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Location: Philly | figured i could get nary a straight answer on this one, but thought it would be interesting to see the different opinions.
if you were going to receive jewelry from someone (not wedding stuff - everything else) what would be your thoughts on receiving a $150-200 necklace with CZs in it vs a $2k necklace with the real stuff?
edited - or if its CZs, just rather it be something else....
Edited by thomas paine 2014-02-10 9:21 AM
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  That's White "Man" to You
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| I have given my wife nice earings and necklaces with real diamonds. She wont wear them for fear she will lose them. Go with Cz's. |
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 Chasin my Dream
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Location: Alberta | I think it's the thought that counts......regardless.... |
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The Advice Guru
Posts: 6419
| Depends on the woman, if she likes high end Jewlery then go with the diamonds, if she won't wear diamonds then go with something different not cz.
Sorry to say but there are many women who would think you were being cheap buying the knock off.
You can always go with birth stones, ammolite, ruby, as these are rare but people won't go crazy if they loose or damage one |
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 Can You Hear Me Now?
Location: When you hit the middle of nowhere .. Keep driving | Whiteboy - 2014-02-10 9:22 AM
I have given my wife nice earings and necklaces with real diamonds. She wont wear them for fear she will lose them. Go with Cz's.
Ditto. I have diamonds and they sit in a safe with all my other good jewellery. I have one necklace that I wear a lot that is real diamonds but they are small chips and it was not super expensive ($250). The rest comes out maybe once a year. |
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 Forever Young
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Location: relocated to Texas | There are better alternatives to diamonds than CZ's. I would go with a nice created stone like Moissanite. CZ's can get cloudy over time and they don't take the wear and tear as well as some of the other diamond alternatives. |
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 Damn Yankee
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | I insisted my husband just buy me a cheap wedding ring from walmart because I could care less about the ring itself.
Now I won't lie, I appreciate the set we did end up buying though it was pricey. But personally, other then the wedding band set, I would much rather have the money spent on more necessary items. But then I also think it's inappropriate for anybody to buy me something like that other then my husband. |
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Location: ohio-in my own little world with pretty ponies :) | The only real diamond I wear is my promise ring and I guard it with my life and an very careful. I also have a CZ necklace I got that wasn't cheap and I feel better with that. Go with CZ |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | I'd rather have another horse than real diamonds.... lol
I am not a jewelry person though. |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Idahome | I can't tell the difference. I am not a big jewelry person though. My wedding ring and some earrings is about it. I have some diamonds my grandma gave me for my college graduation that I never wear because I am scared to lose them. |
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| Go with a Russian Brilliant they are just lab grown diamonds and completely flawless, do not fade etc. My wedding ring is a RB and big lol if it were a real diamond it probably would have cost around $10k vs the $400 we paid for it and not a single person can tell it's not a real diamond. I had to take it to a jeweler to get it resized, when I came back he said he hoped I had insurance on it because that was a really impressive and rare diamond, the look on his face when I told him it was just a RB was priceless! |
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 More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | I'm not a jewelry person. Its weird because I like to dress flashy but as far as wearing a lot of rings or diamonds....its just not me. I do prefer the colored stones though. I think they are very eye catching.. Besides my wedding set I have a pair of real small diamond studs that I don't remember when I wore them last. Probably a year ago. I guess it depends on the person but if it were me I'd want the cheap stuff....actually I'd rather have tack or something horsey but I'm weird that way. |
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Miracle in the Making
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| i wear mine all the time but the necklace is insured . |
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 Undercover Amish Mafia Member
Posts: 9992
Location: Kansas | dream_chaser - 2014-02-10 9:22 AM I think it's the thought that counts......regardless....
I agree......I don't think I would wear diamonds because I have already lost over half my jewlery....I'd be afraid to lose that ring/necklace if it had real diamonds in it! |
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 Voice of Reason
Location: NOT at Wal Mart | Interesting... I wear a lot of jewelry, even around the horses, never lost a diamond. Heck I wash my horses with my Rolex on. I'm not into fakes or knockoffs, I love a nice BIG diamond. Thats just me. |
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 Do You Feel Lucky Punk?
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Location: NM...the Land of Manana | I have never been enamored of diamonds, but I would LOVE to have a beautiful Burmese ruby or a really quality emerald. |
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 Googly Goo
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| If you pay full retail, there is a lot of markup in diamonds but precious stones can appreciate in value. Buying real diamonds can actually be an asset for your estate.
Edited by TXBO 2014-02-10 10:05 AM
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 Hog Tie My Mojo
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Location: Opelousas, LA | My husband bought me a beautiful diamond ring when we got engaged and I can't remember the last time I wore it. I just wear the plain gold wedding band.
He doesn't even wear his wedding band. He almost lost his finger when a horse jerked his foot away while he was driving a nail and the nail slid up under his ring.
I am still glad to have the nice diamond ring but anything else expensive would be a waste of money. That is cool about the RB fake diamond, as long as the stone is set nicely I can never tell the difference.
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Location: Philly |
this is the stuff i had stumbled across http://www.kellyherdjewelry.com/default.asp
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Location: Bigfoot Country | I have the horseshoe ring! Had it a few years...still looks good!
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