Engagement Ring Prices

[ThomOsborneMD]

Next time some wiley geriatric starts talking about student loan forgiveness, he needs to be reminded of the shit tier consumption decisions millenials make

I’d like my loans forgiven

 

[jw3]

also as someone going through this the whole wedding business is the biggest shakedown out there. prepare to be butt fucked every step of the process, but you just have to grin and bear it because your BFF will be in the most emotional mood of her life during this time. have fun!

 

[Baron Winnebago]

also as someone going through this the whole wedding business is the biggest shakedown out there. prepare to be butt fucked every step of the process, but you just have to grin and bear it because your BFF will be in the most emotional mood of her life during this time. have fun!

You can't put a price on making sure everyone knows you're pair bonded for life unless that price exceeds $15-20k

 

[jw3]

You can't put a price on making sure everyone knows you're pair bonded for life unless that price exceeds $15-20k

that's really what matters most, imo.

 

[Jim14510]

The amount of money spent on weddings is so unbelievably stupid I can't even begin to try and comprehend it. Maybe elevated estrogen levels affect the ability to understand it. Does it make sense to you @Baron Winnebago ?

 

[Baron Winnebago]

that's really what matters most, imo.

Sure you could squirrel away that money for a kid's college fund or invest it for retirement, but why would you do that when you can go all out for 36 hours?

 

[Baron Winnebago]

The amount of money spent on weddings is so unbelievably stupid I can't even begin to try and comprehend it. Maybe estrogen levels affect the ability to understand it. Does it make sense to you @Baron Winnebago ?

Oh trust me buddy, I'm high on the estrogen


But it does not

 

[HuskerPAC]

So it cost you $20k in reality

Conservatively, yes. It was all Monopoly money at the time.

 

[Link-]

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?

Buy raw/scrap gold, buy a nice diamond + find scrap diamonds/other stones, take it to a jeweler and maker a unique ring.

 

[Dell Husker]

So what I’ve gathered is:
1. Custom rings are expensive
2. The lady will be happy with what I get her
3. Prepared to be fucked on wedding costs

 

[Toe]

So what I’ve gathered is:
1. Custom rings are expensive
2. The lady will be happy with what I get her
3. Prepared to be fucked on wedding costs

4. Diamonds - even ones that came from the dirt - are neither rare nor valuable, but are sold at mind-boggling markups by the DeBeers cartel that controls the world's mines and has spent a century training men to spend more and more on them.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

So what I’ve gathered is:
1. Custom rings are expensive
2. The lady will be happy with what I get her
3. Prepared to be fucked on wedding costs

If the lady ain't happy with what you get her it'll save you a lot on 3.

 

[CybrrMonky71]

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

I learned diamonds were a phoney baloney racket when we tried to sell some we inherited
One Jeweler straight up told us, “you won’t get anything for them bc the market isn’t for the public make $ selling stones. The gold settings have real value, the stones don’t. Good Luck”.

 

[sexmonster]

Paid 6.5k to iceman. Got the rock back after things went awry

 

[SoCal_Corn]

So what I’ve gathered is:
1. Custom rings are expensive
2. The lady will be happy with what I get her
3. Prepared to be fucked on wedding costs

For #3....as soon as you say WEDDING the prices immediately go up.
At lease that's what I thought whilst planning both of mine.
Places, flowers, food, booze, all of it...because it's HER big day.

Good luck!

 

[Dr.DrakeRamoray]

Paid 6.5k to iceman. Got the rock back after things went awry

How were thing with him? His model intrigues me. Monitoring this thread as I’ll be in this boat in the next couple months

 

[BushAK]

The older I get (35) I'm hoping to convince the first Mrs. Bushak that real love is proven at a courtroom ceremony.

 

[herbsinator]

I’d go with lab grown if you’re fiancé will be okay with it. I’d also do a lot of research in terms of the 4Cs. Cut and carat are the priorities...color and clarity just need to be passable.

 

[sexmonster]

How were thing with him? His model intrigues me. Monitoring this thread as I’ll be in this boat in the next couple months

It was a total drag. I can assure you I'm much easier to deal with my friend. Let's chat

 

[Cash68847]

4. Diamonds - even ones that came from the dirt - are neither rare nor valuable, but are sold at mind-boggling markups by the DeBeers cartel that controls the world's mines and has spent a century training men to spend more and more on them.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...-S-China-fresh-sparkle-strong-start-2021.html you will see lab made diamonds more going forward because they are way cheaper and you pretty much get the same thing