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My friend said I don't really care about quality!!!!!!!!! |
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| P: 5/10/2009 11:17:39 AM | |
Tuckins1 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,379 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 4/13/2008 |
A friend of mine was talking about what kind of ring she would like when she gets engaged. She saw the exact ring on a commercial for a well known "budget" type jewelry store. It was a 3 stone ring, with 1 or 1.5 ctw for $1000. I told her she COULD buy that, but the stones probably look like s**t. She says "oh, I don't really care about quality, I just want sparklies"..... WHAT!?! Poor girl... I really need to send her here for some edumacation!
"If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?!" |
| Posted: 5/10/2009 11:17:39 AM | |
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| P: 5/10/2009 11:23:23 AM | |
Hudson_Hawk Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,443 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 11/2/2006 |
She needs someone to show her that poor quality = NO sparklies.
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| Posted: 5/10/2009 11:23:23 AM | |
| P: 5/10/2009 11:28:47 AM | |
dreamer_dachsie Ideal Rock Total Posts: 5,532 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 12/16/2007 |
LOL! I think she mistakes quality for high $$ and a name brand or something. Do her a favour and tell her so she doesn't have a crummy ring on her finger!
*** Dreamer *** |
| Posted: 5/10/2009 11:28:47 AM | |
| P: 5/10/2009 12:30:36 PM | |
purrfectpear Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,696 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 3/31/2008 |
So you're telling me a 2 carat solitaire for $1599 isn't a good deal 
"Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn." -Gore Vidal |
| Posted: 5/10/2009 12:30:36 PM | |
| P: 5/10/2009 1:48:06 PM | |
gwendolyn Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,544 Last Post: 11/12/2009 Member Since: 8/4/2007 |
Save her! Please! 
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| Posted: 5/10/2009 1:48:06 PM | |
| P: 5/10/2009 1:59:54 PM | |
threepwood Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,034 Last Post: 8/23/2009 Member Since: 9/5/2006 |
Maybe you can show her very good quality diamonds, than compare it to a badly cut diamond.. Maybe after that she will understand..
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| Posted: 5/10/2009 1:59:54 PM | |
| P: 5/10/2009 2:04:57 PM | |
somethingshiny Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,648 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 7/22/2007 |
Date: 5/10/2009 11:23:23 AM Author: Hudson_Hawk She needs someone to show her that poor quality = NO sparklies. exactly. I have a friend who FELT the same way. Now that she's been wearing a flat marquise for a while, she gets it....And has to keep it.....  To some people, though, a diamond is a diamond. Maybe you should show her the "eco-friendly diamonds" at Fay Cullen. Maybe that'll shock her into submission!! linky *** "Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely." ~ Karen Kaiser Clark *** |
| Posted: 5/10/2009 2:04:57 PM | |
| P: 5/10/2009 3:40:33 PM | |
makemepretty Cut Rock Total Posts: 356 Last Post: 11/18/2009 Member Since: 2/26/2004 |
Maybe she has a small budget and just wants bigger for her buck. Honestly, most people buy their diamonds at the local mall around here. I would NEVER insult anyone's jewelry choice. Instead, a nice way(rather than saying a ring quality might be like sh*t) is to say that online you might be able to find a better cut diamond for an equal amount of money. I have yet to inspect anyones diamond up close(unless they've asked). If it's pretty and it sparkles and they love it, more power to them. I hope if she does go with something like that, you'll bite your tongue and tell her it's gorgeous.
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| Posted: 5/10/2009 3:40:33 PM | |
| P: 5/10/2009 3:58:02 PM | |
Steel Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,982 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 7/8/2006 |
I didn't care about quality. I just wanted a big diamond but we couldnt afford anything when we were getting engaged least of all anything big! Yes I was clueless but sometimes ignorance is bliss. If I understood how much I had to spend to buy the ring I wanted I would have felt very down. I'm glad I was clueless and I wouldn't have thanked anybody for bursting my bubble.
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| Posted: 5/10/2009 3:58:02 PM | |
| P: 5/10/2009 6:51:34 PM | |
MonkeyPie Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,583 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 4/23/2008 |
Date: 5/10/2009 3:58:02 PM Author: Steel I didn't care about quality. I just wanted a big diamond but we couldnt afford anything when we were getting engaged least of all anything big! Yes I was clueless but sometimes ignorance is bliss. If I understood how much I had to spend to buy the ring I wanted I would have felt very down. I'm glad I was clueless and I wouldn't have thanked anybody for bursting my bubble. Ditto this! If someone came to me asking for help finding a quality diamond, I'd help. But if they didn't, I would simply say that what they ended up with was pretty and congrats. I would never belittle their choice - not everyone has a ton of money, me being one of those people. Which is why my setting currently has a cz. To each their own.
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| Posted: 5/10/2009 6:51:34 PM | |
| P: 5/10/2009 8:32:49 PM | |
Italiahaircolor Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,335 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 12/17/2007 |
I think that a lot of people don't care about diamonds the way PS members do. And I don't exactly consider that a bad thing. Sure, it would amazing if everyone was really educated and strived for perfection...but, it takes all kinds to make the world go round. In terms of budget, $1000 isn't exactly a large amount...it's not "nothing" but it's what I consider to be limited. If all she cares about is size..then she just hit pay dirt. ____________________________ |
| Posted: 5/10/2009 8:32:49 PM | |
| P: 5/10/2009 9:31:50 PM | |
MC Ideal Rock Total Posts: 8,810 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 2/8/2003 |
Commercials are misleading and cause confusion for the average consumer. They show a three-stone of amazing quailty and pretend it's the crappy $1K ring that one would be purchasing. It's easy for a person to think that a ring of such sort provides the ultimate in sparkles!
