4c Tiffany Ring for $66k

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Cap'n Zales says, "Friends don't let friends buy the $199 holiday special! Hardy-har!"

I love that ring too but I've been drooling over this on signed pieces.  I waaaaaaaant it.

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oh, nan--we DO have the same taste!  i received that watch for a graduation gift.  i wear it every day. 

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Cap'n Zales says, "Friends don't let friends buy the $199 holiday special! Hardy-har!"

Back off from the Cartier Tank Francaise!! I have been drooling over that too.  $1500 for that is actually an amazing price for an excellent condition! Too bad it's a bit out of my birthday budget price range.  So I guess another Pscoper can have it.

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my first suggestion would be found on the link you just posted on that other thread. 

honestly, as mara said $1500 for that watch is a great price.  can you try to convince him that he'll save a lot of money by buying that one for you as opposed to having to buy it direct thru cartier?  (and then, of course, he'll have to get it for you now, so nobody else buys it.  added bonus!  )

i had to do some begging to get mine, believe you me.  other than my e-ring (which i don't even have yet ) it's the only really nice piece of jewelry i own.  (FOR NOW.  lol!)

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Cap'n Zales says, "Friends don't let friends buy the $199 holiday special! Hardy-har!"

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"You kept making all the stops?"
"Well, people kept ringing the bell!"
**ls gift**

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On 10/22/2004 10:07:12 PM Jennifer5973 wrote:

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it is always harder to find a "mind clean" stone than a eye clean stone.

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On 10/22/2004 10:30:57 PM vtigger86 wrote:

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I saw that the other day....and the wheels were turnin' ... hmmm, 4 cts isn't THAT big. ----------------

No Jenn, it isn't that big just RIGHT for you. remember what said after your last upgrade to the 3 ct,'within 6 months' a 4+ ct will be on your finger....LOL----------------

icelady

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icelady

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On 10/22/2004 11:09:26 PM icelady wrote:

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Jenn,

It is a most amazing phenomenon! Getting my husband to think of much other than power boats these days is impossible! He sees no value in diamonds at all, not even that they make me happy. His ploy is that the whole family can use the boat (he's even looking at a larger one), but the diamond is only for me. Never mind that what I want to upgrade to is only a fraction of the cost of the boat, and that the boat is really HIS toy!

So, I think your hubby sounds like a great guy for upgrading like you did, your rings are gorgeous!

OK, I'M OK, thanks for listening, I'll get off my soap box now! AND sooner or later I will have the upgrade!----------------

it is always harder to find a "mind clean" stone than a eye clean stone.

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On 10/22/2004 10:59:00 PM Jennifer5973 wrote:

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icelady, G*d forgive me, but shrinkage is happening. I rememeber when we picked it up, I thought it looked 'fake.' Now, it looks 'normal.'

It's a curse!!!!!!!!!

But as I told Noobie (v, are you listening???) we want to put in a hot tub in the spring, with the custom lanscaping, gazebo, etc., whole nine yards and it's not cheap...we just got an estimate on the electrical work and it's $4,000 alone...I don't know if my conscience will allow me to work my poor husband over so we use the money for another diamond...not this year. I think he deserves something once in a while, don't you?

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On 10/22/2004 11:21:02 PM Jennifer5973 wrote:

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icelady, I may have to 'live' with the 3 cts....The buck has to stop somewhere.

I also want another dog...I've been working him over for that too...so I can't push my luck. I am like a spoiled kid! As for you, keep pushing...I finally made it and so will you. If his 'toy' is a boat, then a new diamond for you is a mere pittance, myd ear!

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Ladies ladies, a bit spoiled? Eh well I'm the pot calling the kettle black since I'm trying to coerce Greg into getting me the circle of life pendant from R. Coin for my birthday even after he threw me a surprise party last week! I justify it with...I didn't ASK for the surprise party. Plus it is my 30th and a fun diamond pendant about life would be doubly meaningful in the year we got married.

I'm already laying the groundwork for my upgrade for our first anniversary. He keeps stipulating things, aka such as 'if' his annual bonus comes through, 'if' we get a big tax return...

In terms of getting what you really want as gifts...I tend to plant a seed and let it grow slowly. I don't like to nag...so I tend to mention things steadily over timeion a low-key basis or work it into the discussion as a joke (aka when he says something like 'the next big thing that we buy'... I will pipe in with 'oh you mean my 2c stone?'. 

But honestly I think every person is different...some people like small hints and to make the decision on their own, for others small hints will fly over their head and they need something a bit more obvious. 

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On 10/23/2004 1:42:20 AM Mara wrote:
...But honestly I think every person is different...some people like small hints and to make the decision on their own, for others small hints will fly over their head and they need something a bit more obvious. ----------------

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On 10/22/2004 11:43:46 PM vtigger86 wrote:

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On 10/23/2004 10:53:38 AM icelady wrote:

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Well Vtigger, ROFL! That puts it in perspective! I can certainly tell you that the husband with the boat shrinkage problem is a lot more costly that the wife with the diamond shrinkage problem!
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Although websailor confirmed that shrinkage does occur with boat owners, I am sure lucky that he is perfectly happy with his sailboat. Icelady is right, we could be talking some big bucks here.

p.s. When we were at T's the other day, we saw a 7 ct Lucida diamond that was only (get this) $175K. That would buy a nice boat.

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icelady

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"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

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"Well, people kept ringing the bell!"
**ls gift**

I'll take one for each finger...I'm sure my fiance would loooooove that

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If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would have destroyed civilization.

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On 10/23/2004 10:37:11 AM Jennifer5973 wrote:

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Here's what works for me:

Much eye lash batting
Lots of kisses when greeted at the door with tie loosening
A good meal with good wine
A subtle mention in the dinner conversation of what I just happened to see at Morris' that day
More kisses...
Works EVERY time.
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Jenn I had to smile at this. You really know how to work your man. Don't forget an occasional outing to the best sushi bar nearby. You know how he *loves* sushi.

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