i guess to me, the rock symbolized an event. if i lost it, i mean, if she lost it... why replace it? it would never be THAT rock, that i gave her on THAT day.
tw On 1/25/06, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > your rock isn't insured, is it? this is the reason for the appraisal. > cya, bro. > > Tony wrote: > > spot on crit. > > > > and g. all i can say is FUCK the color/cut/clarity... who cares. > > what avg. person has a loupe at their house/out at a bar/anywhere really. > > > > bottom line is size, no one notices the imperfections... they really dont. > > now, im not saying go get a piece of glass, cut it up, and expect it to look > > good, but for the love of god dont spend too much. > > > > who cares about an appraisal, pawn shops dont pay but a hundred dollars > > or so for a ring anyway. and why would anyone sell one... once its given > > its given. i know its ours to take back if they leave us, but if my wife > > leaves > > me, the ring is going in the ocean anyway, i dont want to think about it > > ever again. > > > > tw > > > > On 1/25/06, Andrew Jackson III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>it's money that could be spent towards a future. > >> > >>it's a waste > >> > >>On 1/25/06, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>>Still goes back to what you can afford. > >>> > >>>Also, size isn't really as important as quality. A 2 carat rock that is > >>>SI-3, I color, may be big...but under a loupe it's gonna look really really > >>>ugly. And wait until she tries to get it appraised and the jeweler gets > >>>this > >>>horrified look on his face. > >>> > >>>My suggestion would be to stay under a carat (prices really jump between .9 > >>>and 1), and keep your color at H or above, and clarity at SI-2 or above. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>i think the general rule should be 1 carat or less for the engagement. > >>>>unless you play in the nba, nfl, mlb or for ohio state. > >>>> > >>>>really. why go bigger? she might fucking leave you... she might lose > >>>>it... > >>>>you have no where to go up from a larger one... what are you going to do > >>>>go from a 2 carat to a 3? fuck that. start manageable and go up from > >>>>there. > >>>> > >>>>:) tw > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:194252 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
