Jerry Vestal doesn’t even let himself dream. “Do I want an 80-inch TV?” the Quincy resident asked rhetorically. “Yeah, but I’d never be able to pull that off.”
The obstacle? His loving spouse. Vestal — a television salesman no less — did manage to finagle himself a 55-inch set, but only by offering to give his 47-incher to his wife’s parents. “I said, ‘Look at the TV your dad is watching. It’s a piece of junk. He should have better.’” Even over the phone, Vestal’s grin was audible. “I played that angle.”
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The fight from a installing a 47 inch TV nearly tore us apart. Within two weeks she was watching it far more than I was. Now we got a 55 inch, with no fight.
I take note that in this article, the "spouse" that seems to be against the purchase of a large TV is assumed to be the female. It is interesting how that works, she can buy thousands of dollars worth of shoes, etc, but when it comes to a TV? It has to be an "us" situation, with "her" thinking that "she" has ultimate veto power. Time to put on your big boy pants, fellas.