I know you were being serious but that is one of the funniest posts I've ever read.
It looks like your wife has superb negotiating skills but she knows when to modify her expectations. I bet you've been married a long time.
We just hit 25 years. It all came about because she wanted to use my case of diced tomatoes to make salsa for her friends. Of course it was no problem....except she did not want to replace it. That, and she didn’t make any for me.