Early in my marriage (38 years ago), I told my wife I bought an airgun, but I bought 2, a Beeman R7 and a Theoben SLR98, from Straight Shooters who was in St. Cloud MN at the time. I met the UPS man and snuck them in the basement from the stairs in the garage. I never thought she'd notice the difference, but she did. She asked why I felt the need to lie to her. I never needed to do it again. She said "if you want it, that's reason enough and we will find a way to pay for it". Never make excuses anymore, and nice to not need to.