OT: marriage proposal.., what stuff do i need? |
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OT: marriage proposal.., what stuff do i need? |
opera guy |
Sep 8 2004, 11:35 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 337 Joined: 28-June 04 From: upland, ca Member No.: 2,268 |
hi, im not lookin for "how to" propose, rather, what is it i need... like a ring?
is that the socalled engagement ring? then i have to buy another ring for the wedding? there goes my 911 suspension upgrade |
Mark Henry |
Sep 9 2004, 02:18 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(ArtechnikA @ Sep 9 2004, 01:06 PM) she'd been stalking Moissonite for a while and decided that's what she wanted to replace the diamond. i did some research. Moissonite is silicon carbide that has only recently been grown in jewelry-grade quality and size. IIRC it has a refractive index that's actually higher than diamond and it does have amazing fire. we even went up 1/2mm because it was less costly than diamond.... she's thrilled with the way the ring looks with the replacement stone. and silicone carbide is, of course, very, very hard. I mentioned moissonite (but spelled it wrong) check them out! There was a show on Canadian TV (Marketplace, sort of like 20/20) about moissonnite and how it is fooling a lot of jewellers. They took one undercover to a guy who buys diamonds (ads on local TV all the time, Russell Oliver) and he offered the woman 6k for it. She said she would think about it and started to leave and he goes “OK 7k!” It was worth something like $1000. The whole show was about how some unscrupulous jewellers have replaced people's diamonds with moissonite stones, when they have brought them in for cleaning/repair. As long as she knows (and no one else) that it’s a fake, a very good one at that, it shouldn’t be an issue. To me, when I hear "the ring is just a tradition" it makes me laugh! The whole diamond thing is BS cooked up by Debeers, diamonds had nothing to do with weddings till a massive marketing scheme they started in the early 1900’s. Also if her parents want blow a wad on the wedding, ask for a down payment on a house, go to a JP and have a small house party with friends. |
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