Wednesday, December 13, 2006
What's in the bag?
Where would you expect a couple to buy an engagement ring when they have negative funds, no jobs and are at the end of a 10 month holiday? Elizabeth Duke, Croydon High Street maybe? Wrong. Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills! (You've got to take advantage of the exchange rate right now!) Last Monday we spent a sunny December morning strolling between Tiffanys, Cartier and De Beers looking for the perfect ring. We had done our homework in other shops so we looked like we knew what we were talking about. Our friend Simon recently compared ring shopping to house buying. You are an expert in it for about 5 minutes then you forget all about it afterwards! A very apt description I think. We talked our way through and didn't even cringe when some extortionately out-of-our-budget rocks were presented to us in Cartier! The phrase, "We've got a lot to think about!" was used frequently to get us out of situations with our prides still intact.
After emerging from Tiffanys (feeling unsatisfied) and Cartier (feeling poor) we went into De Beers on the off-chance. An hour later, after perusing through the rings the lady kept bringing out from their elaborate walk-in safe and sipping water brought out to us by the security guard, (Evian, if you don't mind!) I had fallen in love. As soon as we can find a computer that will let us put photos on, you will get to see it. I could certainly get used to this jewellery shopping lark.
Thank you Rhod!
# posted by Rhodri @ 8:58 pm 
