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tinkerbell wrote: »Woohoo!!
The bridesmaid who had already had to spend £1500 and was then asked to pay another £40 for a goody bag for the bride, crazy thread:
http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/a2291570-To-have-another-rant-about-friends-wedding
Groomzilla who wanted to charge the bridesmaids for the free rooms they were getting to make money back (hotel made a mistake and gave more free rooms than they were supposed to) and wasn't charging the best men anything for the rooms:
http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2098691-Bridesmaid-asked-to-pay-for-free-room
Am I being unreasonable (see what I did, there?
) to think that most of the threads on the AIBU board sound kind of whiney? I blame the board title itself as most posts are written in a very defensive manner, even ones where I agree with the OP. 0 -
liz lemoncello wrote: »Am I being unreasonable (see what I did, there? ) to think that most of the threads on the AIBU board sound kind of whiney? I blame the board title itself as most posts are written in a very defensive manner, even ones where I agree with the OP.
They can be very entertaining, but sometimes a bit annoying because no matter what anyone says, e.g in ones where the bridesmaids are spending loads of money, you just know they are going to do nothing except gripe, on the internet, but never actually say anything, to the bride.
There was a great (non wedding) one a while back, but the poster eventually tied herself in knots. She couldn't resist coming back to gild the story a bit further. It got deleted, in the end, but it was good while it lasted.0 -
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There's a range of them on ebay starting between 4,500 dollars and going up to 11,000 dollars.
This website has it priced at anything between €8,000 and €90,000 depending on the diamond :eek:
http://luxehighlife.com/jewellery/top-10-engagement-rings
Holy crap!!! OK, I think the guy's not entirely blameless here, unless he's completely loaded, you don't go and drop that kind of moo on something you can't return.
On another note, OMgod the no.3 ring on that list is stunning!
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Holy crap!!! OK, I think the guy's not entirely blameless here, unless he's completely loaded, you don't go and drop that kind of moo on something you can't return.
On another note, OMgod the no.3 ring on that list is stunning!
They are completely loaded. But I agree. But if she didn't like it at the start... they should have changed it then. And I am sure it was returnable.
It just confuses me cos the two rings look exactly the same to my eye and only a jeweller would notice the difference.0 -
They are completely loaded. But I agree. But if she didn't like it at the start... they should have changed it then. And I am sure it was returnable.
It just confuses me cos the two rings look exactly the same to my eye and only a jeweller would notice the difference.
No they are actually quite a bit different - there was also a comparison pic on that thread when I saw it yesterday. The T&C ring has a 6 prong setting, the 1895 ring has a 4 prong setting
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Holy crap!!! OK, I think the guy's not entirely blameless here, unless he's completely loaded, you don't go and drop that kind of moo on something you can't return.
On another note, OMgod the no.3 ring on that list is stunning!
My eyes were out on stalks, looking at those...not even so much at the rings, as the prices! 46k! 90k! I was trying (and failing) to imagine going around every day with something that cost so much, on my hand. 0 -
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The thing is I reckon it probably would have been 'returnable' but that she'd have had to choose something else from the same company. I'd be surprised if Cartier (or any of the stores) would let you return a (let's say) $40,000 ring, and walk away with a full refund.They are completely loaded. But I agree. But if she didn't like it at the start... they should have changed it then. And I am sure it was returnable.
However, unless it's a one-off custom piece, I can't imagine that they wouldn't have let her pick another ring from their collections. I wonder was the fiance a bit embarrassed at the thought of going back to the store, so told her it couldn't be returned.
My cousin lives in the US and he bought his now-wife's engagement ring from Cartier (it wasn't $40k) and he wanted to get it engraved on the inside of the band. The store specifically said to him to leave the engraving until after the engagement because if the ring didn't suit, he could exchange it for something else, but if it'd been engraved then they couldn't.
I'm not sure if the policy is different if you're spending >$10k (for example) so maybe the fiance was telling the truth, but I suspect he wasn't being entirely upfront. Or if he did something like brought a bit of string with her finger size, and had the ring specifically sized before giving it to her, then that would probably mean he was stuck with it.My eyes were out on stalks, looking at those...not even so much at the rings, as the prices! 46k! 90k! I was trying (and failing) to imagine going around every day with something that cost so much, on my hand.
Imagine you dropped it down the sink when you were washing your hands!0 -
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My eyes were out on stalks, looking at those...not even so much at the rings, as the prices! 46k! 90k! I was trying (and failing) to imagine going around every day with something that cost so much, on my hand.
I couldn't find the thread, but whenever I see very expensive rings, with huge diamonds, I just know I could never wear one as I will never have the manicure to live up to it. In fact, I think I'd need a hand transplant.0 -
There's a range of them on ebay starting between 4,500 dollars and going up to 11,000 dollars.
This website has it priced at anything between €8,000 and €90,000 depending on the diamond :eek:
http://luxehighlife.com/jewellery/top-10-engagement-ringsliz lemoncello wrote: »I couldn't find the thread, but whenever I see very expensive rings, with huge diamonds, I just know I could never wear one as I will never have the manicure to live up to it. In fact, I think I'd need a hand transplant.
These were the ones, on the link January posted, that I was talking about, putting my eyes on stalks.
Agree, then again, if I had that much money to spare, I'd probably be having daily manicures. 0 -
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Had our pre-marriage course yesterday. Complete waste of time, absolutely pointless.
The plus was its beside The Long Hall so had a lovely few pints after
But its done now.
That's actaully comforting to hear. We are having a humanist ceremony and something about not doing the pre Marraige course has been bugging me. Like we'll miss something important. I actually googled it and made him talk to me about kids, religion, money, house plans, etc. we had already discussed it but I was being a bit paranoid0 -
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