05-29-2008, 10:32 PM
Since we're all trying to talk you out of spending that much, here' s another idea;
Watch a bunch of Travel Channels "Best Places To Find Cash and Treasures", and go mine your own gemstones someplace in the continental US, and spend some time with a gold pan...
It would be SO much cooler to mine the materials yourself and have a professional make the ring, than to just spend the money buying a much more souless peice of jewelry.
You may not SAVE money on the "mining trip", but at least you'll be able to tell people about the sapphire (or whatever) you pried from the earth with your bare hands to put on the hand of your beloved. AND it'll make for some great stories for your kids/grandkids some day!
Watch a bunch of Travel Channels "Best Places To Find Cash and Treasures", and go mine your own gemstones someplace in the continental US, and spend some time with a gold pan...
It would be SO much cooler to mine the materials yourself and have a professional make the ring, than to just spend the money buying a much more souless peice of jewelry.
You may not SAVE money on the "mining trip", but at least you'll be able to tell people about the sapphire (or whatever) you pried from the earth with your bare hands to put on the hand of your beloved. AND it'll make for some great stories for your kids/grandkids some day!