Engagement Rings
snitches get stitches
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From: Portland, OR
Originally Posted by Black2000GSR
Sounds like the girls way of trying to make a guy feel guilty for not wasting money on a stupid tradition.
I'm just speaking for how I've felt in the past :dunno:
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you all realized giving a diamond ring as the engagement ring wasn't a tradition until debeers started their massive advertising campaign.
in fact i read a study where in japan only about 10% of the men gave diamond engagement rings until debeers started advertising and within 10 years it went up to 68 or 78%.
as for myself I plan on giving my fiance a diamond of appropriate size color cut clarity and thus value.
in fact i read a study where in japan only about 10% of the men gave diamond engagement rings until debeers started advertising and within 10 years it went up to 68 or 78%.
as for myself I plan on giving my fiance a diamond of appropriate size color cut clarity and thus value.
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Originally Posted by DakarM
you all realized giving a diamond ring as the engagement ring wasn't a tradition until debeers started their massive advertising campaign.
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Originally Posted by reno96teg
yes, the debeers cartel. they also control the flow of diamonds into the marketplace so as to keep them scarce and expensive.
Last edited by Black2KGSR; Mar 20, 2006 at 11:26 PM.
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www.bluenile.com is your friend.
no magic to a good diamond. its all science. do some research on how to judge a diamond beyond the "four c's".
no magic to a good diamond. its all science. do some research on how to judge a diamond beyond the "four c's".
