Posted: 6/6/2013 7:59:06 AM EDT
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The engagement thread got me thinking, I may be buying a stone sometime soon and wondered where ARFCOM gets it Ice from?
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If I were a guy looking to buy one right now, I'd comb Craigslist or buy used elsewhere.
Diamonds don't have memories. She doesn't have to know if someone else owned it once. You can have it reset to suit you or her. Markup is substantial and I just think paying that markup is stupid. |
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Diamonds essentially have no resale value, the gold in the ring does.
You will pay big bucks for a diamond, think of it as a pussy tax. Try to avoid it and you will endure far more hardship than the IRS could ever dish out, and there is no statute of limitations, either. In Ga, just go to Shane Co. They are honest and stand behind their product 100%. Took the sammich maker's rings in recently to have them resized. Bought thm more than 20 years ago and I fully expecte a bill of 100 bucks or so for the service. They did have to keep them 24 hours, and then fed-exed them to me the next day. No charge, that is their policy, it wasn't a favor or oversight. Got a REAL NICE sammich the next day! Thanks Shane Co. 
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Diamonds are pretty stupid, IMO. If it makes you happy, fine, but wife and I agree they are pretty much just a waste of money... ETA that's right suckers, she asked for a CZ until we could get her an emerald. diamonds are waste of money but emeralds are all the shit? 
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Diamonds are pretty stupid, IMO. If it makes you happy, fine, but wife and I agree they are pretty much just a waste of money... ETA that's right suckers, she asked for a CZ until we could get her an emerald. diamonds are waste of money but emeralds are all the shit?
Lab-created. 
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The engagement thread got me thinking, I may be buying a stone sometime soon and wondered where ARFCOM gets it Ice from? JT What part of Georgia are you in? I bought my ex-wife's engagement ring, and our wedding bands, from a jeweler in AmericasMart in Atlanta. |
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The engagement thread got me thinking, I may be buying a stone sometime soon and wondered where ARFCOM gets it Ice from? JT I have an old college buddy who only deals in high end diamonds/jewelery as his primary job. He is who I go to. If you want his # IM me. |
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The engagement thread got me thinking, I may be buying a stone sometime soon and wondered where ARFCOM gets it Ice from? JT Ill make you a hell of a deal on one. I have a really nice .78 stone set in a beautiful diamond laced band. Its only a couple months old. It has been thrown across the room a few times. Never again though. I EJECTED!!!!!! Yes I stuck it in crazy...once for about 8 years...finally broke down bought ring...then ejected!!!!! make offer...0 profit 
and pic of crazy for proof...not the little one she is absolutely amazing 
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Quoted: Quoted: The engagement thread got me thinking, I may be buying a stone sometime soon and wondered where ARFCOM gets it Ice from? JT Ill make you a hell of a deal on one. I have a really nice .78 stone set in a beautiful diamond laced band. Its only a couple months old. It has been thrown across the room a few times. Never again though. I EJECTED!!!!!! Yes I stuck it in crazy...once for about 8 years...finally broke down bought ring...then ejected!!!!! make offer...0 profit http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u530/bsmith8315/IMG953208_zpsc8741350.jpg and pic of crazy for proof...not the little one she is absolutely amazing http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u530/bsmith8315/Copyoftn4_zps9a050c07.jpg How much does the gold weigh?  |
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Is there any way to ensure that diamonds are west African conflict diamonds? I think it would be cool to know someone had their head cut off in the procurement. Then I could perhaps get some of those awesome pants and a USP. Half the shit in your house is made by slave children in China but thank you for showing us how progressively enlightened you are. Stick to the coffee shop if you wanna impress somebody with your newly minted awareness. 
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Is there any way to ensure that diamonds are west African conflict diamonds? I think it would be cool to know someone had their head cut off in the procurement. Then I could perhaps get some of those awesome pants and a USP. Half the shit in your house is made by slave children in China but thank you for showing us how progressively enlightened you are. Stick to the coffee shop if you wanna impress somebody with your newly minted awareness. The point. Its waaaaaaaaaaayyyyy over there and you, obviously are right here. But thanks for playing? |
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Quoted: If I were a guy looking to buy one right now, I'd comb Craigslist or buy used elsewhere. Diamonds don't have memories. She doesn't have to know if someone else owned it once. You can have it reset to suit you or her. Markup is substantial and I just think paying that markup is stupid. I bought the main diamond from a scorned female, at a SUBSTANTIAL discount. Just replaced the setting. Wife loves it, has a much bigger rock/better quality than I could have bought from a store. Gets compliments all the time. Edit: Came with GIA paperwork. |
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The engagement thread got me thinking, I may be buying a stone sometime soon and wondered where ARFCOM gets it Ice from? JT Ill make you a hell of a deal on one. I have a really nice .78 stone set in a beautiful diamond laced band. Its only a couple months old. It has been thrown across the room a few times. Never again though. I EJECTED!!!!!! Yes I stuck it in crazy...once for about 8 years...finally broke down bought ring...then ejected!!!!! make offer...0 profit <a href="http://s1320.photobucket.com/user/bsmith8315/media/IMG953208_zpsc8741350.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u530/bsmith8315/IMG953208_zpsc8741350.jpg</a> and pic of crazy for proof...not the little one she is absolutely amazing <a href="http://s1320.photobucket.com/user/bsmith8315/media/Copyoftn4_zps9a050c07.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u530/bsmith8315/Copyoftn4_zps9a050c07.jpg</a> Ya know, with the popper application of throttle... |
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Is there any way to ensure that diamonds are west African conflict diamonds? I think it would be cool to know someone had their head cut off in the procurement. Then I could perhaps get some of those awesome pants and a USP. Half the shit in your house is made by slave children in China but thank you for showing us how progressively enlightened you are. Stick to the coffee shop if you wanna impress somebody with your newly minted awareness. You may want to back up and re read it, slower this time
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| The best part of these threads are the people who don't blink an eye at spending a few grand a year on their firearms and parts for them, but all of a sudden become the cheapest fuckers in the world when it comes to purchasing a ring, a single time, for their woman. |
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Quoted: The best part of these threads are the people who don't blink an eye at spending a few grand a year on their firearms and parts for them, but all of a sudden become the cheapest fuckers in the world when it comes to purchasing a ring, a single time, for their woman. The problem I have is diamonds are highly over valued by market manipulation. It wasn't until De Beers launched a massive PR and advertising campaign in the 40's that the diamond wedding ring became the fashion in the US. Then awhile back De Beers started the bullshit "rule" that you must spend X months salary on a ring. Now De Beers is trying the same thing in Japan, making it the new custom that wedding rings must have diamonds. |