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Get it at costco...
No i'm not joking. Diamonds are diamonds, where you get it should not matter. COstco does not sell any diamond that is less than "investment grade" and they are all internationally certified. You can buy the diamond and have it set elsewhere or have it set at costco. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...ring-is-better
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debeers created the demand for engagement rings, and they control it all. its all complete bullshit, but we all have to buy into it for our significant others.
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A - if someone who has non-perishable goods, not subject to obsolescence, decides to bring all their inventory to market right away, that will obviously decrease the value people are willing to pay for it as supply will outstrip demand and therefore to sell it, the price goes lower to create demand. So it's not just DeBeers that's holding onto their inventory - others do it as well. It's just smart business. B - why would someone that supplies a commodity / other good have to sell all their inventory (ie. OPEC, dairy producers, etc) just because they have it? They shouldn't have to - nor should the purchaser be required to buy it. The point of a free market. |
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Your other half should just be happy you're giving her a ring and proposing. The whole buying to your pay check or certain level based on peer pressure is plain stupid. I guess I lucked out as I proposed to my wife with the ring my mother gave me that my dad gave her. The sentimental value and the story behind the rings is worth more than the most expensive diamond one can buy in the world....ie it's priceless.
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It is literally people who are better off telling a lower-middle-class person to put themselves in debt so they can marry someone, have kids, and be in more debt. It's ridiculous. /rant. PS - not very many people, in my experience, who are clearing $100k after taxes (i.e., about $8k/check), are out there spending $25-50k on an engagement ring. Because people who have money keep it by not doing dumb shit like that. Do you want a $50,000 piece of carbon, or do you want half of a 20% down payment for a $500,000 home?
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Talk to me about his birthday gifts after they've been married for 10 years....
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If I had to do it over... I would prioritize carat (size), color, cut and then very last clarity.
I started out wanting the best clarity and using a loupe to make sure any occlusions were not obvious, but in the end realized the clarity doesn't really matter to the naked eye (as long as it is not a really bad rating). The size and color are most obvious in everyday display. I would also go with bluenile or consider cultured diamonds. |
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IMO, don't get duped into the clarity "value/premium" discussion.
The 3 most important aspects are size, cut and color. To most people that's what they see, basically how big is the damn rock and does it sparkle. The cut is very important to make it shine, and there are many proprietary ways of making a cut, so the true test here is does that thing shine. Does it pass the basic eye test? The clarity is regarding "specks" inside the diamond, and you know how you put those magnifying glasses on to look it it? That's what you'll have to do to discern clarity. It's overrated, and your inlaws and boss ain't gonna put some glasses on to inspect it for specks. If I were to do it again, I would aim high for the best color, and downplay the clarity. My wife's ring is pretty fucking clear, but he color could be better...
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The men here claiming that cut or coulour matter are just that, men. Most women don't give a fuck and can barely tell the difference anyway, they just want to flaunt a large stone to their friends.
it really is that simple and the modern trend is for really, really huge rings with many small stones, they look absurd but that's what's doing the rounds. |
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You just had to ruin my compliment with reality. Jeeze dude.
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Ref: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/01/yo...dget.html?_r=1 Now, mind you, everyone HERE IN OT is super rich, has a supermodel wife, a Lambo as their other car, and has a 12" dick... But everywhere else, $20K is not nothing. Just saying. PS: Except bimmette , who commands an army of such slaves, Biorin and Lups , who have far larger penises, and Sara504 , who only cares about the rich part. F off shoei , joking, not leg humping. Much.
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