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Posted: 2/3/2015 9:16:33 PM EDT
So for the very small percentage of members here who aren't afraid of women, when it came time to propose how much did you spend on the ring? Did you use a rule of thumb like some used to based on a percentage of your salary or just get whatever fit the bill and your budget?
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Got her ring at COSTCO..no shit and the diamond quality was great for the price compared to a jewelry store.
Oh yeah $7K one carat |
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I used whatever fit my budget. I was in grad school and could not afford much. Ultimately I spent $1400 on the ring, that was in 2006.
The "rules of thumbs" were often created by the companies selling the rings so people would spend more. |
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$3k last year.
And I let her pick it out. Promise ring was a zip-tie. |
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Oh, was I supposed to buy her one of those? The only ring I bought was the wedding ring itself. We got married in a gazebo next to the courthouse.
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You get the best diamond you can for the money. Quarter carat near flawless is better quality than a 1 carat I class yellow stone.
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No rule of thumb bullshit. What I felt comfortable, and had saved up to spend. 5k for engagement ring and wedding band.
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$5000 in 1999, huge custom Emerald - she loves Emeralds, so no diamonds here.
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I spend $6500 but I got a great deal. Appraised and insured for double that.
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1500$ in 2005, She said we should return it and get a cheaper one.
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I don't know.
She bought it. It was a set, engagement ring, male and female wedding bands. |
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$650. I got it back a few months later, and then sold it off about 6 months after that.
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This is the second engagement ring thread in a month. What the hell is going on with this place? Where are the pools?
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You get the best diamond you can for the money. Quarter carat near flawless is better quality than a 1 carat I class yellow stone. Unless the ring is for a woman. Ha yes a lot of chicks probably only care about carat size. A lot of chicks end up getting big pieces of shit. |
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It blows my mind why anyone would spend more than $1000 on an engagement ring.
/Never been married. |
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It makes me sick to even type this...... 2.6 carat main diamond with a little over a carat in the side band total of 3.6 carats $13,000
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not trying to be a dick, but appraisals of diamonds are bullshit. You could never, ever sell a diamond for it's "appraised" value. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I spend $6500 but I got a great deal. Appraised and insured for double that. If you want insurance you have to. That's why he did it. |
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$1000. My uncle is a diamond guy. I forgot what retail on it would have been but it was crazy.
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She never got an engagement ring, we were poor and that money could be used for a lot more important stuff.
Still married after 32 years, and now she has enough jewlery to sink a ship. |
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$60. Then we put 20% down on a house. I could never spend money on a diamond. Not worth it. |
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1.25K solitaire set in a 6 prong white gold ring 8 years ago got a great price from my buddy who owns a store $5000 wedding ring was another $1000 ------------------------------------------------- had it appraised at a mall type store (typical rip off)..... they said they would sell a ring like that in the $20,000 range... |
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$4,000 and she's worth it but man did it hurt when the lady swiped my card.
Eta: I'm not some rich guy that can just throw down 4 grand like it's no big deal. I saved up for a long ass time. With what she was going through she deserved every cent. |
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Quoted: When you get to be a big boy you'll see it's not that much compared to what you're getting. I spent 7k on the band alone for a high quality 1karet. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: It blows my mind why anyone would spend more than $1000 on an engagement ring. /Never been married. When you get to be a big boy you'll see it's not that much compared to what you're getting. I spent 7k on the band alone for a high quality 1karet. Getting raped by paying inflated prices to the diamond cartels? |
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When you get to be a big boy you'll see it's not that much compared to what you're getting. I spent 7k on the band alone for a high quality 1karet. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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It blows my mind why anyone would spend more than $1000 on an engagement ring. /Never been married. When you get to be a big boy you'll see it's not that much compared to what you're getting. I spent 7k on the band alone for a high quality 1karet. Diamonds are a fucking scam and I wouldn't have married a woman who didn't agree with me. "Big Boy".. lol. Big sucker is more like it. |
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$700 in 2001 when we were young and poor.
$7500 in 2008 after having a job and deciding that she deserved an upgrade. ETA: Lo, arfcom, where you should cash in your 401K to buy gold, but jewelry is a scam. |
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When you get to be a big boy you'll see it's not that much compared to what you're getting. I spent 7k on the band alone for a high quality 1karet. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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It blows my mind why anyone would spend more than $1000 on an engagement ring. /Never been married. When you get to be a big boy you'll see it's not that much compared to what you're getting. I spent 7k on the band alone for a high quality 1karet. I bet Mat really likes it. |
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Diamonds are a fucking scam and I wouldn't have married a woman who didn't agree with me. "Big Boy".. lol. Big sucker is more like it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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It blows my mind why anyone would spend more than $1000 on an engagement ring. /Never been married. When you get to be a big boy you'll see it's not that much compared to what you're getting. I spent 7k on the band alone for a high quality 1karet. Diamonds are a fucking scam and I wouldn't have married a woman who didn't agree with me. "Big Boy".. lol. Big sucker is more like it. Bet you two are a blast out on the social circuit. |
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