Buying diamond for engagement ring

[Vince B]

Congratulations, that will be a fabulous gift and you won't regret giving it.

[jtsunami]

Every time a person compliments a woman because of her jewelry is worth something. A diamond might be overpriced but is hardly worthless. The truth is women guage their worth partly by gifts and possessions such as jewelry, cars, homes, etc. Like I said, how many here know a single person who owns a 1 carat or larger diamond? So they are not common.

There are only two people who need to know if a diamond is genuine or not. The giver and the person wearing it. I doubt anyone wearing a cubic zirconia will feel special.

Since a good price is hardly retail the object is to search around for a bargain. Just make sure the quality is good and a genuine article. You need to buy a text book on diamonds so you know what to look for and what to avoid.

you have to ask yourself what kind of girl you are with that wants a diamond useless ring instead of something practical you both can use down the road in your marriage, car, down payment on house, big screen tv, whatever, something you can actually use.

[The Showstoppa]

you have to ask yourself what kind of girl you are with that wants a diamond useless ring instead of something practical you both can use down the road in your marriage, car, down payment on house, big screen tv, whatever, something you can actually use.

Don't worry champ, when you and your life partner elope to Vermont, I'm sure he'll buy you a nice piece of topaz.

[jtsunami]

Congratulations, that will be a fabulous gift and you won't regret giving it.

really seems a lot of men regret giving these rings, that have no use whatsoever, all this diamond talk by seemingly straight men knowing GIA whatever that is and carat shit sounds like a bunch of hens cackling to each other, not very masculine if you ask me.

[HTexan]

diamonds = scam for idiots

truth. but bitches love them.

[jtsunami]

truth. but bitches love them.

only simps care what bitches want

[HTexan]

only simps care what bitches want

lol STFU gay guy.  You're not allowed to speak on straight man issues.

[jtsunami]

lol STFU gay guy.  You're not allowed to speak on straight man issues.

since when is diamond quality a straight man's issue?  It's a woman issue.

[HTexan]

since when is diamond quality a straight man's issue?  It's a woman issue.

since the first caveman give a cave women a shiny rock.

Let me break it down for you, so you can understand.
men like sex and food.
women can provide sex and food.
women like shiny things.
men give shiny things to women for sex and food.

[jtsunami]

since the first caveman give a cave women a shiny rock.

Let me break it down for you, so you can understand.
men like sex and food.
women can provide sex and food.
women like shiny things.
men give shiny things to women for sex and food.

you mean the simp caveman gave a woman a shiny rock.  Woman want men for protection if we are talking cavemen.  Women did not provide food, men did.  Women gave the men children so their clan could grow and hunt more efficiently.

[HTexan]

you mean the simp caveman gave a woman a shiny rock.  Woman want men for protection if we are talking cavemen.  Women did not provide food, men did.  Women gave the men children so their clan could grow and hunt more efficiently.

No, men hunt and worked the fields. Didn't have time to play housewife and gather food. Women were needed to prep and cook the labor intensive food. Women did make the clan bigger, which is still sex.

[jtsunami]

No, men hunt and worked the fields. Didn't have time to play housewife and gather food. Women were needed to prep and cook the labor intensive food. Women did make the clan bigger, which is still sex.

since when did cavemen plants fields and work the fields, they hunted deer or rabbits whatever food there was around to kill, they weren't farmers dude.

[Captain Equipoise]

you have to ask yourself what kind of girl you are with that wants a diamond useless ring instead of something practical you both can use down the road in your marriage, car, down payment on house, big screen tv, whatever, something you can actually use.

LOL, that's EXACTLY what my wife said!!!! when we were talking about this.. I still got her a kickass rock, my friend owns a diamond mine in Africa and spends half the year in Toronto, brings back huge diamonds for smaller jewelers (he supplies them) he gave me an insane deal all I had to do was get the thing mounted on a ring. In Africa 1 carat stones go for a few hundred bucks..if that

[240 is Back]

let's add Luxury cars, valet parking, most supplements, most protein powders, most gym memberships, any new car, any new motorcycle, watches over $20 (they can tell time as well as a $2000 watch), universal remotes over $10, Home stereos over $400, Matresses over $200 etc etc   

The list is endless and in the end, it is what value you place on any one item. I personally could care less about a diamond, but the joy and memories it and the ocassion will bring her for years to come seems to be worth it for many folks.   

agreed 99% of the time.

I do have a $40 pillow... and I sleep like a baby every night now.   Those $5 Dollar Store pillows just weren't cutting it.  I don't spend much on clothes, cars, dining, etc... but a $40 pillow is well worth it.  You spend about 1/3 of your life with your face pinned against it.

[Stavios]

Damn.... on the old Getbig this thread would have already been full of porn pictures posted by Mars 

We are starting to be a fagg*t website

[jtsunami]

agreed 99% of the time.

I do have a $40 pillow... and I sleep like a baby every night now.   Those $5 Dollar Store pillows just weren't cutting it.  I don't spend much on clothes, cars, dining, etc... but a $40 pillow is well worth it.  You spend about 1/3 of your life with your face pinned against it.

you have 46660 posts dude that is insane!

[HTexan]

since when did cavemen plants fields and work the fields, they hunted deer or rabbits whatever food there was around to kill, they weren't farmers dude.

they ate whatever they could. It called an appendix dude.

[Vince B]

In Africa 1 carat stones go for a few hundred bucks..if that

Bullshit. Diamond prices are pretty consistent wherever you go. Certified diamonds are a necessity nowadays. I would never think of buying from Africa. Might as well send my bank details to help those people out who have funds but need a foreign account to help them!

If you know someone in the industry you might get a bargain. If you don't know what they are worth retail and wholesale you won't know if you got a bargain or not.

[jtsunami]

Bullshit. Diamond prices are pretty consistent wherever you go. Certified diamonds are a necessity nowadays. I would never think of buying from Africa. Might as well send my bank details to help those people out who have funds but need a foreign account to help them!

If you know someone in the industry you might get a bargain. If you don't know what they are worth retail and wholesale you won't know if you got a bargain or not.

who gives a shit about diamonds really!  They are expensive only because the people mining them charge so much for them not because they are so rare. 

[HTexan]

de beers regulates the amount of diamonds on the market to keep the prices high.

[jtsunami]

de beers regulates the amount of diamonds on the market to keep the prices high.

x2

[Captain Equipoise]

who gives a shit about diamonds really!  They are expensive only because the people mining them charge so much for them not because they are so rare. 

Actually no, the sellers at the end (jewellers) jack the prices up, the mines sell it at very low prices, its tge law od retail, the midle man fucks you the hardest and makes the biggest cut..ask onlyme about his experience with walmart!

[epic_alien]

if it's for a woman, nothing less than 1.5 is the rule...


Man, I feel trapped, I don't want to fall into the gimmick, but if get engaged, my woman will be expecting a ring, and I can't afford for my woman to NOT be able to floss...

she is gonna clean her teeth with it?

[Captain Equipoise]

she is gonna clean her teeth with it?

Get another stone, tgat's what a lot of other nations do, in Europe it is common to get a ring with a small ruby in it..see what her response is, if she freaks and screams I WANT DIAMOND get the fuck out!

[WillGrant]

If you saved the receipt, take it back to the store.

Invest 90% of the money in foreign currency and precious metals, and the other 10% in coke and whores.

This..dude spending that sort of money on a stupid ring for a female is pointless , she proberly already fucked your best friend and father.