(Closed) Diamonds

• picklemonster1234
• 2 years ago

Pretty much YUP. One should not look at a diamond as an investment, but rather as something they want to purchase and have for the rest of their life and to pass down as a family heirloom. 

• bubbly2018
• 2 years ago

• Wedding: July 2018

Agreed. We didn’t purchase a diamond as an investment. 

• sharpshooter
• 2 years ago

Then don’t buy a diamond…

• Grid
• 2 years ago

• dracarys
• 2 years ago

• Wedding: September 2005 - A Castle

Also, I’m surprised this didn’t get any responses when it was first posted. I’m always down for a shitshow. 

• chelbell23
• 2 years ago

• Wedding: May 2019 - City, State

I mean…yeah all that is true but like, ya still gotta buy the car anyway so…

• chillbee29
• 2 years ago

• Wedding: October 2019

• echomomm
• 2 years ago

• Wedding: February 1997

So… don’t get a diamond. Problem solved. Jewelry was never intended to be an investment (at least in the US, though gold, when bought for investment purposes and not for wearing, can be okay). 

But, yeah, this is a three week old thread that had no replies. Why dig it up? We buy diamonds because they’re pretty. Clothing, cars, technology, medications – all of it has insane markups, yet no one declares #%^& the technology companies and gives up their phone and computer. 

• MissCaraMia
• 2 years ago

• Wedding: October 2014

To be fair, I don’t think anyone is buying an engagement ring as an investment.  I mean, yes, the markup is total BS.  But you have other diamond buying options without the insane markeups, or go non-diamond.  Otherwise, you’re buying a diamond at inflated BS cost because you want to buy the pretty sparkly diamond.  

• DrAtkins
• 2 years ago

• Wedding: March 2014 - Chicago, IL

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