I'm getting my ear pierced for the very first time, so I'm shopping around for a stud diamond earring.
Anyone that got one, or is in the know on the whole earring/pircing business can tell me what I should look for in a stud/diamond?
And is there a place where I can get this piece of jewelry for cheaper, like off the back of some truck in some alley? Ive looked online and the prices for these things are crazy.
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Originally posted by dj_bas
wow awesome!! that's way bigger than mine
Apr-19-2005 18:30
starsearcher
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Registered: Jan 2003
Location: Toronto
well...yeah it's a diamond Why do you think engagement rings are so expensive most people just have fake ones (diamonds in the ears i mean)...I think I'd be afraid to get my ear ripped off for the real diamond.
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Unless your a bling bling rapper like 50cent or such there really is no point getting one. I see guys all the time with oversized stud earrings and to be honest it's kinda tacky
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Apr-19-2005 18:49
Kytracid
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Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Lost, somewhere in the breakdown...
Namibia and South Africa -- i've heard the alleys around those parts are littered with diamond studs that nobody wants to have.
Good choice on opting to get some cheap diamonds btw.
You'll probably get lucky in some back alley cause that's where most of the reputable diamond merchants seem to hang out. Look around George St and Sherbourne and Shooter area. Ask for 'lil Mo' and 'Big Cheese' - both come with excellent references. They'll probably sell you da 'rock' at rock bottom prices as well...Make sure you check for clarity and cut, cause that's importnat when you buy.
Best-a luck buddy, not that you'll need it though. You seem to be on the right path with your thinking. Cheaper is definately better -- especially given how easy it is for the laymen to spot a real diamond from a fugazee.
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Apr-19-2005 19:05
rabbitjoker
aural sadist/2HP.ca Radio
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Toronto, ON, CANADA
Re: Gettin a stud diamond earring
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Originally posted by Cal
where I can get this piece of jewelry
Go talk to Jack Berkovits @ Omni Jewelcrafters (Keele & Hwy 7). The guy is on the radio all the time and sounds like a respectable person.
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Apr-19-2005 19:20
j_spot
retired
Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Calgary
chinatown is fairly cheap(compared to diamonds) but ya..dont know how up and up it is re: quality + authenticity.
Try going to peoples
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Apr-19-2005 19:23
Jem_hadar
South of Nowhere
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Collingwood (Blue Mountain/Wasaga Beach)
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Originally posted by house_conXion
Unless your a bling bling rapper like 50cent or such there really is no point getting one. I see guys all the time with oversized stud earrings and to be honest it's kinda tacky
Last may two-four there were some ginos that had rented a cottage right next to ours in wasaga. i think there were about 5 of 6 guys and ever single one of them had a massive diamond (or fake, i dunno) in their ear... personally, i thought it was tacky too... not my style anyways... but all the ginas they were with prolly liked them tho. bling bling.
its just not my style.
-jem-
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Apr-19-2005 19:29
rabbitjoker
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Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Toronto, ON, CANADA
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Originally posted by Jem_hadar
bling bling.
True "bling bling" is a Prince Albert with a single big diamond.
Here I was, thinking that the TOTA forum people were all about the complementary reach-around while talking about how amazing the last party was...and I actually manage to find some people that know what a Prince Albert is.
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Originally posted by dj_bas
wow awesome!! that's way bigger than mine
Apr-19-2005 20:37
Jem_hadar
South of Nowhere
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Collingwood (Blue Mountain/Wasaga Beach)
quote:
Originally posted by rabbitjoker
True "bling bling" is a Prince Albert with a single big diamond.
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Gettin a stud diamond earring
most people just have fake ones (diamonds in the ears i mean)...I think I'd be afraid to get my ear ripped off for the real diamond.
