Pandora says laboratory-made diamonds are forever

Re:Pandora says laboratory-made diamonds are forever by dec0dedab0de on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @11:48AM (#27038879)

Take the money and have a nice honeymoon, buy two $5 seashell necklace at the beach. There are so many ways to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars that are way better than investing them into small chunks of metal.

Agreed, but I was OK with spending the money, what really bothers me is how worthless diamonds are. Metals have a relatively free market, many uses, and are fungible, so the pricing is more in line with reality.

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Re:Pandora says laboratory-made diamonds are forever by mNovak on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @03:12PM (#27041633)

The gold in a typical engagement ring is worth something like $50-100. Not sure what you spent, but the same people peddling mined diamonds are also massively up-charging on the band.

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Re:Pandora says laboratory-made diamonds are forever by dec0dedab0de on Thursday May 06, 2021 @12:24PM (#27065592)

I have no problem paying for craftsmanship, artistry, and service. The piece should be worth significantly more than it's raw materials. My problem is when the price of the raw material is being artificially controlled. While I'm sure there are shenanigans going on with all valuable materials, I can't think of any that are as blatantly a scam as diamonds.

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