While we've been out Christmas shopping, he and I have been looking at eng. rings. Apparently, his girl likes the kind of ring that has a bunch of very small diamonds vs one big one. In my day, the opposite was true. What's going on or is it an isolated matter of taste?
Son buying an engagement ring....
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Sams Club or Costco. Do not be an idiot and spend 100x what you should at Jareds just because of a bunch of soppy commercials.
Also, it is a requirement that you post pics of the prospective bride so the Paddock can give useful tips to you on how to proceed from this point forward. Thanks.
Also, it is a requirement that you post pics of the prospective bride so the Paddock can give useful tips to you on how to proceed from this point forward. Thanks.
Got it. I'm not going to try to tell him what to do (he'd do the opposite...just like I would), but I have suggested he go to the Castle ( I know the guy that runs the store) as well as a local jeweler who I also have had a good relationship with.
The problem is, he's seen his mom and me. His view of marriage is that it can be the best thing that ever happened to him. Just as it was for his dad.If your son has no interest in having kids, this is 100% true. I was a bachelor for a long time but wanted to have kids and hence, got married, etc.
You gave great advice in telling him to deal with someone familiar. Best thing you can do is to buy from someone you know that's in the business of selling jewelry. Back in the day when I was married I knew a guy that was a store manager at Hannoush Jewelers. Any time I picked out something for the ex I'd watch as he when to the calculator and entered the retail price off the tag X .55. That was my buy price. And you know the store still made money! The profit margin on fine jewelry is ridiculous.
Probably doesn't matter, but Genisis diamonds in Louisville is really good. Our bands, hers is platinum both band and ring, where significantly cheaper there than other places we looked.Got it. I'm not going to try to tell him what to do (he'd do the opposite...just like I would), but I have suggested he go to the Castle ( I know the guy that runs the store) as well as a local jeweler who I also have had a good relationship with.
I went with a small shop in Louisville originally. The diamonds thing is based in girls taste. My wife is small, likes more antique styles. She didn't want a big gaudy ring. Single diamond with a few surrounding stones. Enough to impress but quiet enough to not look trashy or pretentious.
I do have to wonder how much is enough to blow on one of these stupid rings?
I am dating someone and may marry her (couple years down the road at least til that day), but I do not have much money to blow on an engagement ring. I guess if I can buy one and pay in installments like loans I could spend more but idk. Just annoying. I know women care so much about that sort of thing though, materialistic biatches they are.
I am dating someone and may marry her (couple years down the road at least til that day), but I do not have much money to blow on an engagement ring. I guess if I can buy one and pay in installments like loans I could spend more but idk. Just annoying. I know women care so much about that sort of thing though, materialistic biatches they are.
This is the Paddock. So the answer is: You should spend at least 32 months salary at a bare minimum. Unless you are a poor.
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This video makes some good points. I had a friend buy an old, unique ring that was a success and didn't cost a fortune.
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Has she let him do anal yet? If not, she isn't a keeper.
Son should advise fiancee he's going to invest the money(for THEIR future) he planned to spend on her engagement ring. If she's cool with that, she's a keeper. If she throws a tantrum to the curb she goes. IMO.
Just buy one out of those junk machines that take quarters. I don't know what those things are called.
When I got married in 1992, the wifey wanted a cluster ring (the bunch of small diamonds). Now that we're divorced she still can wear it and get away with it, just doesn't wear her bands now. Now that man-made diamonds are acceptable, you will probably see a swing back to the big rocks.
Diamond rings are a ripoff. Even the vice president of DeBeerz Diamond Corporation said ' Diamonds are intrinsically worthless' which means they aren't worth anything. Its just a chunk of carbon that corporations have shoved down our throat as American culture. A guy even did a study where he bought diamond rings and would go to another store to sell them and you know what he only got offered 10% of what he originally paid. Actually diamonds are common and were only made popular in the 1920s campaign that is seen as the greatest scam of all time. If youre going to get her a ring just get one with a sapphire or ruby they hold their value more.
Actually, OP should advise son that he should buy the most expensive ring out there as long as the bride agrees to give it back in the signed Pre-Nup contract. That, and limitless anal.
Gf let me do it... gonna ask her on New Years. Only let me go 1/3 of the way in so I am spending 1/3 of what I was going to spend.
Better step up her game if she wants a nice band
No, many still want a big rock. My wife wanted just a simple design aka a ring with a large diamond, just like at Tiffanys. I went to BlueNile.com its amazing. Saved literally 10,000 dollars. Very reputable. Bought lots of jewelry there actually.
If she lets you get the other two inches in, let us know.
I think I got my wife's ring/band for $2,100 all together and she loves it. I had no money at the time either. I spent $1,000 as a down payment because I get pretty freaked out about debt. I sold every bit of my UK autographed merchandise (including Rajon Rondo signed ball, 1978 team/coaching staff signed ball) and used the little cash I did have to pay that.
If you don't have bad credit, it won't be hard to get approved for payment plans. I would also recommend casually taking her to look at rings to get an idea of what she likes so you don't completely pick something out that is an everlasting memory of terrible taste. But the guys spending insane amounts are just wasting money especially when you will need that cash to start your life together and probably pay for some of the wedding.
Lots of things have no intrinsic value. The reality is, things are worth exactly what someone is willing to pay for them. Buy what you want/need/can afford and don't worry about the rest.
if you would like, i can connect you with a classmate of mine who has spend a number of years in the industry (he ran a diamond startup--if it can be called that--before it got debeers'd). he helped me get the diamond for my fiance. though it was at a good discount and was a good stone, it was ridiculously expensive. don't believe the hype and bs with diamonds, tell him to pay a hundred bucks and get a lab grown sapphire. his girl wont be able to tell the difference and it's just as pretty.