Why Engagement Rings Are a Scam

Ninja'd · Mar 3, 2014

Rocket Raccoon said:
Why can't my girlfriend be like you.

Said no one on mybb ever.

ShaunSA · Mar 3, 2014

Rocket Raccoon said:
Why can't my girlfriend be like you.

:twisted:

hellfire · Mar 3, 2014

Rocket Raccoon said:
Why can't my girlfriend be like you.

Careful what you wish for. Because you don't just get Celine's penny counting. You get the whole package...

systemofpurplelimpminion · Mar 4, 2014

XennoX said:
Unless she's a geologist that works with crystals.

Or she's a jeweller or has family that are into the diamond business

systemofpurplelimpminion · Mar 4, 2014

Humberto said:
How much would a gold engagement ring with a pink diamond cost?

According to the Wikipedia article on engagement rings, the practice can be traced back to the 15th century. So the YouTube video that claims De Beers started it may not be entirely accurate.

Personally I'll not wear a wedding ring because I consider it unhygienic.

Pink diamond are you nuts!!! Why don't you make it a heart shaped pink diamond while your at it

googoodoll · Mar 4, 2014

systemofpurplelimpminion said:
Pink diamond are you nuts!!! Why don't you make it a heart shaped pink diamond while your at it

hahah hey some people like pink....

hellfire · Mar 4, 2014

googoodoll said:
hahah hey some people like pink....

Including you, googoodoll?

googoodoll · Mar 4, 2014

eehellfire said:
Including you, googoodoll?

Duh

I would never get a pink diamond ring though.... Black or green is the only thing I'll accept. Or some form of seashell. And no gold either....

D3nz · Mar 4, 2014

googoodoll said:
Duh

I would never get a pink diamond ring though.... Black or green is the only thing I'll accept. Or some form of seashell. And no gold either....

Some form of seashell huh?
Here, I got you one. Now show me how happy you are and wear it for the rest of the day

googoodoll · Mar 4, 2014

D3nz said:
Some form of seashell huh?
Here, I got you one. Now show me how happy you are and wear it for the rest of the day

hahahah thats not a ring but ok, I'll wear it if you insist

Humberto · Mar 4, 2014

systemofpurplelimpminion said:
Pink diamond are you nuts!!! Why don't you make it a heart shaped pink diamond while your at it

Yes, a gold ring with a light pink diamond. Apparently the pink ones are very rare and quite expensive hence why I ask what kind of ballpark figure one is looking at.

Is 18 karat gold better than 22 or 24 karat gold? I think it is harder hence preferred for jewellery. Is that true?

Here are some pictures of pink diamond rings:

http://www.pink-diamond-rings.co.uk/

Mila · Mar 4, 2014

googoodoll said:
haha that's kinda funny and cute

We are made for each other

shame poor guy, imagine how the fates giggled when they decided he was going to be stuck with me.

Mila · Mar 4, 2014

Humberto said:
Yes, a gold ring with a light pink diamond. Apparently the pink ones are very rare and quite expensive hence why I ask what kind of ballpark figure one is looking at.

Is 18 karat gold better than 22 or 24 karat gold? I think it is harder hence preferred for jewellery. Is that true?

Here are some pictures of pink diamond rings:

http://www.pink-diamond-rings.co.uk/

Yes, 24 and 22 are not recommended for rings. They wear at the bottom. I would even go for 9k for a ring. It makes it durable. Earrings and things can go from 18 up.

The weird thing to me is that people think other people know their gold/diamonds are of a lesser quality. K@k story. The average consumer doesn't know his ******* from his nose when it comes to metals and stones.

Rocket-Boy · Mar 4, 2014

Mila said:
Yes, 24 and 22 are not recommended for rings. They wear at the bottom. I would even go for 9k for a ring. It makes it durable. Earrings and things can go from 18 up.

The weird thing to me is that people think other people know their gold/diamonds are of a lesser quality. K@k story. The average consumer doesn't know his ******* from his nose when it comes to metals and stones.

The durability vs karat rating being higher and softer only holds true for yellow gold, its the opposite for white gold.

Mila · Mar 4, 2014

Rocket-Boy said:
The durability vs karat rating being higher and softer only holds true for yellow gold, its the opposite for white gold.

Yes, if they use platinum or radium as an alloy. And to get the "silver look" you want they plate it with radium. They also use s'il ever and silver is also soft.

Gold is gold, what you use as an alloy change the color.

You never get your money back when you buy jewelry. You pay for the time and craft that went into the piece. You only get the money back for the materials used. ( unless you are talking insurance) but if you divorce and go to get money for the ring you do not get the money you paid for the piece.

Roxi_B4b3 · Mar 4, 2014

Unfortunately I'm a real girl in this regard... I would love to get a diamond engagement ring. But by no means do I expect a guy to pay 2 months salary for a ring - that is a ****load of money. I don't care about the monetary value of the ring, rather the time and effort going into choosing a ring

skimread · Mar 4, 2014

Roxi_B4b3 said:
Unfortunately I'm a real girl in this regard... I would love to get a diamond engagement ring. But by no means do I expect a guy to pay 2 months salary for a ring - that is a ****load of money. I don't care about the monetary value of the ring, rather the time and effort going into choosing a ring

So if the guy is unemployed and buys you a R1000 ($100) ring will you be happy if he took his time and effort to choose the ring?

Roxi_B4b3 · Mar 4, 2014

If he is unemployed then it wouldn't make sense for him to buy me any ring. I'm not illogical about this.

I'm purely talking about the situation I am in now. My SO does have a very good job with very good pay, so I'd expect him to at least give me a semi-decent ring. But if he gives me a R1000 ring because he likes it, and genuinely thinks that it suits me, then I will be happy.

systemofpurplelimpminion · Mar 6, 2014

Humberto said:
Yes, a gold ring with a light pink diamond. Apparently the pink ones are very rare and quite expensive hence why I ask what kind of ballpark figure one is looking at.

Is 18 karat gold better than 22 or 24 karat gold? I think it is harder hence preferred for jewellery. Is that true?

Here are some pictures of pink diamond rings:

http://www.pink-diamond-rings.co.uk/

It is correct, but it depends how anal you are in this regard, ps don't go for 24 karat, its far to soft and damages easily. Ball park firgure depends on supply and demand plus cut of diamond (heart shape is very expensive as the shape needs to be "inside" the actual rock) plus diamond's colour (clarity not just the pink colour) and then also impurities and then finally the physical size. So ball park figure is relative

Roxi_B4b3 · Mar 6, 2014

systemofpurplelimpminion said:
It is correct, but it depends how anal you are in this regard, ps don't go for 24 karat, its far to soft and damages easily. Ball park firgure depends on supply and demand plus cut of diamond (heart shape is very expensive as the shape needs to be "inside" the actual rock) plus diamond's colour (clarity not just the pink colour) and then also impurities and then finally the physical size. So ball park figure is relative

sounds like you know quite alot about diamonds. have you been looking for one?

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