Goomba38 wrote:
> Kathleen wrote:
>
>> I will not buy electronics or computer components for my husband, even
>> with a specific list:
>>
>> "Oh no. This is the wrong thing. Why'd you buy this?"
>>
>> "It's what you told me to get. Look, you even wrote it down."
>>
>> "Yeah, but I *meant* the inverted wheegles, to cope with the increased
>> signal bleed. Look, you knew I was recombobulating the frackinator.
>> These things can't possibly weft the kligments."
>
>
> Ah, almost an inverse problem to the one I have with hubster and car
> repairs. Something will be wrong with the car and I'll suggest "Could it
> be the fragglezack??" and I'll get back this "Nawwwwwww, it isn't that.
> I'm going to look at the dingsboop...that's gotta be it." After much
> head scratching and perhaps wasting time and money, it always ends up
> being the fragglezack I suggested in the first place! He should always
> just listen to me in the first place and get it over with, y'know?
> Goomba

I always try to remember the approach where the other person feels like
*they* came up with the solution. I'll pretend I'm stupid and ask
questions about parts and next thing you know they're talking about the
solution.

I never actually remember to use this approach when it is time, though