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abs914

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Sep 3, 2008
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It's my 28th birthday tomorrow and I need present help! My boyfriend is pretty clueless when it comes to jewelry, so he's leaving it up to me to decide what he'll be gifting me. Although he did say he wants final approval before I make a purchase because he wants to like it too. I'm glad he feels that way...that's some effort, right? :D

We were talking this morning and I asked about budget. His response was basically "I have no idea. $700?". BF then asked if I had something in mind, so I showed him the Cartier thin trinity. He read the little tidbit on the site about how the three gold colors stand for friendship, love and fidelity and he really liked the ring itself. When he asked about the price I just said "too expensive". Then he proceeded to fall back to sleep, which is what I should be doing right now since we got to bed crazy late last night. He kept saying "Really? We need to talk about this when I'm half sleeping?". Oops.

I'll see what I can do about getting the budget pushed up a bit in order to get the trinity, but if not, any ideas for a gold ring in that price range? My only other everyday ring is the YG Love which I wear on my left middle finger. I'd want the new ring for my right ring finger.

Due to the Jewish holiday I'll be fasting tonight and tomorrow, so we were planning on celebrating my bday on Sunday anyways. I don't mind if my present is a little late, but I also don't want it showing up in a month.

Any ideas would be a big help!
 
The Tiffany 1837 interlocking circles ring - with either silver/gold or silver/rose gold - would be in your price point and kind of that same "look".

Thx for the suggestion! I'll keep it in mind.


single YG or RG dbty bracelet from tiffany?

I recently purchased a diamond bar bracelet, so I'm not in the market for a dbty at the moment. I definitely want one in the near future though!

Cartier Trinity Cord Bracelet? You still get the 3-gold interlocking rings, just smaller and on a bracelet!

I showed that to him, but he wasn't having it. Thought it looked cheap. I'll ask again. Maybe I'll tell him he can pick the color of the cord and that will win him over lol.
 
I showed that to him, but he wasn't having it. Thought it looked cheap. I'll ask again. Maybe I'll tell him he can pick the color of the cord and that will win him over lol.

I read here that Cartier gives you more than one cord (you can choose from various colours) with this bracelet, and they replace it free of charge. Maybe this info will help win him over ;)
 
First of - Shana Tova ;)

How about a VCA Perlee ring? A small rose gold is $800.
There are a bunch of really pretty rings that would be in your price range on the Tiffany website.

I think the Trinity on the silk cord would be a good alternative too.




It's my 28th birthday tomorrow and I need present help! My boyfriend is pretty clueless when it comes to jewelry, so he's leaving it up to me to decide what he'll be gifting me. Although he did say he wants final approval before I make a purchase because he wants to like it too. I'm glad he feels that way...that's some effort, right? :D

We were talking this morning and I asked about budget. His response was basically "I have no idea. $700?". BF then asked if I had something in mind, so I showed him the Cartier thin trinity. He read the little tidbit on the site about how the three gold colors stand for friendship, love and fidelity and he really liked the ring itself. When he asked about the price I just said "too expensive". Then he proceeded to fall back to sleep, which is what I should be doing right now since we got to bed crazy late last night. He kept saying "Really? We need to talk about this when I'm half sleeping?". Oops.

I'll see what I can do about getting the budget pushed up a bit in order to get the trinity, but if not, any ideas for a gold ring in that price range? My only other everyday ring is the YG Love which I wear on my left middle finger. I'd want the new ring for my right ring finger.

Due to the Jewish holiday I'll be fasting tonight and tomorrow, so we were planning on celebrating my bday on Sunday anyways. I don't mind if my present is a little late, but I also don't want it showing up in a month.

Any ideas would be a big help!
 
First of - Shana Tova ;)

How about a VCA Perlee ring? A small rose gold is $800.
There are a bunch of really pretty rings that would be in your price range on the Tiffany website.

I think the Trinity on the silk cord would be a good alternative too.

Shana tova!

That's a cute, dainty ring..I like! Do you know if it comes in YG?

I did check out Tiffs earlier, but I wasn't loving anything. Maybe I'll go to the 5th Ave store this weekend and see if they have pieces that aren't online.
 
Yes - the small yellow gold is the same price. Also comes in white gold. I love VCA. Treated myself to the Sweet Alhambra mini clover bracelet this summer.

Shana tova!

That's a cute, dainty ring..I like! Do you know if it comes in YG?

I did check out Tiffs earlier, but I wasn't loving anything. Maybe I'll go to the 5th Ave store this weekend and see if they have pieces that aren't online.
 
BF and I blocked off an hour today for present shopping. I wanted today to be focused on a special day together, not looking for a present. We went into Cartier and after 15 minutes of waiting I was finally able to try on the trinity. BF goes "do you like it?" I said "Yes I think so". He says "ok, wrap it up". I started freaking out because I wasn't 100% sure and he already gave the girl his credit card. But after a minute I realized I did love it and he reassured me ten time that he did as well. Thanks for all the suggestions, but I'll be doing a reveal of my new ring tomorrow. Now it's time to eat!!
 
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