purchase. In the words of my friend in relation to his example above, you will "have one in the bank".

Sooner or later, you will identify your white whale - of the moment, that is - (in the OP's case, a BGE). When this moment comes, your significant other, ever-mindful of the joy you have demonstrated in making a purchase that was meaningful to them, will in turn support a purchase of yours, however frivolous, that will bring you joy of a commensurate level. 

While this method can admittedly induce bouts of distress (my wife purchased a $300 bikini last year, contradicting item number 1 above), I think that you will find that it is unparalleled in yielding concrete results, both in terms of securing the item that you covet and the affections of the one that you covet.

This, is an epic post and something all men should pay attention to if you like to buy toys. 

Many truths here, but remember that some things do have an expiration date or nullifying factor.  You can have 10 "Atta boys" from them, but it may only take one "Oh $hit" to wipe out those 10 "Atta boys" So the key is to build them up, then cash in before you hit a wammy that kills your credit.

And what the hell does a $300 bikini look like?

GrateEggspectations said:

Sea2Ski said:

tikigriller said:

GrateEggspectations said:

The following is a response to the OP's first paragraph.

Take it from someone who has truly refined this practice to an art form. I don't often share these pearls of wisdom, so grab a chair and consider yourselves one lucky group of
SOBs. 

The true secret to ensuring buy-in (or at a minimum, little-to-no resistance) on seemingly-frivolous purchases is to heed to the following:

1) Ensure that any said purchases will depreciate only slightly, if at all. This is actually a good rule for all purchases and not just those for which you may need to obtain permission. As long as you can get the approximate value of the product back, there is no risk. As an example, I searched long and hard before buying my brand new "used" Egg for an incredible deal. I was later able to snowball this into another, bigger purchase of a more expensive Egg when I used sizeable profits from the first (still sold at the going rate) to supplement the cost of the second. I hate spending on electronics but have no trouble spending far larger sums on guitars or amps. This is because with guitars, I always buy at prices for which I know I can ultimately recuperate my costs. Regardless of the item being purchased, this model makes for an easy pitch to any and all stakeholders. 

The next one is the biggie, so it bears reading several times over such that it is sufficiently seared into your medial temporal lobe......

2) Reciprocity. This one is key not only to ensuring you may make extravagant purchases, but also key to a happy marriage (coincidence? I think not.). Long story short, I have a friend who wastes no time in identifying the best gift he has ever received. For his wedding anniversary one year, his wife completely forgot their anniversary. From his perspective, this made for the best anniversary gift he could ever have imagined - not because they had a great night out (they didn't), not because he felt more valued than ever (he didn't) - but because he knew that one day down the road, he himself would forget the anniversary and this very moment would relieve him of any future grief, hardship, pain or persecution that may otherwise have been thrown his way in response to such a scenario. 

The principle relevant to the example outlined above is that of reciprocity and it can equally come into play when couples who have pooled their resources are identifying the goods or services on which they wish to expend these resources. 

If you don't already, take your significant other on a nice date night. Have a few fancy cocktails, eat a nice meal, and most importantly, collectively indulge in a purchase for your significant other that, while not essential, will bring your partner a great deal of  pleasure. They will feel special, loved and appreciative of your support with respect to the purchase. In the words of my friend in relation to his example above, you will "have one in the bank".

Sooner or later, you will identify your white whale - of the moment, that is - (in the OP's case, a BGE). When this moment comes, your significant other, ever-mindful of the joy you have demonstrated in making a purchase that was meaningful to them, will in turn support a purchase of yours, however frivolous, that will bring you joy of a commensurate level. 

While this method can admittedly induce bouts of distress (my wife purchased a $300 bikini last year, contradicting item number 1 above), I think that you will find that it is unparalleled in yielding concrete results, both in terms of securing the item that you covet and the affections of the one that you covet.

This, is an epic post and something all men should pay attention to if you like to buy toys. 

Many truths here, but remember that some things do have an expiration date or nullifying factor.  You can have 10 "Atta boys" from them, but it may only take one "Oh $hit" to wipe out those 10 "Atta boys" So the key is to build them up, then cash in before you hit a wammy that kills your credit.

And what the hell does a $300 bikini look like?

In shocking contrast to what the price would appear to suggest, it is surprisingly short on material.

blasting said:

SaintJohnsEgger said:

I have most of the accessories I will need 

Someday you will look back at this ^^ and just laugh.

SaintJohnsEgger said:

 I have no idea what to do with the Webber.

SmokeyPitt said:

GrateEggspectations said:

In shocking contrast to what the price would appear to suggest, it is surprisingly short on material.

Pics or it didn't happen

Zippylip said:

SaintJohnsEgger said:

tikigriller said:

Zippylip said:

SaintJohnsEgger said:

 I have no idea what to do with the Webber.

really?  What have you been using it for?  The presence of an egg will not render a kettle ineffective

The presence of the egg will bring the Webber back into circulation for other things. 

