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You''ve got 5 to 10K to spend - would you buy status or "special?"

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If I had 10k, I would not spend the whole thing on jewelery. I''d buy MAYBE one or two small things and use the rest for something much more important, like a down payment on a house or a new car.

That said, if I didn''t have any bills and got 10k to spend on a sparkly, I''d go with special. I have no desire to own anything name-brand for a status thing, I''d rather just have something I loved. And I tend to love things that go a little bit further for my dollar
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Special! I''d want more sparkle for my dollar. Thanks for the food for thought, TGal! I am having a lot of fun right now imagining what I''d do with that $5-10K . . .
 
I guess kind of a combo of the two. I've actually fallen in love with a few "status" pieces that I would purchase if funds allowed (Cartier love bracelet, VC&A mother of pearl and platinum necklace, Tiffany diamonds-by-the-yard, to name a few), but it's not that I'd want people to recognize and appreciate their "value" without being educated... it's that I just plain love them.

So if I had $5-10k earmarked for jewelry, it could go for any number of the things on my wishlist... including those supposed "status" pieces.

Though honestly, if I had $5-10k to spend, it probably wouldn't be on jewelry
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with the recent-ish additions of my e-ring and wedding band, I'm pretty satisfied on the jewelry front... for now
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Date: 5/26/2009 11:56:55 AM
Author: decodelighted
Hum. I think 5-10K worth of jewelry is ''status'' no matter how you slice it (or where you buy it).
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I don''t exactly agree- continuing to use Tgal''s example of her new pad sapphire. Do you think most folks have any clue how much it cost?? It''s a little different from a diamond. You can pay thousands for "just" a garnet. Not so much a status thing, in that case.

For me- special, all the way! I''d far prefer to own (steal?
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) Tgal''s incredible pad, compared to a VCA necklace.
 
and just smile to yourself that you have something pretty unique even though it will most likely not be a head turner?
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I''d pick out an OEC and have it set into a vintage setting. . .not a ''status'' object, but I would hope still a head turner!
 
Special!

For me, I would probably get an OEC - and then put that baby in a James Meyer. Most people wouldn''t appreciate it, I think, since it''s not a traditional round (and the setting is different too) but hey, we all know OECs and James'' settings are both GORGEOUS.
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Date: 5/25/2009 11:47:50 PM
Author: Italiahaircolor
It depends on the day...and the reasoning....
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This sounds about right to me as well. Knee jerk reaction is something special. But, if I fell in love with something that couldn''t be replicated well...
 
Special!
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Always special, never status, regardless of amount of money to spend or item to be purchased.
 
Special!! I would get the biggest stud earring I SI1 for that budget.
 
I''d choose special, but that''s generally my approach to everything - I vastly prefer my Rebecca Minkoff bags (retail $500-650) to more expensive and more widely recognized Louis Vuitton, both because I love the bags themselves, but also because I like having something that not everyone else is carrying.

Similarly with my diamond and tsav 5-stone ring. What I''ve been pleasantly surprised by though, is that even though I bought that ring 100% for myself and because of its special significance to me, people notice it a lot more than I thought they would, and its always fun to get a compliment on it and have an opportunity to tell the story of why its so special to me
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Special - no doubt!
If you asked me before PS, I would have said otherwise.
Before PS, I was drooling over a Tiff solitaire. Now, I am dreaming up a MWM Flame with a Brian Gavin stone. To me, that would be so truly special, and well worth waiting for
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Even if it takes a year or so.... that will make it all the more special.
The fact that one just can''t pull it off a shelf and purchase it adds a bit of thrill to the whole experience for me.
 
Special for me. If the point is to buy something that gives me joy when I wear it, I would make sure that JOY was what I thought when I looked at it, not the name (whether or not it had one) or the lack thereof.

I would like a nice watch, and would be branded and could be considered a status symbol, but if I had the money and it was what I wanted then again, it would be the joy that mattered. Other than the watch though... generally what gives me joy is bang for buck and a project. I was in Tiffany last week trying on the graduated rounds swing band and all I could think was... give these diamonds a little Miracle Grow drop a bit in color and clarity, tweak the setting a little RIGHT HERE, and you'd have something perfect... for me.
 
Special. I have yet to find something over $215 that I have to have that is a name brand. And I have it. Soooo....special. Yup.
 
something special, status means nothing to me
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Mine would involve increasing the budget probably, but I am thinking one of Jon''s chunky cushions and a Van Craeynest setting!

If I HAD to choose a brand name item with the imaginary $5000, I''d rather have a Tiffany DBY necklace than the gold and onyx VCA necklace.
 
I would go for something special. I''d probably purchase an antique piece (Georgian, most likely) because I LOVE the idea of having something SO old and that comes with its own stories and memories.
 
I would go with special. I am not a brand girl unless I know a certain brand means reliability as in a reliable appliance or piece of electronic equipment.

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are special and status mutually exclusive? If we''re talking about something that''s going to cost $5,000-$10,000 there''s going to be some amount of status involved, because not everyone is going to be able to afford it.
 
Ok ... I really think you "special" people are fooling yourselves that the 5-10K item isn''t *also* a status item. Maybe the poll should be "name brand" vs. "generic" ... because all these honking 1.5+ antique stones aren''t going to be "fooling" anyone about their cost like *maybe*, *MAYBE* a Pap sapph could.

And if I selected a name-brand 5-10K item, it would be pretty damn "special" to me.
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Date: 5/28/2009 11:39:59 PM
Author: decodelighted
Ok ... I really think you ''special'' people are fooling yourselves that the 5-10K item isn''t *also* a status item. Maybe the poll should be ''name brand'' vs. ''generic'' ... because all these honking 1.5+ antique stones aren''t going to be ''fooling'' anyone about their cost like *maybe*, *MAYBE* a Pap sapph could.

And if I selected a name-brand 5-10K item, it would be pretty damn ''special'' to me.
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a PAP sapph? Does that have to be certed by GYN?
 
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