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This would be a good thread for a rant on diamonds..
What are diamonds? What makes them so valueable?
A diamond is a rock. Pulled out of a hillside or a mine. Nothing more. They polish up nice.. Just a little better than glass. CZ is to the stage now where you CANNOT tell with the naked eye, and many jewelers cannot tell with an eyepiece the difference between a Diamond and a CZ. Hell, you can get them now with flaws and color in them.
So what makes them so valuable? Rarity. They are a rare stone.
But are they?? Hell no they are not rare. Diamond companies only release so many diamonds a year. They do this because they mine so many that if they were to release all that were mined, the diamond would become worthless.
So, they are not rare, and although "pretty" they can be matched perfectly by man made materials.
Damn.. so why are diamonds so valuable?? you ask again...
Diamonds are a status symbol. And women buy into this like nothing else in the world. What is a diamond worth to me? Not a damn dime. So why do I spend thousands on diamonds?? Because it brings the wife happiness. And why does it bring her happiness? Because she can go flaunt them all over the fucking place. Other women look and drool on them. They compliment eachother all the damned time. I swear they have a secret club somewhere... And a happy wife is just a good thing to have. You make her happy, she will make you happy. Yes, this crosses over to the "girlfriend" world too.
You ever watch their eyes light up when you give 'em a set of earrings?? Its simply amazing how much joy a simple set of earrings can bring a woman. She loves them.. She loves you. She cries.. she hugs your neck.. You get AMAZING sex for at least two weeks... All over some over-aged chunk of coal.
This is why I buy diamonds. Because whoever said "money can't buy happiness" never gave a diamond to a woman. I buy them because they make the wife happy.
Diamonds are associated with glitz, glamour, royalty, and all things expensive.
And this, my friends, is marketing at its greatest. Sell a worthless rock for $10,000.00 and you have the life game all figured out. You win.
What are diamonds? What makes them so valueable?
A diamond is a rock. Pulled out of a hillside or a mine. Nothing more. They polish up nice.. Just a little better than glass. CZ is to the stage now where you CANNOT tell with the naked eye, and many jewelers cannot tell with an eyepiece the difference between a Diamond and a CZ. Hell, you can get them now with flaws and color in them.
So what makes them so valuable? Rarity. They are a rare stone.
But are they?? Hell no they are not rare. Diamond companies only release so many diamonds a year. They do this because they mine so many that if they were to release all that were mined, the diamond would become worthless.
So, they are not rare, and although "pretty" they can be matched perfectly by man made materials.
Damn.. so why are diamonds so valuable?? you ask again...
Diamonds are a status symbol. And women buy into this like nothing else in the world. What is a diamond worth to me? Not a damn dime. So why do I spend thousands on diamonds?? Because it brings the wife happiness. And why does it bring her happiness? Because she can go flaunt them all over the fucking place. Other women look and drool on them. They compliment eachother all the damned time. I swear they have a secret club somewhere... And a happy wife is just a good thing to have. You make her happy, she will make you happy. Yes, this crosses over to the "girlfriend" world too.
You ever watch their eyes light up when you give 'em a set of earrings?? Its simply amazing how much joy a simple set of earrings can bring a woman. She loves them.. She loves you. She cries.. she hugs your neck.. You get AMAZING sex for at least two weeks... All over some over-aged chunk of coal.
This is why I buy diamonds. Because whoever said "money can't buy happiness" never gave a diamond to a woman. I buy them because they make the wife happy.
Diamonds are associated with glitz, glamour, royalty, and all things expensive.
And this, my friends, is marketing at its greatest. Sell a worthless rock for $10,000.00 and you have the life game all figured out. You win.