Help me get free boots!

[Harvestman]

My wife and I have made a habit of attending the Crickhowell walking festival that takes place at the end of February each year. We have a sort of tradition of attending the last walk of the festival - a short stroll up onto Crug Hywel, the Table Mountain from which Crickhowell gets its name. Apparently it is an iron age fort site.

This year, we persuaded one of the other walkers to take a picture of us (and our dog) on the top. We took one of them in return.

My wife subsequently submitted the photos to the festival photo competition, and to her utter amazement, the shot below won.

It isn't much of a photo (look at those shadows), although it is nice enough, and the dog looks suitably cute. I can only conclude that there wasn't much competition.

(Spot the BCUK badge on my Tilley!)

It turns out that the prize is a pair of Hanweg GTX boots, in whatever size, to be collected from an outdoors shop in Brecon. I want them! My wife only goes out occasionally, I'm outside all the time. But she submitted the photo, so its her prize.

Help me out guys. How can I persuade her to let me have the boots? Bribing her with shoes, make-up, jewellry or clothes won't work, nor will chocolate as she's on a dieting binge. Best I can do so far is to say "If you don't find them comfortable when you try them on, can I have them instead?", which is pretty feeble. I'm secretly hoping they don't have her size.

All suggestions welcome.

 

[R3XXY]

Suggest it to her, then when she says no say "fine", then go all quiet and sulky for weeks and whenever she asks you what's wrong say "nothing". Then have a big argument about it , and after she thinks it's been settled keep bringing it up and spoiling any nice atmospheres and moods that arise, that should wear her down and beat her into submission.

Got to beat them at their own game

 

[Tony]

Just ask her if she minds you having them

 

[andynic]

Phone the shop and reserve all of the boots in her size under a bogus name B-)

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[789987]

tell her that due to the chunky nature of boots it makes it look like she's put on weight.

 

[Tank]

tell her that due to the chunky nature of boots it makes it look like she's put on weight.

Do you have a death wish? lol

 

[789987]

the trick is to then have some of those optical illusion cards handy. stun her with science.

 

[blacktimberwolf]

When she least expects it, take one of her hands in yours, look deeply into her eyes & say " I love you ".............if you say it as though you ment it, she will be in another world, & not only will she let you have the boots, but may even allow you buy that little bit of kit you've had your eye on for a while..............to anyone reading this & considering using this method, please note it can only be used twice in a long marriage or relationship, so make sure that what you wish to buy or do, is really worth giving up your trump card for.

 

[Ape_Ogre]

Look at it another way, presuming you enjoy the company of your wife (which it looks like you do from both your smiles in the photo) let her have them, then she might come out walking with you more. So although you don't get new boots you do get even more time outside as a 'runners'up' prize. Plus you could constantly whine about how she has better boots than you and with fingers crossed wait for your birthday