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    Quote Originally Posted by max_boost View Post
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    Value is perceived.

    Humans will pay insane amounts for a baseball, a card, a picture etc. Lol cool story bro stuff jk

    Agreed, value of these things is theoretically baseless as they have no practical value. I think the thing that annoys people is the societal expectation to have a diamond ring when you get married.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil4Speed View Post
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    Agreed, value of these things is theoretically baseless as they have no practical value. I think the thing that annoys people is the societal expectation to have a diamond ring when you get married.
    The trick is to not get married.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rage2 View Post
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    The trick is to not get married.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rage2 View Post
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    The trick is to not get married.
    Well now I feed bad.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil4Speed View Post
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    Agreed, value of these things is theoretically baseless as they have no practical value. I think the thing that annoys people is the societal expectation to have a diamond ring when you get married.
    And that whole societal expectation was entirely manufactured by DeBeers and their Madmen geniuses.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maxx Mazda View Post
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    Can anyone go into detail about their Spence experience? I’ve never been, just curious what all the hate is about.
    I went there pretty much knowing I wasn't going to buy anything (the radio commercials had already pretty much guaranteed they would never get my business), but wanted to see what it was like because apparently they have a ton of things on display you can try-on and brag about their low prices.

    They do have a lot of product, but only a few of each type/style so unless you want something very standard, you aren't likely to find it there anyway.

    The entire experience is identical to a shady used car lot. You are immediately pounced on by a salesperson and they very aggressively talk to you like you've already made up your mind, specifically using language that constantly suggests you aren't possibly considering any other stores. I was there with my GF and they asked tons of very uncomfortable questions like "when are you going to propose", etc. They harass you every 2 minutes while you're browsing asking "have you found the one yet", "can I start the paperwork on that one", etc. They must be on 100% commission or something.

    Before you leave, they sit you down and start asking which one you want to order, etc. despite having told them you aren't buying anything that day. The idea that you might not want to buy from them just isn't something they consider possible. If you resist that, they take your personal information and harass you via phone on a regular basis until you essentially tell them to F off. I blocked their store number and then they started calling me from cell phones!

    Their pricing is also brutal, thousands higher than an online diamond (bluenile, etc.) for significantly worse quality. Every ring also has 2 prices - one for a real diamond, one for a lab diamond, and every ring I looked at had the lab price at exactly 50% of the mined diamond.

    I guess if you have absolutely no clue what you like, they have a lot of physical rings to look at, but their selection within each style is very limited.

    Overall terrible experience, would not recommend.

    I went and saw Justin and the experience was night & day better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rage2 View Post
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    The trick is to not get married.
    That only works if you make more than your future spouse. Rumour has it that some people have been able to obtain mighty fine lawns out of a marriage.

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    4 pages and no one has mentioend Tiffany?

    Must be a recession around here with these fake diamonds and stores like Spence in the conversation.
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    guessing who I might be, psychologizing me with your non existent degree.

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    Quote Originally Posted by killramos View Post
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    4 pages and no one has mentioend Tiffany?
    According to Donnie, she is the fat one, right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by The_Rural_Juror View Post
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    According to Donnie, she is the fat one, right?
    Where does Tiffany sit on the Becky to Karen scale?

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    Quote Originally Posted by The_Rural_Juror View Post
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    That only works if you make more than your future spouse. Rumour has it that some people have been able to obtain mighty fine lawns out of a marriage.
    I'm only marrying if she's richer than me.

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    4 pages and no one has mentioend Tiffany?

    Must be a recession around here with these fake diamonds and stores like Spence in the conversation.
    The Tiffany experience is very chill/cool but nothing beats Gem by Carati's Crazy Rich Asian Experience
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    Quote Originally Posted by ercchry View Post
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    Where does Tiffany sit on the Becky to Karen scale?
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    Originally posted by Thales of Miletus

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    guessing who I might be, psychologizing me with your non existent degree.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The_Rural_Juror View Post
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    That only works if you make more than your future spouse. Rumour has it that some people have been able to obtain mighty fine lawns out of a marriage.
    Mighty Aspen lawns, that is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mitsu3000gt View Post
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    I went there pretty much knowing I wasn't going to buy anything (the radio commercials had already pretty much guaranteed they would never get my business),
    Overall terrible experience, would not recommend.
    So you go to a store with a chip on your shoulder(over a BS radio ad of all things) knowing you're not going to buy anything and you have a horrible experience? Man you're a special one
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    and I did not have the only say in the matter (most people just want it done ASAP and don't care about quality).
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    If anything we made a better decision because we had a consensus and were all on the same page.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rx7boi View Post
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    Mighty Aspen lawns, that is.
    to be clear, it was just a rumour.

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    Quote Originally Posted by the_rural_juror View Post
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    to be clear, it was just west of 85th.
    fyp

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    Thanks Mitsu, greatly appreciated and glad your fiancé is happy with the ring!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Justing View Post
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    Thanks Mitsu, greatly appreciated and glad your fiancé is happy with the ring!
    I have a blood diamond to sell. Where should I go?

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    Still impressive on mostly single income. Hypothetically.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rocket1k78 View Post
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    So you go to a store with a chip on your shoulder(over a BS radio ad of all things) knowing you're not going to buy anything and you have a horrible experience? Man you're a special one
    Let me guess: you work at Spence?

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