Buying a diamond engagement ring - Toyota Yaris Forums

*kimona* · 06-18-2007, 10:14 PM

White gold and a nice big CZ. Diamonds are an absolute waste of money, and noone will know the differnece anyway.

All the marketing bullshit about diamonds being a "girls best friend" and the way to truly "show your love". C'mon we're smarter than that... aren't we?

Talk it over with your fiance and spend the cash on a nice down payment on the Yaris of her choice.

That's my two cents.

BTW, I had a beautiful 18K white gold setting that was my mother's. I took it to the jewellers and had a lovely CZ mounted in it; it was gorgeous, and my wife loved it... especially with the new '05 Camry that accompanied it!

static808 · 06-19-2007, 02:00 AM

platinum is softer than white gold, meaning it will scratch like a mofo. good luck with your engagement!!

--B

stuffy · 06-19-2007, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by kimona54

White gold and a nice big CZ. Diamonds are an absolute waste of money, and noone will know the differnece anyway.

All the marketing bullshit about diamonds being a "girls best friend" and the way to truly "show your love". C'mon we're smarter than that... aren't we?

Talk it over with your fiance and spend the cash on a nice down payment on the Yaris of her choice.

That's my two cents.

BTW, I had a beautiful 18K white gold setting that was my mother's. I took it to the jewellers and had a lovely CZ mounted in it; it was gorgeous, and my wife loved it... especially with the new '05 Camry that accompanied it!

yep, you're right on kimona54, the tradition of giving diamonds for engagement rings was started by a multi-national corporation with a monopoly on the diamond market (de beers), they keep the price of diamonds totally inflated and we are suckers for their marketing campaigns.

they even give us a nice formula on how much to spend on the engagement ring.

eTiMaGo · 06-19-2007, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by stuffy

they even give us a nice formula on how much to spend on the engagement ring.

what? All your money + all the money you can borrow/steal?

06-19-2007, 02:00 AM	#2
static808 Engineer/Artist/House-Dad View User's Garage Drives: 2006 Toyota Sienna XLE Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California Posts: 419	platinum is softer than white gold, meaning it will scratch like a mofo. good luck with your engagement!! --B __________________ His: 2006 Toyota Sienna XLE Arctic Frost Pearl, FC Package, 2007 Solara Nav unit, Spoiler, Running Boards & Auto-dimming rear mirror Hers: 2007 Toyota Yaris LB Black Sand Pearl, Auto, Power Package, Side Airbags, VIP security, USDM center armrest, and accessory 7 spoke 15" alloy wheels

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kimona Super Moderator Drives: 2014 White VITZ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huntington Bch, CA Posts: 4,938	White gold and a nice big CZ. Diamonds are an absolute waste of money, and noone will know the differnece anyway. All the marketing bullshit about diamonds being a "girls best friend" and the way to truly "show your love". C'mon we're smarter than that... aren't we? Talk it over with your fiance and spend the cash on a nice down payment on the Yaris of her choice. That's my two cents. BTW, I had a beautiful 18K white gold setting that was my mother's. I took it to the jewellers and had a lovely CZ mounted in it; it was gorgeous, and my wife loved it... especially with the new '05 Camry that accompanied it!