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• dragonc - Dec 14 2005 | diamond, jewelry industry, politics, Rabi, Thais, engagement, shopping

  The funny thing is Rabi proposed to Thais in Paris too! It's kismet. You guys have to meet.
• dragonc - Dec 14 2005 | diamond, jewelry industry, politics, Rabi, Thais, engagement, shopping

  Hey Amit - I have a cool story to go with your cool story (about you not buying your fiancee a diamond ring).

  My friends Thais and Rabi just got engaged recently, and Thais, like me, HATES diamond, and they often joked about him proposing to her with a ring pop. So when Rabi did propose, he used a ring pop, apple flavored :)
• dragonc - Dec 13 2005 | green jewelry, just say no to diamond, sustainability, shopping

  I hate the jewelry industry. Not only do some of them have awful ads "I'm Tom Shane, across the mall off of I-5 and 405...", but they give an AWFUL MESSAGE: "Show her how much you love her, buy her this diamond ring." It's disturbing and disgusting.

  I also hate how De Beers artificially inflates the diamond inventory by holding 50% and then creating that catch phrase "a diamond is forever". That's not mentionging "blood diamond" wars that have been taken place in places like Sierra Leone.

  Anyway, the people over at Ideal Bite sent me this in the mail, ecologically responsible certified green gold jewelry. Neato!

  Quoted: Green Karat offers jewelry made from ethical gold, which is certified to be sourced in an ecologically and socially responsible manner.
• hivechild - Jun 14 2006 | environment, gems, imported:del.icio.us, jewelry, shopping