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| Posted: 5/10/2009 9:31:50 PM | |
| P: 5/10/2009 11:53:10 PM | |
Imdanny Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,831 Last Post: 11/17/2009 Member Since: 1/22/2008 |
She might "just want sparklies" but what she's going get is something that just looks like glass. Quality over quantity. Get her here. Stat.
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| Posted: 5/10/2009 11:53:10 PM | |
| P: 5/11/2009 11:00:39 AM | |
tlh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,050 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 12/31/2008 |
Date: 5/10/2009 11:23:23 AM Author: Hudson_Hawk She needs someone to show her that poor quality = NO sparklies. 
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| Posted: 5/11/2009 11:00:39 AM | |
| P: 5/11/2009 11:04:18 AM | |
princesss Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,574 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 3/18/2007 |
Meh. Let her get what she wants. She'll either be blissfully happy with it forever, or realize that her huge, included, weird-coloured stone doesn't sparkle the way yours does and want a change. But right now I doubt anybody is going to change her mind.
"It's hardest to love the ordinary things, she said, but you get lots of opportunities to practice." Storypeople |
| Posted: 5/11/2009 11:04:18 AM | |
| P: 5/11/2009 12:11:34 PM | |
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Tuckins1 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,379 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 4/13/2008 |
Date: 5/10/2009 2:04:57 PM Eeew. Some may like that look- I prefer sparkles.
Author: somethingshiny Date: 5/10/2009 11:23:23 AM Author: Hudson_Hawk She needs someone to show her that poor quality = NO sparklies. exactly. I have a friend who FELT the same way. Now that she's been wearing a flat marquise for a while, she gets it....And has to keep it..... To some people, though, a diamond is a diamond. Maybe you should show her the 'eco-friendly diamonds' at Fay Cullen. Maybe that'll shock her into submission!! linky
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| Posted: 5/11/2009 12:11:34 PM | |
| P: 5/11/2009 12:13:44 PM | |
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Tuckins1 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,379 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 4/13/2008 |
Date: 5/10/2009 9:31:50 PM Author: MC Commercials are misleading and cause confusion for the average consumer. They show a three-stone of amazing quailty and pretend it's the crappy $1K ring that one would be purchasing. It's easy for a person to think that a ring of such sort provides the ultimate in sparkles! Exactly. She kept saying how the one in the commercial looks so nice. That's when I told her you have to read the small print at the bottom of the screen that says "this image does not reflect the same c's as the stone for sale"... (or whatever it says) When I asked her if she would mind looking at a stone that had big black chunks in it or looks dull or cloudy, she was horrified!!
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| Posted: 5/11/2009 12:13:44 PM | |
| P: 5/11/2009 9:02:58 PM | |
April20 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,061 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 8/1/2008 |
Date: 5/10/2009 2:04:57 PM Ew, ew, ew. That thing looks like a cough drop! Eco-friendly and conflict free my butt! There'd be a whole lot of conflict in my house if that's what I got.
Author: somethingshiny Date: 5/10/2009 11:23:23 AM Author: Hudson_Hawk She needs someone to show her that poor quality = NO sparklies. exactly. I have a friend who FELT the same way. Now that she's been wearing a flat marquise for a while, she gets it....And has to keep it..... To some people, though, a diamond is a diamond. Maybe you should show her the 'eco-friendly diamonds' at Fay Cullen. Maybe that'll shock her into submission!! linky
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| Posted: 5/11/2009 9:02:58 PM | |
| P: 5/11/2009 11:50:19 PM | |
arjunajane Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,764 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 1/18/2008 |
Date: 5/10/2009 2:04:57 PM Author: somethingshiny Date: 5/10/2009 11:23:23 AM Author: Hudson_Hawk She needs someone to show her that poor quality = NO sparklies. exactly. I have a friend who FELT the same way. Now that she's been wearing a flat marquise for a while, she gets it....And has to keep it..... To some people, though, a diamond is a diamond. Maybe you should show her the 'eco-friendly diamonds' at Fay Cullen. Maybe that'll shock her into submission!! linky Geez, if nothing else you can say about FC that they have a creative marketing team yeuck!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "And let today embrace the past with remembrance and the future with longing." Kahlil Gibran |
| Posted: 5/11/2009 11:50:19 PM | |
| P: 5/12/2009 1:45:07 PM | |
DiamondFlame Ideal Rock Total Posts: 645 Last Post: 9/3/2009 Member Since: 2/7/2009 |
Date: 5/10/2009 2:04:57 PM Author: somethingshiny Date: 5/10/2009 11:23:23 AM Author: Hudson_Hawk She needs someone to show her that poor quality = NO sparklies. exactly. I have a friend who FELT the same way. Now that she's been wearing a flat marquise for a while, she gets it....And has to keep it..... To some people, though, a diamond is a diamond. Maybe you should show her the 'eco-friendly diamonds' at Fay Cullen. Maybe that'll shock her into submission!! linky You don't need to spend huge for nice rings. Here's a pretty halo for $995:- http://rockdiamond.com/index.php/jewelry/halo-diamond-ring-38ct-marquise-set-in-18kt-white-gold -Dmitri- |
| Posted: 5/12/2009 1:45:07 PM | |
| P: 5/12/2009 2:07:46 PM | |
Kelli Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,570 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 5/27/2008 |
I'm sure she's reconsider once she realizes that without decent quality, you're not gonna see sparkles!
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| Posted: 5/12/2009 2:07:46 PM | |
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