Thursday, February 19, 2009

Remember Cracker Jack Wedding Rings?

In UK, the budget department store Marks & Spencers is selling a wedding ring for $25.00.

It's not even made out of precious metal, but of tin plated with platinum, and with fake diamonds:


Faux.


For you youngsters out there, Cracker Jack brand caramel corn used to come with real toy surprises in each box, the most popular toy for girls was, of course, a wedding ring. Boys (at least in the 60's) usually got little plastic whistles or miniature pinball games.

2 comments:

Borepatch said...

Because nothing says "undying love" like vapor plate and zirconium!

Barco Sin Vela II said...

Only Americans seem to place such value on chunks of carbon.

DeBeers has a monopoly on the entire world supply of diamonds, and the prices are kept artificially high.

For compressed carbon.

Look at European ladies. Their wedding rings will generally be gold.