How to handle husbands

[ferretlov]

or wives.
My husband is driving me nuts!!! he has bought me a few sets of clippers from walmart the kind for little boy haircuts and tried to FORCE me to buy shears from the flea market (****** ****** 10 for a dollar shears) it took me 10 minutes to explain why I didnt want them,and then the last straw in tractor supply trying to get me to buy a wahl tidbit (for 40.00 bucks no less) I just didnt want it .I guess some people have one But I have no use for it.I have a tiny andis clipper that I have used 2 times its brand new I also have ablack andis 2 speed and an oster I dont need or want any clippers right now (thats a lie....but Im making a point here)
how do you get your S.O to stop trying to help when they dont know what you need????
Its soo annoying to explain everything everytime and have him offended I didnt want his sugestion.hes a printer and a damn good one But if I tried to get him to 3 hole drill a job with a hole puncher hes flip.But I worked with him when He had his own shop so I at least understand it,
I have a budget I stay within for my tools-I know where I can save a few bucks and when I should shell out.I dont need him trying to "help me.I work and make my own money to spend on my tools he shouldnt care.He couldnt understand 100.00 shears.at all.I then showed him the kenchis (SP) I want and he was quiet.they were about any ideas to stop his insane helpfullness?

[4liz2]

make him wear walmart shoes and see if he can tell the difference,..good tools worth every penny...you get what you pay for
Penny wise=pound poor

[Briarpatch]

My hubby is a print shop owner and I can tell you that printing equipment is way more expensive than grooming equipment. I've been doing this a long time and he wouldn't dream of questioning me about what I need. I took him to groom expo to get his opinion on a table I was considering. He said it looked like good quality to him and if I knew I needed a new one, I certainly didn't have to ask him! When he needs a new something for the print shop, it's usually in the thousands of dollars, we discuss how long it will take to pay for the thing. If it will make him money, we do it. No one wants to work their profession with sub standard equipment!

[SCGroomer]

Yes... Tell him that if he keeps buying these cheap items that they will more that double the cost of one really good clipper and good shears. You will need to sharpen them much more (if they last that long) and need to be replaced much faster than the 100.00 one. People mean well they just don't know what they are doing isn't helping...

[onions]

Flat out say "Ya get what ya pay for!"
It's a waste of money to buy "cheap" cheap stuff that you won't use anyway.

"Thank you for being thoughtful, I appreciate it, but I am the grooming professional & I prefer to pick out the tools of my trade"

[tmenne]

Buy him a three hole punch from walmart. Put a big red bow on it and leave it on the table for him when he gets home.

[DazzleDog]

My husband freaked out when he saw how much I spent on "just scissors"-I told him, let's take a walk into the garage and total up how much you've spent on YOUR tools. That was the end of that conversation.

[fiveoclockdog]

My grooming biz, equipment, show dogs and breeding plans are all "off limits" to my DH...I don't tell him about orthotics and prosthetics and he doesn't tell me how to do "my thing". Life is more peaceful that way ;-)

[scrubapup]

I guess I'm lucky because my husband has never questioned the cost of anything I've bought for grooming. He just trusts I know what I'm doing, I guess. Or maybe he WAS listening when I complained about buying those off brand blades trying to save a buck only to have to turn around and spend twice as much money replacing them with blades that actually work. lol

[Debbiedogs]

tell him -

Tell him to quit it, he's pissing you off, and he's just trying to be cheap, and if he keeps it up you will insist that he buys his work stuff at flea markets from now on.

And then stare at him. No smile.

[PAWS]

My hubby knows better : )

[Jenneversage64]

My partner too.

He didn't say a word about the other non grooming item I got. He has his garden stuff and I have my grooming stuff. He loves to do yard work and be outside because he doesn't really like sitting in an office inside. He has a tan year round from his afterwork hobbies. I have my fav shears and I am not interested in looking for new ones. I have many I never use unless my favs are being sharpened. I am glad he has good yard equipment. He is often fixing and helping other peoples' things for free. He is a natural born helper.

[mylady]

Over the years my husband has learned through years of training, um, I mean, education, that I know what I need way more than he does when it comes to my business. He's learned not to ask how much I spent on my shears and the never, ever, under penalty of death, use them for anything LOL.
He did that once a LONG time ago, so the next day he came home to find me driving in nails with his wrench. Lesson learned.

Next time just buy him a box of crayloa markers and tell him to work with jsut those in his shop. LOL

[lightning]

Look at your hubby eyeball to eyeball and say.."Honey, you know I love you", and I appreciate you trying to help me with making decisions for my business, but let me ask you something! Who buys your clothes to make sure you dress correct instead of looking like a bum off the streets? Don't you think I choose your clothes to make you look nice? Well, if you trust me enough to make you look good, then leave the grooming business to me to make my own choices about the tools that I need to make the dogs look awesome!

This way momma stays happy cause , if momma aint happy "NOBODY" is gonna be happy!

[pooh13]

Its funny how my Hubby has had no problem shelling out 350 bucks for a pair of shears for me as a gift right, now I have 12 pairs of shears all various sizes and types. But when he finds something super cheap he says to me hey why don't you buy these they might be good for something at least I have to say NO I don't need to spend everything I make for things I have no need for.So I can almost understand what you mean.Almost cus mine would rather spend it than save it .Ugh hubbys