So it wasn’t quite like Breakfast at Tiffany’s but I had a very elegant, delicious and informative lunch at the Hyatt which was hosted by Tiffany’s store. I sat at a table with 2 navy spouses and an air force spouse. The Navy life intrigues me so I asked lots of questions of those 2 ladies and they were equally interested in the strange army life.
Tiffanys had several of the spouses wear little black dresses so they could model the jewelry. There were so many gorgeous pieces and so many diamonds. Also present were several very muscular security guards keeping a close eye on everyone which I don’t blame them at all…one ring cost $24,000. Yes, I have the right number of zeros 😉
I’m not much of a jewelry wearer. I basically wear my wedding ring/engagement ring and I’ll occasionally (rarely) throw on gold earrings and a necklace. The sales director gave us a brief lesson on what makes a Tiffany diamond special. He then offered for us to look through the special diamond magnifying machine so we could check out our own diamond. Three of us at the table looked at each other and all agreed we didn’t really want to take a look. Why would we want to see flaws or anything else since we were all emotional attached to our wedding rings. The fourth woman at our table sheepishly looked down. We asked if she wanted to check out her ring and she shyly said “Well, when I first got engaged, I had the ring appraised.” Wow, that’s what I call one practical woman! She explained that she wanted to make sure the jeweler hadn’t cheated her soon-to-be husband.
It’s unlikely I’ll be getting any Tiffany diamonds anytime soon ~ we spend all our disposable income (little that there is) on traveling. I’d rather have those great memories than a hard rock anyday.
Get this…Fred’s mother offered to take us to Tiffany’s to get a diamond for my wedding ring. Fred declined the offer!!! Can’t tell you how upset I was when I found that out. Maybe on our 10th anniversary or something. Ahhhh, men!
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I made a Tiffany’s wish list for my husband this year. And although they have a lot of expensive things there they do have some stuff that is priced for the rest of us. I don’t think I’ll be getting any little blue boxes for Christmas this year because there were things I wanted more, but one day….
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“a kiss on the hand may be quite continental, but diamonds are a girl’s best friend”
I’d have been all over the appraisal! Now that sounds like a pretty fun afternoon!
So I am wondering, can you buy a real Christmas Tree in Guam?
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