Haha, yes I’m a good hider. Actually, once the contraband has been received I don’t need to hide the books at all. If H sees and questions, I simply tell him it’s been on the shelf for years. He can’t keep up with me, and I can’t even keep up with myself. Really thankful when Amazon tells me I’ve already bought it 
I’ve bought more than a few duplicates at Goodwill after convincing myself I don’t have the book. So I pass them on or give them back to GW. No returns at GW on books, movies, music.
As far as H and the collecting goes, it’s not a money issue, but a “stuff” issue, and he’s well aware of my little game. Have to then tell him how lucky he is that I’m happy with $1.99 cookbooks, rather than having a Nordstrom shopping collection habit. As his good buddy’s wife does…
