Welcome to the forum Sharyn. I'm not sure I even discussed it with my dh before I bought it. I KNEW that he would implode at the price so I just ordered it ....
He found out the price a few weeks later by searching online. We didn't have a row - it was far worse than that. I got the "really disappointed in you" speech
I felt about 2 inches high. Then I made him a curry and we've never looked back. He's really getting to like it now and actually wants me to show him how to use it
He can see how much I use it and how much the children love what it produces.
Nik