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I finally bought the engagement ring this weekend while she was away. The best advice I can give anyone is "don't be afraid to haggle". Granted, I was in the manhattan diamond district, but no matter where you are, there's a lot of competition. I described to the guy the kind of ring I wanted and the approximate size and quality of the stone and he showed me one that I liked right off the bat. I knew immediately I was going to buy it. He told me it would run about $3200 pre-tax. By the time I left I had talked him down to $2600 out the door (about $2400 pre-tax). The rock is a .55 carat Round Cut, G color, VVS1 clarity, which appears to be worth almost 2 grand on its own, depending on who you're asking. I'm sure I could have done better with some connections but I think I did alright.
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Dr. VonHugenstein posted:Congrats! Sounds like a nice ring. Does it have an independent appraisal with it? If not, I would get it appraised for insurance purposes. Do you have a date or plan for popping the question yet? Actually, it doesn't have an independent appraisal. I should, though. Yes, we're going to Spain for 10 days on April 17th. I'm presuming the perfect opportunity will present itself while we're there. Ideally I'd like to get my hands on a guitar and sing this song I wrote (stop laughing) but I'm not sure how realistic that is.
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Bumping for ring acquisition! Dunno how to describe this type of setting, does anyone know: http://stevemcguigan.googlepages.com/ring.jpg
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Apr 15, 2008 20:08
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Kelly posted:That's really nice SM - congrats to you. And good luck on popping the question! hey lady, stop trolling my post history! nice to see you
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Apr 16, 2008 02:35
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Smackbilly posted:$5300 Engagement ring Can you tell me more about your reception? What was the per-head breakdown? How long was the event? was it at night, on a saturday, during a peak time? edit: just saw that it was 50 people, sorry.
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