[d3syd]

Hee hee, Tank. The budget officer is also known to me as the "handbrake".

I usually justify the purchase over a few weeks to soften her up to the idea ("I work really hard"," I'm exhausted"," I need a reward for all my hard work", "what's the point of working so hard when we don't enjoy the spoils", etc), then I just make the purchase without telling her once she is quite amenable to the idea. Once it's bought she usually just accepts it. Works for me everytime.

Cheers.