Help me understand women...

[Day]

Better than the kid who was never funny and spammed the shit out of everythread?

[Darus Grey]

Kindly tell your parents to reconsider their gift choice. Your wife is correct.

A stove is a tool, not a fashion statement. If the current one works there is no reason to replace it, and I think it's even more disrespectful to let your parents waste money, than it is to tell them you'd rather have something else.

Edit: Plus really old stoves tend to be better than modern ones. I have a gas stove that's been used for almost 80yrs now.

[isladar]

Wait, I'm confused by this thread, who's ragging -- Norelco's wife or Shue and Day?

[Tyche]

To be fair, what they are doing to the living room is a fashion statement that can be done as time progresses. A little here, a little there. If your stove goes out (as I understand it, it's really old and you expect it to go out soon? [although I wouldn't call a few years "soon"]). Ask yourself, can I afford to replace a stove that goes out at a random time?

[Andri]

I agree with tyche. There are necessities and even though the stove isn't broken now, unless there is a hole in the livingroom wall, paint, draperies, a new television stand etc, even a new couch or chairs can be done incrementally and on a smaller budget.

The parents are wanting to ensure you have a necessity that will provide for you for years not cater to your decorating whims. Maybe it's not totally needed right now, but maybe it's that they have the money right now and want to help you out.

[Tajin]

Get stove, let parents leave, sell stove, everyone happy.


P.S. Buy stove back when your parents visit again.

[terranova]

Probably thought it was defective. Women can be very cautious and not easy to trust things.

[zoobernut]

Wait, I'm confused by this thread, who's ragging -- Norelco's wife or Shue and Day?

Seems like all three, I think Shue and Day have been hanging around each other too much lately and their cycles are starting to sync up.

[Darus Grey]

I don't see it implied anywhere that the stove is "about to give out".

Stoves are one of the most reliable appliances there are. Most good stoves only have a single mechanism that even can go bad, and even if they "gave out" it's a $5 repair job.

If it's an older style gas stove (before they added all this electric shit to them) then keep it, you'll keep that stove forever with only minor maintenance.

If it's an electric stove or by "old" you mean like 5yrs old then do whatever.

[Jefe]

It's a gift, need I say more?

[Norelco]

I don't see it implied anywhere that the stove is "about to give out".

Stoves are one of the most reliable appliances there are. Most good stoves only have a single mechanism that even can go bad, and even if they "gave out" it's a $5 repair job.

If it's an older style gas stove (before they added all this electric shit to them) then keep it, you'll keep that stove forever with only minor maintenance.

If it's an electric stove or by "old" you mean like 5yrs old then do whatever.

The stove is old, but as far as I can tell it's working great.

[Pamelita]

Tell her it's rude to be picky of what people give you, especially when a new stove is not useless nor cheap.

[Titanss]

Better than the kid who was never funny and spammed the shit out of everythread?

burn. you gonna take that ?

[Mizango]

Y'know miz, that makes you Potsie.

No one liked Potsie.

I know

[Xanthe]

I agree with what several have said. Accept your parents' generous gift and get the new stove. It's certainly rude to go the "can we have this instead?" route. Then put the old stove up on Craigslist; you'd be surprised at how many people would actually buy it. Use old stove money to start funding living room updates.

[Myst]

Tell her it's rude to be picky of what people give you, especially when a new stove is not useless nor cheap.

this. don't be a fuckhole to your parents. take the gift. put your wife in her place. she's wrong. it's really rude to tell someone what to get you.

edit: ESPECIALLY TOWARDS YOUR PARENTS (as opposed to hers)

[Ohemgee]

Even though I prefer to cook on older stoves, (i.e., not a fan of that flat top shit), I would go with the stove as well. Xanthe has the right idea, people WILL buy your shit and with that money you can get a nice little plant for the corner or something.

[Darus Grey]

Personally I'd just ask them not to get a gift I don't need =/ I don't see how it's not equally rude to let your parents waste money replacing a fully functional appliance.

[Ohemgee]

Personally I'd just ask them not to get a gift I don't need =/ I don't see how it's not equally rude to let your parents waste money replacing a fully functional appliance.

Its a gift for a new house. I think the OP was hinting that it might stand out with the "2 new appliances and a very old stove"

[Darus Grey]

Its a gift for a new house. I think the OP was hinting that it might stand out with the "2 new appliances and a very old stove"

And? It's a tool, not a fashion statement as I've already said. I'd feel guilty as hell taking a new stove in these circumstances.