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Re:Have you ever tried to sell a diamond? by anxiousape on Saturday June 05, 2010 @04:58PM (#1407431)
You are right that the fantasy needs to be played out and its duly mentioned in the article about the woman already expecting a diamond even though the diamond is a surprise gift. This suspense 'game' was what De Beers invented. I mean they could have marketed black rock if it happened to be their line of business.
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Re:Have you ever tried to sell a diamond? by derefr on Saturday June 05, 2010 @05:08PM (#1407444)
> I mean they could have marketed black rock if it happened to be their line of business.

Well, if it happened to be their line of business, and they had a monopoly on the supply of it. It's hard to market things you can find in your back yard.

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