The New Chat Thread!

[Bolanette87]

Plus, with good diamonds its also an investment. Like art, except I'm not really into art. (unless you count the paintings of mickey and minnie at DLRP but I dont really think they're collectors pieces. Lol)

I saw a Mickey painting somewhere the other day that was going about about 4k!!!! Clearly a collectors piece I think!

Bob xoxoxox

 

[torsie24]

My own view on all this is that, as with anything, you should adhere to the following rule:

Buy the best (not the most expensive) item that suits your budget...

If presented with 2 identical rings and 1 is £500 and one is £4000, then £4000 is ridiculous because it's bad value as you could get the same one for a lot less. Alternatively, if your financial situation only allows a few hundred pound, then again, £4000 is ridiculous

However, if you can afford £4000 for a ring and it's beautiful enough to feel that it is better than a cheaper one (or much nicer than a more expensive ring), then that's not a ridiculous amount and is actually a good buy.

So basically, I'm sitting on the fence as usual

You're not on the fence rob, you're right.

With diamonds (exceptions of tiffanys etc. as you pay a bit for the name-but they have exceptional stones) they actually are worth what the shops charge. Literally. That's why you can go get them valued at others places an experts wil tell you what they are worth.

Obviously it would be ridiculous to get into debt over something as trivial as a piece of jewellery. But it lasts forever and you can always sell it for the same price you bought it for (excluding the metal)

 

[Bolanette87]

Heres some pics of the flooding two miles down the road from me:

Where the posts are is normally a footpath, down which the bench where Robert proposed to me is. I think it's probably underwater!!

And this is usually a car park!!

These were nicked from my friend James's facebook..........

Bob xoxoxoxox

 

[torsie24]

I saw a Mickey painting somewhere the other day that was going about about 4k!!!! Clearly a collectors piece I think!

Bob xoxoxox

Lol, I want the 60E one of them kissing to go over our bed. Regret not buying it now though.

Maybe in January...

 

[Bolanette87]

With diamonds (exceptions of tiffanys etc. as you pay a bit for the name-but they have exceptional stones) they actually are worth what the shops charge. Literally. That's why you can go get them valued at others places an experts wil tell you what they are worth.

I just want a bag from Tiffany's...... I love the colours!

Bob xoxoxox

 

[torsie24]

Cor, that is some mega flooding!!

 

[Bolanette87]

Lol, I want the 60E one of them kissing to go over our bed. Regret not buying it now though.

Maybe in January...

I was gonna say you might could get it in January...... Which shop was it in?

Bob xoxoxoxox

 

[torsie24]

I just want a bag from Tiffany's...... I love the colours!

Bob xoxoxox

Haha, I'll post you one if you like. We have loads. I went through a phase of keeping all my tiffany boxes and bags! And now its habit and I have to keep and subsequent ones!

 

[ukstitch]

It's not the fact that the more you pay the better something is...its that something of better quality costs more.

Two diamonds can be the same size but £1000s different because of the colour and clarity.

Plus, with good diamonds its also an investment. Like art, except I'm not really into art. (unless you count the paintings of mickey and minnie at DLRP but I dont really think they're collectors pieces. Lol)

I'm not personally sure an engagement ring is an investment, because they aren't really bought for selling once they've increased in value.

I do agree though, that "similar" rings can be very different. There is an aspect of what level of detail you can perceive though.

For example, I encode my mp3 music at a relatively low quality level, because i can't really tell the difference anyway, so my standards are lower. Other people have very good hearing, so encode to a much higher level, because it makes a difference to them.

Rings are the same - some people just can't tell the difference between the highest quality cut / clarity and one a few grades lower. To those people, it wouldn't be worth spending the money on a difference they can't see. To the people who can tell, that difference is probably worth every penny to get the best quality cut / clarity they can find.

 

[torsie24]

I was gonna say you might could get it in January...... Which shop was it in?

Bob xoxoxoxox

I saw it a couple of places. In the village and in the DLH shop I think. SO hopefully it will still be there. I didnlt know if 60E was a lot for a not so big print though....

 

[Bolanette87]

Haha, I'll post you one if you like. We have loads. I went through a phase of keeping all my tiffany boxes and bags! And now its habit and I have to keep and subsequent ones!

I keep all my bags from everywhere- We still have about eleven DLRP carrier bags upstairs!!

Bob xoxoxox

 

[torsie24]

I'm not personally sure an engagement ring is an investment, because they aren't really bought for selling once they've increased in value.

I do agree though, that "similar" rings can be very different. There is an aspect of what level of detail you can perceive though.

For example, I encode my mp3 music at a relatively low quality level, because i can't really tell the difference anyway, so my standards are lower. Other people have very good hearing, so encode to a much higher level, because it makes a difference to them.

Rings are the same - some people just can't tell the difference between the highest quality cut / clarity and one a few grades lower. To those people, it wouldn't be worth spending the money on a difference they can't see. To the people who can tell, that difference is probably worth every penny to get the best quality cut / clarity they can find.

Lol, my mum has a little eye piece thingy that the manager form the jewellery shop my dad always shops at gave her to check her diamonds are flawless with! So my dad can't sneakily buy her a cloudy/flawed one now!! Hee hee hee.

 

[A Small World]

I'm not personally sure an engagement ring is an investment, because they aren't really bought for selling once they've increased in value.

I was thinking that as well

 

[torsie24]

I keep all my bags from everywhere- We still have about eleven DLRP carrier bags upstairs!!

Bob xoxoxox

Me too! They take up a lot of room eventually. I have so many bloomingdales ones its mad. But I jsut cant seprarate myself from them. They're too cute! I really appreciate a nice shopping bag!

 

[A Small World]

I was thinking that as well

Wonder if mines increased in value? - cost £20 - could be worth a fortune now!!! Not that Id sell it of course

 

[MrsTigger]

I would really really love to buy some disney art.... maybe one day...

 

[MrsTigger]

Wonder if mines increased in value? - cost £20 - could be worth a fortune now!!! Not that Id sell it of course

Of course!

 

[torsie24]

I would really really love to buy some disney art.... maybe one day...

Yeah, I'd love film cells...one of my friends has an aristocats one of Marie and I looove it!

 

[MrsTigger]

hehe i would love a David Willardson piece!

 

[Bolanette87]

Cor, that is some mega flooding!!

Indeed!!! Where Robert works (Morpeth) is worse............... It's been on the national news and everything!

Bob xoxoxoxox