If I was going to get a ring (if that at all) I would want it to be special and definitely NOT restricted to the diamond. There’s a huge myriad of other beautifully coloured stones out there that IMO are way better than diamonds.

Tim’s PhD supervisor doesn’t wear a ring, but has this elaborate ring-like tattoo on his ring finger to symbolise his marriage. I think that’s a neat idea as well.

If I’m going to wear a ring at all, to signify a relationship no less, I’m going to wear one that is really special and unique to me, and probably quite expensive. Definitely not something mass-produced for Costco at a discount price.

But I wouldn’t be knocking back a Costco ring just because it’s from Costco – where it’s from is of no concern to me, what it looks like is what is important.

And, more importantly, have you decided if you’re going to get a membership card for Costco? I haven’t heard of any humungous deals that would make it worthwhile yet…

Re: Dad – I now have my own apartment…

Are the rings not as nice of a design? Are they put together less well? Just because the diamond itself is bigger doesn’t necessarily mean the craftsmanship of the ring is the same quality.

Jewlery stores also provice service (in most cases). Would you be able to get the ring cleaned, refitted, have the stone reseated, etc. from Costco? These are services jewlery stores may provide for free after you spend big bucks on a ring from them. Then again, they might not. And if they don’t, this doesn’t need to be argued.

Personally? I’d go for the bigger one, assuming it was of similar quality. That’s the obvious choice. However, I’m also not into obnoxiously large rings, but that is irrelevant because in that case I’d still like it to cost less.