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A few tips to help buy best jewels you can afford.
Byline: Gary Estwick
AKRON, Ohio _ My normal approach to buying diamonds during the holidays is pretty simple: I don't. I'd rather bail out with a cashmere sweater or scented lotions.
Not all guys, though, especially you married ones, can pull this off.
So to help you out, I have attempted to learn what I could about diamonds and then map out a diamond-buying strategy.
You owe me big-time.
I started with my dad. He's been married to my mom, Dora, for 32 years. Surely he knew something about diamonds.
But when I asked, he paused for about five seconds.
``Uh, did you ask your mother?''
As it turns out, my dad didn't pick her diamond ring when she upgraded about 17 years ago. All he did was follow her instructions; he even called from the Plaza Mall in New Orleans to make sure he was getting the right ring.
My mom talked about white diamonds and man-made diamonds (cubic zirconia).
``What's the difference?'' I asked.
``Those women want (real) diamonds!'' she said, laughing.
I might not have known much about diamonds, but I knew Tiffany…
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Source: HighBeam Research, A few tips to help buy best jewels you can afford.
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