Any of you ladies not own any expensive jewellery?

winnie81

I don't own any expensive jewellery - It doesn't bother me at all I don't rreally value/like gold and gems that much

bunty109

Jess_B wrote: »

Hi

I think I must be a jewellery snob! I would never buy anything from the high street. My engagement ring was over £2000 from a local shop and mine and DH wedding rings were £1000 for the two. They were made by a goldsmith near us. I don't regret a single penny we spent on them as we both wear them all day every day and 3 years on I still look at them and love them.

Our jewellery shop does second hand and you can pay weekly or monthly at 0% although they won't let you take it till you have paid it all off, which I think is a great idea.

I wear a necklace which is from Tiffany & Co, my DH brought me for my 30th. Its only silver and was over £100 but I love it and again wear it all the time.

I figure some people spend money on cars or shoes or handbags my thing is jewellery, so if you want a nice piece of jewellery then go for it but I would echo what some of the other people have said that the ring you like is very expencive for what it is and I would suggest shopping around and you can get much better value for money.

Ok, I'll fess up to owning expensive jewellery too!

However, I do get loads of use out of it as my rings are worn every day (I haven't got ring encrusted hands before anyone says it!! :rotfl: ). The only piece of jewellery I've lost was a glass Murano ring that cost £5 in Venice and I got it when we went there for my 30th. I was gutted as it meant a lot to me and reminded me of the trip. It wouldn't stop me from wearing my more expensive stuff with sentimental value though as I'd rather have it, wear it and run the risk of losing it than keep it in a box and never wear it.

If you're going to wear a piece of jewellery and can afford it, then it's your prerogative. I think if I were the OP and it was what I wanted I would buy it myself rather than badger my OH to do it grudgingly. The Goldsmiths idea with Tesco points is great. If you look at the paidtoshop website they will give you great tips on how to accumulate points at Tesco at a real rate of knots!

u2nick79

My fiance (to be wedding 2 weeks on Sat, being together 5 years) both have good paid jobs but we haven't splurged on expensive pieces. My engagement ring cost £800 and out wedding rings are £200 and £300 each. Despite having good money, neither of us could justify spending £1600 on some nice pieces.

Maybe spend on a really nice holiday together that gets you both some good experiences?

bylromarha

Engagment ring is perfect as I described to OH I wanted, cost £70.

Wedding rings cost us £80 for both...lucky really as OH lost his 6 months after our wedding.

I too am now wanting 1 expensive piece of jewellery, so am asking for an eternity ring for our 10th anniversary (which is exactly in 2 years time )

We're saving our clubcard vouchers for the next 2 years so I can buy some dirty huge sparkler from goldsmiths, all paid for by Tesco.:T

No debt, free stupidly expensive ring. How could my husband make me any happier by getting something so pricey for so low a cost?! Happy days:beer:

LilMissEmmylou

i figure if its a piece ur going to wear every day its worth it. I have quite a few items of a higher price and i dont wear them every day but i do love them. When i get my engagement and eternity rings, they will be worth money and its not in my eyes chucking money away as not only will i wear them my whole life, but its something i can pass on to my daughter

littlejaffa

IMHO engagment, wedding and eternity rings are not about having bling, it shouldn't matter how much they cost, it's about the feeling and love and intention.

if you want something to compete or keep up with your girlfirends, and you need to take a loan out to get it, you need to look at yourself and issues you have, this is nothing to do with your partner and his feelings of eternity so he shouldn't get the eternity ring.

when the price matters more than the intention, there's a whole different problem there

wendym

I have never owned anything expensive, but I have had things of sentimental value:
engagement ring - gave it to OH for safe keeping when soap I used when we were out gave me a rash. He lost it.
ditto amethyst ring from my grandmother when I decided it was too loose to wear safely. He lost that too.
He also lost his own wedding ring, AND the one I bought to replace it.

My most precious item is a plastic Swatch bought for me by my daughter when she was on her uppers. Sometimes it really is the thought that counts.

Miss_Bliss

I would love a really expensive ring, but I would want my OH (if he existed, LOL) to buy it out of his money if he could afford it.

I won money on a radio comp last year. I took my now-ex-boyfriend to Mexico for my 40th in April (we split in May!). He bought me a casual ring for my birthday.. £180.. he preferred the other one for £130!! I chose right. Actually wanted the rainbow sapphire ring (was gorgeous) but he wasn't going to spend £600! (AND he could afford it!)

I like nice jewellery and if he could afford it and WANT to buy it for you because it makes you happy that's great, but don't get into debt for it. That isn't worth it.

I also wouldn't spend a large amount of money on eBay as you don't know what you are getting.

You could consider tiffany or hot diamonds as a cheaper alternative, but a nice piece.

People can't judge why you'd want it... but can advise you against the debt!!

Let us know what happens!

keelykat

Hello, I don't own any expensive jewellery but it doesn't bother me. I don't know much my engagement ring was, hubby wont tell me-i know quite well it wouldnt have been a hugggggeee amount as he'd be bankrupt lol...
I've never been one to like big over the top rings etc, they don't suit me and it wouldn't be practical (i don't have time to keep taking rings off for washing up, work, housework etc).

I think there are a lot of people who think having an expensive ring on their finger means their OH's must love them so much more then say my hubby loves me...just because he doesnt have millions of pounds to splash on daft things...doesnt mean he doesnt love me as much!

I guess i am lucky in the sense that whatever my hubby buys me, i usually like as we have similar tastes. And so when he proposed, and got out the ring-i loved it straight away! i dont care if it cost 5 pounds!

I couldnt get myself, or let my hubby, get into debt over jewellery! It isnt worth it, to me personally. I'd be scared to go out wearing something that costs over a thousand pounds too!

I dont recommend debt for things like this!

Keely.

arthur_dent_2

My wedding ring costs nine pounds and incidentally I took it off when I had dd2 and now can't find it. Jewellery is in my opinion a real waste of money and the same goes for make up. It is just another way of spending money needlessly.