Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Zirconia Zuprise!

I have always thought that "shopping" for an engagement ring a month before the guy will pop the question defeats the purpose of surprise, of taking her breath away. It is for this reason that I feel there must be a way to accomplish both taking her breath away, and getting her the ring she wants.

Fellas, listen up. Here's my idea. As some of you may know, there is something called cubic zirconia. This is a simulated diamond design primarily consisting of fancy glass, although a little bit tougher.

Now, a two carat diamond can range anywhere from a few hundred dollars to an easy few thousand, even in the upper thousands. (see the Rapaport Price Sheet for exact details)

However, a two carat zirconia stone costs at most $28.00. To set the zirconia stone on an engagement band will cost at most $100.

Unless someone has a loop to look closely at the stone, people won't be able to distinguish the difference. This way, when the time is right, you can pop the question and really take her breath away. Later on, you can go and get her the real design she is looking for and hold onto the fake one for your son, and his after him.

Let's bring back the good old days...

3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

This sounds like an amazing scheme...too bad I am reading about it now. The only issue I have is: how do you go from a fake two carat to a real one carat? Seems a bit like a let down.

8:05 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think that's a little pathetic.
The girl wouldn't think it's sweet or anything- it's kinda insulting actually.

5:38 PM  
Blogger --Crash and Burn-- said...

Well, you have to know your audience. If she will get insulted, then this isn't the best idea. However, if you know she loves suprises...

10:28 PM  

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