Engagement Ring Prices

[Dell Husker]

Looking to put a ring on the future Mrs. Dell. I’ve had friends put a $10,000 down to a $3000 ring on their ladies.
What say you TPB - what’s an acceptable amount to spend?

 

[jw3]

5k imo

 

[Kaladin]

How Much to (Realistically) Spend on an Engagement Ring

Forget about the three month salary "rule."

www.theknot.com

 

[DuckSker]

2 months salary

 

[Tyneb23]

I dropped 7k. Make sure its worth it

 

[Baron Winnebago]

I paid like $1500 or something. I was 22 and broke. In hindsight would have gone cheaper

 

[Toe]

This should be required reading before buying a ring:

Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond?

An unruly market may undo the work of a giant cartel and of an inspired, decades-long ad campaign

www.theatlantic.com

 

[...TrueColors...]

Took Mrs True Colors to several jewelry stores and she loved one that was $3200. Granted, we are both farm kids and naturally frugal. But I think the most important part of it all was that we both had conversations about what a fair price range is and just how much we could stretch it. Luckily, she put the one that was $3200 on her finger and she fell in love with it.

 

[Dell Husker]

I dropped 7k. Make sure its worth it

That’s the nice thing. My extended family owns a jewelry store so I can get it close to cost and I know what I’m actually getting

 

[That SOB Van Owen]

I spent $5,000 I think but I was a poor college student. That was also ten years ago.

 

[iruletheskool]

Paid 800 for a synthetic .5c diamond. Wife didnt want a big ring and I didn't want to overpay. She still loves it

 

[Jim14510]

I paid like $1500 or something. I was 22 and broke. In hindsight would have gone cheaper

This

 

[Baron Winnebago]

You can apparently do pretty well for value at pawn shops

 

[KidsSeeGhosts]

Convince her that blood diamonds perpetuate violence and what she really wants is an emerald or some shit to avoid artificial diamond values. Probably won't work, but worth a shot.

Otherwise, it really comes done to what she wants. Things like Brilliant Earth and Blue Nile offer reduced costs for better value, so that's worth exploring. My wife wanted a specific brand so I dropped $17K or something like that, which was kind of annoying but w/e.

 

[Ext. 55]

I paid like $1500 or something. I was 22 and broke. In hindsight would have gone cheaper

This. And I can tell you on my second wife, I’m buying her one of those rubber work out rings.

 

[Jim14510]

You can apparently do pretty well for value at pawn shops

99% of their jewelry is purchased just like anyone else does. Very little is from individuals selling to them. Same with guns.

 

[God is a Husker]

If she is a basic white girl or black or Mexican = get a big Lab grown rock

If she is Indian or Jewish = natural diamond and real gold

 

[Baron Winnebago]

99% of their jewelry is purchased just like anyone else does. Very little is from individuals selling to them. Same with guns.

Calm down Rick Harrison

 

[HuskerPAC]

$10k when I was in PA school. So she technically paid for her own ring as it was on my student loans that we just paid off.

 

[Adolph Coors]

gave like 2500, but i cant afford a deck so that fwiw