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P pappythesailor Tiki Socialite Mass. Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 1564	P pappythesailor Posted posted on Tue, Sep 6, 2005 8:06 PM On 2005-08-30 10:27, dangergirl299 wrote: I hear that diamonds are actually not worth that much; but De Beers has a complete monopoly on all diamond mines; so they are able to control the supply and artificially increase the price. That being said, diamonds are pretty and sparkly - although I do have a fear of owning or wearing anything worth more than my car (which is not worth much)! You can drive yourself nuts this way. Just about everything at the store is made in China. I'm pretty sure half the crap I'm forced to buy is made by little kids, political dissidents and Korean War POWs. [ Edited by: pappythesailor 2005-09-06 20:06 ]

On 2005-08-30 10:27, dangergirl299 wrote:
I hear that diamonds are actually not worth that much; but De Beers has a complete monopoly on all diamond mines; so they are able to control the supply and artificially increase the price.

That being said, diamonds are pretty and sparkly - although I do have a fear of owning or wearing anything worth more than my car (which is not worth much)!

You can drive yourself nuts this way. Just about everything at the store is made in China. I'm pretty sure half the crap I'm forced to buy is made by little kids, political dissidents and Korean War POWs.

[ Edited by: pappythesailor 2005-09-06 20:06 ]

Post #184879 by pappythesailor on Tue, Sep 6, 2005 8:06 PM