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In reply to the discussion: Why Jared's ads piss me off. [View all]MineralMan
(146,287 posts)33. Yup, and black diamonds, too.
They're marketing industrial diamonds as jewelry now. It's amazing.
The other thing is the current trend of mounting diamonds in sterling silver. Gold is so pricey these days that they're doing something that never used to be done. Mounting precious stones in silver. Unheard of. Diamonds in gold vermeil, too. The diamond market is in the doldrums, and people will only buy if the mounting metal is cheap enough.
Jewelry. What a racket!
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i love that they are now marketing diamonds once unsellable for their color
ProdigalJunkMail
Dec 2013
#18
The entire concept of "colored diamonds" is ridiculous. HELLO - there are
bullwinkle428
Dec 2013
#29
there was a Golden Corral Buffet ad than managed to be offensive to both white and black people
dionysus
Dec 2013
#23
Anyone that buys jewelry from a retail store in a mall is just another member of the flock
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2013
#42