Casper Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 She said no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie14 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 The street bike won't complain when you don't put the seat down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiztedRabbit Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 He apparently didn't go to Jared 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 so is it 1 carat or 1.5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Sounds like 1ct diamond, 1.5ct total weight with smaller diamonds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 quick story: before I was in law school, I was working 2 jobs. (That is how I could afford to get into track riding. it also paid for my wife's ring) My second job was mopping floors, emptying trash, and cleaning bathrooms at a pre-school. The owner of the joint was around on occasion after hours (I worked 6-9) changing light bulbs, etc. and we would chat about stuff. He knew I was applying to law schools, etc. So one day Marty asks me, "Chris, you seem like a smart guy - why are you scrubbing toilets?" I told him "I have a girlfriend who wants a ring, and an expensive hobby." He asks "what's the hobby?" I tell him that I do track days on motorcycles and am thinking about getting into racing. Marty stops what he's doing, looks at me, thinks for 4 or 5 seconds, and says, "break up with the girlfriend," and then just gives me this big idiot grin. In hindsight, he was on a ladder at 8:00 on a weeknight changing light bulbs in the building of his wife's business. The guy had a full-time job, but was roped into that kind of crap on top of it. He probably wasn't the least biased person to be talking to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx3vfr Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Moral of the story?Don't buy engagement rings from big box jewelry stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted March 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Yeah... that's not the moral of the story.Don't eat yellow snow on Fridays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx3vfr Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Well ya it is a huge waste of money. The diamond industry has done a great job convincing everyone that diamonds are rare, when in fact a cole years ago a mine was dug in Canada that has enough diamonds to supply the world for at least 150 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-bus Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Jewelry has its purpose. I've added three Browning Citoris to my safe in past months. They have their implicit prices as well as their retail prices. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snot Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 I agree expensive jewelry is a waste. I would rather spend the money on a trip, or something fun. I never understood why other girls want expensive jewelry. However, they don't understand why I don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 (edited) Im surprised that Im the only one to catch that a 1.5 or even a 1ct ring in a setting is only worth 3800?? Sounds like shit stones and/or shit tiny stones/dust. Edited March 8, 2014 by flounder 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 You can pretty nice 1ct rings for 3800... Even a 1.5 total weight with a 1ct main diamond...Especially after all the "70% off! Today only!" sales that they have daily lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snot Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Women are stupid? Really? Women ask but men are the ones paying for it. So, I believe you meant men are stupid for buying them in the first place. In some cases the girl does not even ask for it, men assume it's what we want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Im surprised that Im the only one to catch that a 1.5 or even a 1ct ring in a setting is only worth 3800?? Sounds like shit stones and/or shit tiny stones/dust.I'm sure quality is low. Most people can't tell the difference anyhow. Hell I was and sort of still am one of them, I only know what I do now because I got a crash course in diamonds from my neighbor who I bought my fiances ring from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadyone Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 I looked at diamonds after the first of the year. They showed me a diamond and I could see with my naked eye that it had a carbon spot. Huge. I got up and left and went to Jareds. much better selection than the mall stores but apparently most of them are owned by the same head company including Jareds. O well as long as your happy with the purchase and feel you got a good deal then who cares. diamonds arent as difficult as people make them out to be. I bought a book at B&N and spent about an hour reading up on them. I feel I know more about diamonds than 99% of men looking at rings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tall_tracy Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Sterling jewelers owns Jared, Rogers, Kay and others. Most of the markup to retail pricing is huge. My ex worked(or may still work there), which is how I have some nice jewelry that I really don't want anymore either.And I agree with snot, why spend all that cash on jewelry. Buy me bike parts or something fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Yup Sterling is great when you work or have family that works there. My brother in law has worked there a year now and the only jewelry I've bought has been with his discount other than the engagement ring. They watch pretty close and it would've been suspicious him buying one when he's already married Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Big-box stores have their advantages. I bought my wife's ring from Kay knowing that I was over-paying. But I was okay with that because it increases the insured value if it's ever stolen, and their biannual inspections and cleanings mean that if the stone falls out, Kay replaces it free of charge. And we can move pretty much anywhere and still have a Kay location within a reasonable distance to perform the inspections. That said, my wife's ring was only $2400 or something like that. Huge diamonds look silly to me when they're on a tiny hand. They also get in the way. A full karat is about the largest most women can actually wear every day without getting annoyed. My wife's ring is more like .55 or something. As far as I know, she'd prefer a bigger house before a bigger stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 if this isn't extremely fitting today after having to rip 3 Jared's employees for being dumber than rocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx3vfr Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 You do know most diamonds are coming out of canada these days right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 My wife would kick my ass if I paid that kind of money for a rock. They one she has is a 1ct heart shaped (lab created) diamond.I think I have around $400 invested in the stone and setting(bought them separate).I had I local jeweler set it, he said the only difference between a natural diamond and a man made one was that the man made ones were absolutely flawless with no imperfections, and most of the newer ones will have a serial number etched in them but the one she has does not. He said he knew that hers was a lab created diamond because it was so perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx3vfr Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Canada. Africa. God-damn NeverNever Land. Doesn't change the fact that it's a poor investment.i never said they were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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