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Posted on 6/1/16 at 10:30 am to DaTroof
I dunno, we can go to Jared and ask.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 10:30 am to nes2010
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Get an emerald instead. They are far more rare than diamonds.
Are people buying diamonds because they're rare?
Posted on 6/1/16 at 10:30 am to airfernando
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Who the h cares?
people who dont like murder and child slavery?
and what, are you afraid of saying "hell?"
Posted on 6/1/16 at 10:32 am to REG861
im in the market... what is the best place to look?
Posted on 6/1/16 at 10:33 am to DaTroof
You are soooooo freaking cool
Posted on 6/1/16 at 10:34 am to DaTroof
They're worth what people will pay. You can spin this around and laugh at someone paying $45k for a Jeep or thousands of dollars for a wristwatch.
If you find a woman who doesn't give a shite, congratulations, but I'm not going to knock one who does.
If you find a woman who doesn't give a shite, congratulations, but I'm not going to knock one who does.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 10:34 am to GetCocky11
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I dunno, we can go to Jared and ask.
They really need to change that name....I can't help but think of Jared the perv when I see this.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 10:34 am to LSUvegasbombed
Blue Nile 
Posted on 6/1/16 at 10:35 am to LNCHBOX
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Because no one gives a shite that people are murdered and slaves mine them etc. They look nice and still have value.
Most are coming from almost purely automated industrialized mines out of Australia these days. So, congrats on buying into no less silly a narrative than the goofy 'Diamonds are Forever' marketing one, I suppose.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 10:35 am to DaTroof
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How is a diamond still considered the go-to symbol for love and marriage considering the facts that are widely known at this point.
Have you tried convincing a woman that she is wrong, or that you love her so much you bought her a yeti?
Posted on 6/1/16 at 10:35 am to slackster
hate the idea of not being able to actually look at it in person
Posted on 6/1/16 at 10:36 am to DaTroof
Posted on 6/1/16 at 10:36 am to Chad504boy
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because they are forever.
Or until the divorce is finalized.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 10:36 am to DaTroof
Diamonds Are bullshite
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American males enter adulthood through a peculiar rite of passage - they spend most of their savings on a shiny piece of rock. They could invest the money in assets that will compound over time and someday provide a nest egg. Instead, they trade that money for a diamond ring, which isn’t much of an asset at all. As soon as you leave the jeweler with a diamond, it loses over 50% of its value.
Americans exchange diamond rings as part of the engagement process, because in 1938 De Beers decided that they would like us to. Prior to a stunningly successful marketing campaign 1938, Americans occasionally exchanged engagement rings, but wasn’t a pervasive occurrence. Not only is the demand for diamonds a marketing invention, but diamonds aren’t actually that rare. Only by carefully restricting the supply has De Beers kept the price of a diamond high.
Countless American dudes will attest that the societal obligation to furnish a diamond engagement ring is both stressful and expensive. But here’s the thing - this obligation only exists because the company that stands to profit from it willed it into existence.
So here is a modest proposal: Let’s agree that diamonds are bullshite and reject their role in the marriage process. Let’s admit that as a society we got tricked for about century into coveting sparkling pieces of carbon, but it’s time to end the nonsense.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 10:36 am to DaTroof
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How is a diamond still considered the go-to symbol for love and marriage
Because every woman wants to post a picture of it on her facebook page, duh
Posted on 6/1/16 at 10:39 am to Kafka
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Americans exchange diamond rings as part of the engagement process, because in 1938 De Beers decided that they would like us to. Prior to a stunningly successful marketing campaign 1938, Americans occasionally exchanged engagement rings, but wasn’t a pervasive occurrence. Not only is the demand for diamonds a marketing invention, but diamonds aren’t actually that rare. Only by carefully restricting the supply has De Beers kept the price of a diamond high.
I'm pretty sure my two sets of grandparents weren't some sort of "occasional" outliers. Both sets were married before 1938 and both my grandmothers had diamond engagement rings.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 10:39 am to UGATiger26
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Because chicks love bright, shiny status symbols that they can wear on their hands 24/7.
And guys like shiny status symbols that sit in their drive way. Most of us have some superficial desires that can be labeled as attention whoring, it just so happens that jewelry is a popular one for women.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 10:39 am to DaTroof
You will buy your permanent pussy with a diamond, just like everybody else.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 10:41 am to LSUvegasbombed
I was very pleased with any purchases I've made from there. Good luck.
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