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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

    Excuses, "Reasons" & Justifications For Your Latest Purchase

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    • GilesG
      Giles
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      There has been a bit of talk recently about what we tell our partners we paid for something when we know that they would flip if they knew the real price.

      Whilst I do not condone any sort of subterfuge like this.  Oh no, of course not….. 😶 😶  I thought this may be a good place to share stories.

      Look, listen and learn.

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      • CutlasshoundC
        Cutlasshound
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        And I thought that it was just me…...

        Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

        I ain't got time to bleed.

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        • GilesG
          Giles
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          One of my favourites happened at our first Iron Heart party in Gosport.

          Guest:  "Haraki, how on earth do you get away with owning so many Harleys"
          Haraki "I paint them all the same colour"

          Pure genius…

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          • emceeQE
            emceeQ
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            ^absolutely brilliant…

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            • GilesG
              Giles
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              This does not quite fall into the thread theme, but it was feckin funny afterwards...

              When is comes to fishing tackle, I have a disease (very similar to the boot  disease).  I can't stop my self collecting stuff.  A few years ago I was in the office with Paula and I decided that I needed (absolutely needed) a new very expensive salt water fly fishing reel.  So I found the one I wanted popped it in the cart, managed to fill in my credit card details without Paula noticing, and checked out.

              At that point the feckin website shouted out "Congratulations on your purchase from Fishing Tackle Warehouse".

              Did not manage to hide that one.

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              • G
                grandmasterben
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                Other clothing looks bad and feels worse.

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                • GilesG
                  Giles
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                  I won't name names, but you know who you are…..

                  A few years ago one of my regular customers bought a shit load of stuff on Friday night.

                  On Saturday morning I got an email from him asking whether I had shipped it or not, and if not could I cancel his order as he could not afford to pay the Utilities let alone buy a shit load of Iron Heart gear.

                  I thought it a bit strange that this revelation had happened within hours of him buying the stuff.  Anyway, I had not shipped so told him no prob and I would refund.

                  On Sunday I get another email from him (from a new email account), telling me that he did want the stuff and the "cancellation" was from his girlfriend who had hacked into his email account.....

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  • GraemeG
                    Graeme
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                    @Giles made me do it! :o

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                    • EastWestE
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                      Not a fan of the "lol" wordage but it did actually happen at the fishing purchase above! Busted!!

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                      • trail and arrowT
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                        last time in gosport tina told me not to by another shirt.
                        i went home, stopped "drunken smoking" since than,
                        and bought the shirt last week as a reward.

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                        • GilesG
                          Giles
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                          Nice one…..

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          • J
                            jdl1279
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                            Taking notes, never know if I may need to recycle one of these 😉

                            Bourbon: because living in Kentucky just makes you want to drink

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                            • mclaincauseyM
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                              "It matches" or "they go together."

                              "You can't build up a decent credit rating without accruing some debt. Don't you want us to get a nice house some day?"

                              Oh, and of course "It's expensive, but it's built to last. I'll wear these for the rest of my life. They'll pay for themselves you know. And I'm not accessory to working some poor third-world child to death."

                              Think it, be it.

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                              • Megatron1505M
                                Megatron1505
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                                Current favourite….

                                "I'm trying to fill a minimalist wardrobe!!!"

                                Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                  Omega Man
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                                  Look honey, I can change the buttons on my shirts!

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                                  • S
                                    Snowy
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                                    working all night, yet again, getting paid by the hour to not sleep, so will be placing an order. Either that or justifying based on bonuses or sales. Pretty bland. Mind you, a few times I've just pretended I've owned it for ages 😉

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                                    • Jordan23J
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                                      @Snowy:

                                      …..I've owned it for ages 😉

                                      This!!!

                                      …simply works if your wife quoted a shirt you were showing her on the IH-UK-Webside with the words: " yes ... a shirt...like you ve got many in your closet!".
                                      :):):)

                                      Enjoy ya addiction!

                                      AE

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                                      • derivative666D
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                                        I can't even get involved here. I could fill this up all by myself.

                                        "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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                                        • JCMx800J
                                          JCMx800
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                                          My parents visited the tuck shop, all excuses are invalid haha

                                          Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
                                          XXX

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                                          • ChrisC
                                            Chris
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                                            Due to the wonders of technology, my wife gets detailed text messages any time one of our bank accounts is debited more than $150 in a transaction.  Yesterday afternoon, following one of said text notifications, she asked me what I bought from Iron Heart.  I told her what I purchased (IHSH-96 and a couple of tee shirts) and her only response was, "You're buying more tee shirts?"

                                            She's very tolerant.

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