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Mon January 23rd 2012 at 5:26pm (4 months ago)

1. nuditea liked this
2. biyuti reblogged this from kiriamaya and added:

   No offense! I was laughing about it. Especially ‘cause I was so shocked when I cashed my scholarship one of the few...

3. kiriamaya reblogged this from misanthropope and added:

   …well, that certainly would explain it. I shoulda guessed. Thanks for the info.

4. misanthropope reblogged this from name-redacted and added:

   it’s three grand...living (primarily rent) in toronto...the...

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6. invertsugar reblogged this from kiriamaya and added:

   My brother spent $20,000 (which was way more than 2 months’ salary for him) on my SIL’s engagement ring. When I was with...

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8. onceuponanotsolongago reblogged this from kiriamaya and added:

   Yeah… that’s about right… Though… if you always got 40 hours a week by the end of the year you would be just barely...

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12. rollickingspaceadventureguy reblogged this from greenchestnuts and added:

    According to my geo professor, diamonds are a whole lot more common than we think they are, too. Their “rarity” and...

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15. dustythewind reblogged this from strainingforward and added:

    I believe that “Rule” came from the diamond industry, so…YOUR ARGUMENT IS INVALID. ;-) An engagement ring can be...

16. strainingforward reblogged this from greenchestnuts
17. lunasspecto reblogged this from greenchestnuts and added:

    Yeah, if I ever marry someone, I don’t see myself giving that person a diamond. For the reasons greenchestnuts cited...

18. thesefewpresidents reblogged this from name-redacted and added:

    $3,000 is two month’s wages. You know, cause that’s what an engagement ring is meant to cost? So it’s $1,500

19. greenchestnuts reblogged this from shiyiya and added:

    And not just for ANY rock, but a rock ripped out of the ground usually with slave labor, with the proceeds going to...

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21. rycuda reblogged this from shiyiya and added:

    Of course, if you’re in the diamond business (and let’s face it basically only one company is) then what could possibly...

22. shiyiya reblogged this from nuditea and added:

    THAT “RULE” IS SO FUCKING...THAT IS STUPID AMOUNTS OF MONEY AND ALL FOR A ROCK?!

23. nuditea reblogged this from name-redacted and added:

    oh well it really really depends on where you live. minimum wage is different from province to province but you don’t...

24. name-redacted reblogged this from nuditea and added:

    realise it only really works out...about 10p over here, but

25. angiospermsarenotmyforte reblogged this from nuditea and added:

    I’m pretty open about my “no, FUCK THAT” idea...have been for years like I would smack...

26. dreamingrain reblogged this from nuditea and added:

    past, when men would get dowries...ring would have been

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30. birdr said: i’m a little disappointed that this is the way i found out, but whatever. my birthstone is onyx and i don’t care for gold, btw.
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33. torayot reblogged this from nuditea and added:

    Yes, aren’t they? I think this, along with the ~*fact*~ that engagement/wedding rings are “supposed” to be diamond,

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35. waterloggedtomorrow reblogged this from nuditea
36. revelationk said: AGREED. FUCK jewelry companies who came up with that.
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39. eateroftrees said: Well considering the “tradition” was invented by marketers…. :P
40. triangularisthepie said: I would not spend two full months of my pay on…anything that immediately comes to mind, actually. One thing that would cost $1200? The mind reels
41. nuditea posted this