Amy Kane

3 reasons to sell your engagement ring

Is it fashionable to sell your engagement ring?  The answer to that question is a resounding yes!

What you need is to get a diamond ring valuation and cashin that engagement ring and do something good with your money. 

We actually have more than 3 reasons why you should sell your engagement ring but we will give you the top 3 and explain each point in detail. 

1. Selling your ring online gives you the maximum value!

Thank you internet!  Now you can sell your engagement rings online and get better value than any store.  Before people were at the mercy of a jeweler and you were lucky to get close to the face value of your ring and diamonds.  Now these stores are at risk of disappearing thanks to the online trading business of diamonds. Online stores have larger warehouses around the world and they don't have to pay expensive rents like your jeweler.  

However reasons 2 and 3 will really convince you to sell your ring. 

2. Convert your engagement ring to money and invest it!

A diamond ring can sometimes depreciate and you should give a strong consideration to reason number 3 below on why you should sell your ring and make your money work for you.  Engagement rings are nice while you are engaged but when you are married, it is best to convert your ring into cash and do something smart with your money. This money could go in the bank, you could invest it, put it into a trust fund for your kids, or use it towards the purchase of a new house!  Your life is now, an engagement ring is in the past and you don't need the ring to relive the memories. Make your life better now and even better in the future!

3. Sell it before you lose it!

The average price of an engagement ring is over $2000 and the longer you keep your ring, the more time and chances you have of it being lost or even worse, stolen! 

The odds of women losing their engagement rings is over 1 in 10!  Yes get me 10 married girls in a room and there is a good chance one of them doesn't have their engagement ring because it was lost or stolen. The odds of it getting stolen are less but still significant enough and worth worrying.  So if this is the case then your ring is worth 15% less just by not selling it and having it a risk of it getting lost or stolen.  Treat it like a small pile of money, do you feel safer keeping this in the bank or somewhere in your house?

Sell it before you lose it!

One place worth checking out is www.diamondvaluation.com. They have a fast turnaround time, offer a high value for your ring and diamonds and send you a check by Fedex in no time. 

http://www.diamondvaluation.com/

Diamonds, diamonds everywhere

Diamonds, diamonds everywhere.

It’s not just the craze for larger and larger, more and more expensive celebrity engagement rings that makes the average red carpet worth billions, it’s also the trend for the rich and famous to hire expensive jewellery just for the occasion. Nearly everyone does it, but I bet you didn’t know there was a limit.

Yes, that’s right, celebrities are limited in what they can loan. Just like you and me, there is a premium attached to loaning any item, and with hyper expensive jewellery, it’s no different. This cap, apparently, is around the $1 million mark, for an item of extravagant jewellery, but there are reasons for this.

Each celebrity is noticed more than most, and they love this attention. In order to keep that star close to the public’s attention, they need to be noticed every night. With a piece of expensive, luxury jewellery, a star would need extravagant security to match the price tag, and if there is one thing these celebrities don’t want, it’s for that ultra-expensive item to be obscured by a sea of hired gorillas.

It’s not just the price of the piece that is a problem for some, however. Large companies such as De Beers, and their insurers XL, have a blacklist of celebrities they will not loan to. For what reason, only they know, but they can vary from losing items to actually attempting to steal them. When these items are valued in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, that is a big loss of potential income for the loaning company.

But nowadays, the consumerist world has caught up with these celebs, and loaning sites and companies have sprung up all over the web. Now, Ms. Jane Doe can go on her night out with the girls wearing the same that Kate Hudson or Beyonce wore on the catwalk the previous week. But don’t lose it. In recent times there have even been court cases against celebrities losing rented jewellery. One high profile case is that of Courtney Love being sued by Jacob & Co over the return of two diamond chains and a pair of diamond hoop earrings. You can sell your engagement ring and were sure Courtney Love has too. 

Courtney Love was found liable for the jewellery and ordered to pay their worth of over $100,000 to the high-end jeweller. While Ms. Love may be able to afford this, Jane Doe probably wouldn’t, so a watertight insurance scheme to protect any hired diamonds is highly recommended.

So, armed with the knowledge that you can walk out wearing what the celebrities are, take a cautious approach to the world of extravagant diamond jewellery. After all, while diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, they’re also a jeweller’s.

Kate Middleton's wedding dress

Nobody can deny that Kate Middleton has style. Maybe she is surrounded by fabulous stylists who don't get the credit for behind the scenes work. Regardless Kate does everything in style including her wedding dress which although was rumored to be ripped from a previous designer, regardless it is a simple dress that people can recall it from memory.

As Kate roles through her new responsibilities in 2012, she seems to be only caught wearing the best. Always styled hairy, stunning looks and always fashionable even if she is just playing a game of field hockey. 

She has had a busy schedule to start the year and will probably be busy with social obligations for the rest of her life. There are rumors that she is gaining weight recently either as a sign that she is pregnant or is gaining weight to get ready to become a mother and perhaps yield a baby all before the great Queen Elizabeth.

Now the discussion continues for the other mischievous prince and also Pippa Middleton. Pippa is in the hot water seat because of her problems with a body guard in Paris waving a gun to the papparazzi which isn't a smart thing to do and has serious consequences.

In the meantime here is a recap of the royal wedding which was a well produced spectable.

 

The popularity of pink purses

I have to admit I am an accessory hound, and purses are my favorite accessory to shop for and find. Purses, when they go well with an outfit, really finish off the whole look.

Pink is a hot color right now. Pink can be found on everything, and it's not just for little girls anymore. The large bag contemporary style purses look great in pink, as well as the smaller evening clutches that look perfectly feminine in pink. Pink purses are so popular right now, pink can be found on nearly any style purse.

I prefer to shop for my pink purses online. I can easily browse multiple stores and brands, and usually I can find a really good price as well. The popular pink purses tend to sell quickly, so I try to grab one I like right away.

So where exactly can you shop online for purses with confidence? Try BagBunch.com which has everything you could think of for purses. If you need to read up more about online shopping and don't know where to go then read wikipedia online shopping entry here.