Two Apple ID's one Apple

Hi, I have just purchased a Macbook Pro. I have set up seperate user areas for myself and my wife, which has enabled her to have itunes with her AppleID, and my own user area with itunes and my AppleID. This means that we are both able to see out previous purchases, the difficulty comes with trying to purchase and download music on the same laptop. Itunes comes up with an error message saying that it associated with another AppleID, and that changing it will lock it for 90 days. Is there any way of getting around this so that we can both use our seperate areas to manage out own itunes accounts / downloads without it locking one of us out?
Thanks
Andy

The solution I recommend is to establish two separate User accounts on the Mac.
How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer
Don't be misled by the title, and follow the instructions for Mountain Lion. They are identical for Mavericks.
You may also find this applicable: iTunes: How to share music between different accounts on a single computer

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From the FAQ: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5622
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Wooookay ..... I need to slow down some here.
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Hi St3vish,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
Our Apple ID Account Security Team may be able to help you with this:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5699
I hope this information helps ....
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