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Damn_Underscore posted...

for those who bought engagement rings,, how much did they cost?

if u want to share

I spent $10k total on mine
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Yikes. I was thinking around like the $3000 range lol
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I really can't understand paying thousands of $ for a ring

Like the top 3 most expensive purchases in your life will be

1. A house
2. A car
3. An engagement ring

One of those things is not like the other imo
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Damn_Underscore posted...

I really can't understand paying thousands of $ for a ring

Like the top 3 most expensive purchases in your life will be

1. A house
2. A car
3. An engagement ring

One of those things is not like the other imo

College education beats out the ring and perhaps cars, I'm sure.
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Don't buy at Tiffany's. Overpriced and stupid. Don't worry about the 3 month nonsense. That's just marketing by the diamond industry.

If she pressure you to follow either of those, dump her.
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Damn_Underscore posted...

for those who bought engagement rings,, how much did they cost?

if u want to share

Mine was $10k

AlCalavicci posted...

Yikes. I was thinking around like the $3000 range lol

For $3k, you're looking at .75 carat. That's more than good enough. Go to Shane Company if there is one around you.
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I remember in another topic like this, a poster talked about how his grandfather bought his grandmother a plain band. Every year or so, he would take the ring and set a new diamond and it totaled up to over $10K after all those years (I'm spitballing I really don't recall the price or if it was the wedding or engagement ring). I want to do this, it makes it seem much more personal and makes for a good story.
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Tag
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Found out today my girl wears a 5 1/2
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tripleh213 posted...

Dont

GreatEvilEmpire posted...

AlCalavicci posted...

Yikes. I was thinking around like the $3000 range lol

For $3k, you're looking at .75 carat. That's more than good enough. Go to Shane Company if there is one around you.

I was seeing some pretty good prices online like Blue Nile I think like another poster suggested, so I think I'm going to go that route
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AlCalavicci posted...

GreatEvilEmpire posted...

AlCalavicci posted...

Yikes. I was thinking around like the $3000 range lol

For $3k, you're looking at .75 carat. That's more than good enough. Go to Shane Company if there is one around you.

I was seeing some pretty good prices online like Blue Nile I think like another poster suggested, so I think I'm going to go that route

Blue Nile is also overpriced. I spent $3k on the engagement ring and $1.2k on the wedding ring.
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GreatEvilEmpire posted...

AlCalavicci posted...

GreatEvilEmpire posted...

AlCalavicci posted...

Yikes. I was thinking around like the $3000 range lol

For $3k, you're looking at .75 carat. That's more than good enough. Go to Shane Company if there is one around you.

I was seeing some pretty good prices online like Blue Nile I think like another poster suggested, so I think I'm going to go that route

Blue Nile is also overpriced. I spent $3k on the ring and any $1.2k on the wedding ring.

Where did you buy?
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AlCalavicci posted...

GreatEvilEmpire posted...

AlCalavicci posted...

GreatEvilEmpire posted...

AlCalavicci posted...

Yikes. I was thinking around like the $3000 range lol

For $3k, you're looking at .75 carat. That's more than good enough. Go to Shane Company if there is one around you.

I was seeing some pretty good prices online like Blue Nile I think like another poster suggested, so I think I'm going to go that route

Blue Nile is also overpriced. I spent $3k on the ring and any $1.2k on the wedding ring.

Where did you buy?

Shane Company
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Dont

Damn_Underscore posted...

for those who bought engagement rings,, how much did they cost?

if u want to share

$3500AUD
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Here's a cautionary tale about buy an expensive ring.

My friend's soon to be ex-husband spent $40,000 on a Tiffany 1.5 carat diamond engagement ring (Certified and all that marketing nonsense). She know I'm good at selling stuff, so asked me to sell it for her and I asked around.

1. Most Jewelry places don't buy diamond rings.

2. If they do, they give you about 20-40% of the retail price. It would be a miracle if they give you 40% and extremely lucky if you get 20%. That's the basically the diamond industry.
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GreatEvilEmpire posted...

Here's a cautionary tale about buy an expensive ring.

My friend's soon to be ex-husband spent $40,000 on a Tiffany 1.5 carat diamond engagement ring (Certified and all that marketing nonsense). She know I'm good at selling stuff, so asked me to sell it for her and I asked around.

1. Most Jewelry places don't buy diamond rings.

2. If they do, they give you about 20-40% of the retail price. It would be a miracle if they give you 40% and extremely lucky if you get 20%. That's the basically the diamond industry.

What the heck warrants a ring to cost that much
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AlCalavicci posted...

GreatEvilEmpire posted...

Here's a cautionary tale about buy an expensive ring.

My friend's soon to be ex-husband spent $40,000 on a Tiffany 1.5 carat diamond engagement ring (Certified and all that marketing nonsense). She know I'm good at selling stuff, so asked me to sell it for her and I asked around.

1. Most Jewelry places don't buy diamond rings.

2. If they do, they give you about 20-40% of the retail price. It would be a miracle if they give you 40% and extremely lucky if you get 20%. That's the basically the diamond industry.

What the heck warrants a ring to cost that much

Clarity, cut, certification and then Tiffany slap a hefty premium on it. If you buy Tiffany, you're basically paying a big premium because they're such a well-known brand.
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GreatEvilEmpire posted...

Here's a cautionary tale about buy an expensive ring.

My friend's soon to be ex-husband spent $40,000 on a Tiffany 1.5 carat diamond engagement ring

Yeah, this is why the only wedding-related thing you spend any serious money on is the honeymoon
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They're a scam and waste of money

@Damn_Underscore

Yup and thats why I laugh at people wasting money on engagement rings, the honeymoon is where you should be spending big not for a stupid ring.
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1k for the white gold band etched band she designed
4.5k for the center stone and two smaller side stones
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Here's an even more outrageous tale.

A friend of a friend spent $500,000 on a ring ($1.5 million on the wedding) and got divorced 6 months later. At his bachelor party, his friends paid the stripper to blow him and he was dumb enough to tell his wife 3 months after the wedding.
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GreatEvilEmpire posted...

Here's an even more outrageous tale.

A friend of a friend spent $500,000 on a ring ($1.5 million on the wedding) and got divorced 6 months later. At his bachelor party, his friends paid the stripper to blow him and he was dumb enough to tell his wife 3 months after the wedding.

Wow, you know some pretty damn rich people.
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Whats the consensus on cuts? As far as like round or square or whatever , is round most popular ?
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AlCalavicci posted...

Whats the consensus on cuts? As far as like round or square or whatever , is round most popular ?

round is definitely the most popular. a lot of girls also like princess cuts too
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