I just haven't figured out what those things are.

those things are the same things you've always been using it for; don't assume the egg is a magic machine that will transform your mundane kettle cooks into something spectacular that you've never experienced, they're both grills that cook with various forms of wood fire; you'll learn that each cooker has its strengths and weaknesses.  If you put the blinders on right out of the gate however you'll be missing out on the benefits of kettle cooking, which are a great many - I'll give you one example, I've found that the kettle is far superior to the egg for hot smoking sausage given its inherent inefficiency it puts a lot more smoke on the meat than the far more efficient egg; so if I want a really nice to heavier smoke flavor on some sausage I'll crank the kettle to full blast with some nice chunks of smoking wood & put the sausage on indirect (this is somewhere around 450 degrees), then for the last few minutes direct for some char, the results are far and away better than anything I've ever pulled off my egg.  Keep in mind this if for my tastes & not everyone will agree, but having not yet done your own side by side comparisons you don't yet know where you'll end up.  The kettle & egg combination is fantastic, stick with it & enjoy

Carolina Q said:

Hmmm, what to do with that old Weber...

@Focker

Sea2Ski said:

tikigriller said:

GrateEggspectations said:

The following is a response to the OP's first paragraph.

Take it from someone who has truly refined this practice to an art form. I don't often share these pearls of wisdom, so grab a chair and consider yourselves one lucky group of
SOBs. 

The true secret to ensuring buy-in (or at a minimum, little-to-no resistance) on seemingly-frivolous purchases is to heed to the following:

1) Ensure that any said purchases will depreciate only slightly, if at all. This is actually a good rule for all purchases and not just those for which you may need to obtain permission. As long as you can get the approximate value of the product back, there is no risk. As an example, I searched long and hard before buying my brand new "used" Egg for an incredible deal. I was later able to snowball this into another, bigger purchase of a more expensive Egg when I used sizeable profits from the first (still sold at the going rate) to supplement the cost of the second. I hate spending on electronics but have no trouble spending far larger sums on guitars or amps. This is because with guitars, I always buy at prices for which I know I can ultimately recuperate my costs. Regardless of the item being purchased, this model makes for an easy pitch to any and all stakeholders. 

The next one is the biggie, so it bears reading several times over such that it is sufficiently seared into your medial temporal lobe......

2) Reciprocity. This one is key not only to ensuring you may make extravagant purchases, but also key to a happy marriage (coincidence? I think not.). Long story short, I have a friend who wastes no time in identifying the best gift he has ever received. For his wedding anniversary one year, his wife completely forgot their anniversary. From his perspective, this made for the best anniversary gift he could ever have imagined - not because they had a great night out (they didn't), not because he felt more valued than ever (he didn't) - but because he knew that one day down the road, he himself would forget the anniversary and this very moment would relieve him of any future grief, hardship, pain or persecution that may otherwise have been thrown his way in response to such a scenario. 

The principle relevant to the example outlined above is that of reciprocity and it can equally come into play when couples who have pooled their resources are identifying the goods or services on which they wish to expend these resources. 

If you don't already, take your significant other on a nice date night. Have a few fancy cocktails, eat a nice meal, and most importantly, collectively indulge in a purchase for your significant other that, while not essential, will bring your partner a great deal of  pleasure. They will feel special, loved and appreciative of your support with respect to the purchase. In the words of my friend in relation to his example above, you will "have one in the bank".

Sooner or later, you will identify your white whale - of the moment, that is - (in the OP's case, a BGE). When this moment comes, your significant other, ever-mindful of the joy you have demonstrated in making a purchase that was meaningful to them, will in turn support a purchase of yours, however frivolous, that will bring you joy of a commensurate level. 

While this method can admittedly induce bouts of distress (my wife purchased a $300 bikini last year, contradicting item number 1 above), I think that you will find that it is unparalleled in yielding concrete results, both in terms of securing the item that you covet and the affections of the one that you covet.

This, is an epic post and something all men should pay attention to if you like to buy toys. 

Many truths here, but remember that some things do have an expiration date or nullifying factor.  You can have 10 "Atta boys" from them, but it may only take one "Oh $hit" to wipe out those 10 "Atta boys" So the key is to build them up, then cash in before you hit a wammy that kills your credit.

And what the hell does a $300 bikini look like?

SaintJohnsEgger said:

Focker said:

SciAggie said:

SaintJohnsEgger said:

I think the best approach for me is to promise to limit future gun purchases. 

Hey, hold on there cowboy - now you're going too far...

I buy one grill for every gun, or AR accessory. 
Evens things out. 

I'm ex-MIlitary Police as well as ex-civillian Police. I will never give up my guns. My last 1911 cost almost as much as the LBGE and table will cost.

I think I have expensive hobbies.

tikigriller said:

Focker said:

Carolina Q said:

Hmmm, what to do with that old Weber...

@Focker

I am the poster boy. Lmao

Seriously @focker how do you decide what to cook on what!?!?!?