Thank you for bringing this up. Fortunately, my DH does NOT discourage me from buying quilt stuff I want - in fact he encourages me. DH knows if I'm happy, he's happy.
I hate to shop, except for fabrics & quilt stuff. I bought my Go cutter in October, and I love it so much that now I design so I can use it! It's not at all flimsy - don't know why that man thought it is! Drop it on his foot, and see how flimsy he thinks it is!