Frosty wrote:


I usually tell potential customers (and I *know* this'll **** off the
jewelers reading here) that your diamond purchase is NOT an
investment!

I tell my clients the same thing.

Wanna invest in diamonds? Educate yourself and fly over to S. Africa
or Antwerp and buy a few hundred carets of rough...

Unless he is an invited guest to one of the diamond clubs, he won't be
able to. Buying rough diamonds is only for the selected few. Besides,
what is he going to do with the rough?

What you are buying is a symbol of your love and commitment to your
future (or present) wife.
Personally I bought my future wife a house and it wasn't until 18
years into our marriage that I bought her a diamond.
I tell young couples just starting out to get a pretty-to-them,
sparkly diamond of about a quarter caret, maybe an I2, h-j color and
drop it into a simple 18k and with platinum head standard engagement
ring, and save their money for housing and diapers.
If your wife-to-be DEMANDS a one caret D flawless diamond, picking a
diamond is the least of your troubles!

For $400? I don't think so.

You might as well just sign all
your assets over to her now and cut out the middleman (divorce
lawyer).
And anyway, if you buy something off the 'net and it turns out to not
be what you thought is was, what is your recourse?


I agree. Buy local.

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Abrasha
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