Japanese women push back against Valentine's tradition of 'obligation chocolate'

Re:Japanese women push back against Valentine's tradition of... by planktonite on Sunday February 10, 2019 @11:03PM (#19131971)

This is the key quote. Why is this article trying to make it seem like women are getting the short end of the stick? As far as I can tell men and women buy the same amount of chocolates. Also, they say that women are spending thousands of yen ... that’s like 20 dollars. This article is filled with click bait deception and frankly it’s garbage.

If you ever get married, buy a real ring from Tiffany’s, have the stone removed, sell it, and have it re-set with zirconium.

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Re:Japanese women push back against Valentine's tradition of... by thaumasiotes on Sunday February 10, 2019 @11:38PM (#19132105)

You can't resell a diamond for anything close to the price you pay for it. Just buy a ring with no stone, and then have it set with the stone of your choice.

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Re:Japanese women push back against Valentine's tradition of... by crgwbr on Monday February 11, 2019 @09:21AM (#19134614)

This is a much better choice. Before proposing to my wife, I used Etsy to have a ring custom made out of platinum and set with an 8mm moissanite. It’s beautiful and was a tiny fraction the price of what a similar looking diamond would have cost.

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Re:Japanese women push back against Valentine's tradition of... by SwiftyBug on Monday February 11, 2019 @07:50AM (#19134016)

Or simply don't waste money on a stone at all.

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Re:Japanese women push back against Valentine's tradition of... by magpi3 on Sunday February 10, 2019 @11:34PM (#19132085)

> Why is this article trying to make it seem like women are getting the short end of the stick?

IMO it does not. It clearly states that the marketing campaign is targeted at both sexes.

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