Think it's still guilt, rather than remorse, but nevertheless distracting. As far as i can see, I can deal with this in one of two ways:
-- withdraw case and split, drinking celebratory bottle at first suitable occasion
-- leave in bond on the comforting (but probably faux) promise that i could always sell on...
tricky, even without the added worry of justifying the dent in a joint account!
Buyer's guilt...
Buyer's guilt...
Rob C.
Re: Buyer's guilt...
whats the case you bought?
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Re: Buyer's guilt...
Niepoort '94, on impulse, as it was my first 12-bottle case and had really been saving for an F85 or G85/80.
But i bought at what seemed an acceptable price, stored at BBR since bottling, and relative scarcity combined with the fact that out of the various Niepoorts i have tried there has been only one that failed to impress (LBV'04) caused me to pull the trigger.
But i bought at what seemed an acceptable price, stored at BBR since bottling, and relative scarcity combined with the fact that out of the various Niepoorts i have tried there has been only one that failed to impress (LBV'04) caused me to pull the trigger.
Rob C.
Re: Buyer's guilt...
if you can justify it, then it'll make for good drinking =)RAYC wrote:Niepoort '94, on impulse, as it was my first 12-bottle case and had really been saving for an F85 or G85/80.
But i bought at what seemed an acceptable price, stored at BBR since bottling, and relative scarcity combined with the fact that out of the various Niepoorts i have tried there has been only one that failed to impress (LBV'04) caused me to pull the trigger.
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Re: Buyer's guilt...
Why not just let the other half make the next dent in the joint account?
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Re: Buyer's guilt...
Point out that this is an investment as wine is going up in value and that you bought twice what you need.
Withdraw the case from bond now, thus saving 2½% on the rate of VAT applied compared to withdrawing the bottles after 1 January. (This is a bargain, explain to the better half.)
Open an account with Seckfords and deposit 6 of the bottles with them for long term storage and eventual sale. Deposit the remaining 6 for short term sotrage until 2015 when you can start to drink them.
And everyone is happy!
Withdraw the case from bond now, thus saving 2½% on the rate of VAT applied compared to withdrawing the bottles after 1 January. (This is a bargain, explain to the better half.)
Open an account with Seckfords and deposit 6 of the bottles with them for long term storage and eventual sale. Deposit the remaining 6 for short term sotrage until 2015 when you can start to drink them.
And everyone is happy!
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