Comments on: Thirteen Things I’ve Learned About Conflict Diamonds

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:37:09 +0000

Excellent! Thank you for coming by to clarify Mr. Rhode. It’s nice to hear from a professional in the field.

By: David Rhode

David Rhode — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:20:37 +0000

For what it’s worth, the best way to guarantee that your diamond is conflict free is to buy a certified Canadian stone that comes laser-inscribed as a part of a track-and-trace program. Each diamond has a unique number inscribed on the girdle, that corresponds to the accompanying paperwork and reconciles with a database in Canada. These are available from a couple of brands, CanadaMark and Polar Bear. Unlike the Kimberley Process, this is not a porous system.

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:55:53 +0000

Amen Emma!!! I got a VERY negative view of DeBeers in my research.

By: Emma Wayne Porter

Emma Wayne Porter — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:03:45 +0000

omg… how did I miss this?

Did you know those @#^%*@@s (DeBeers) actually have satellites monitoring their mines to track changes in land formations? Yeah. Theft deterrent. Charming, isn’t it?

I wonder what they’ll do about that enormous diamond comet floating through space. Probably shoot it down or something.

Bah. Just… bah.

By: Shelley Munro Blog » Blog Archive » Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend?

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:05:04 +0000

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By: Jen

Jen — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:19:12 +0000

LMAO, Immi!! That’s an awesome story.
And Steve, you’re absolutely right. So sorry for the ummmm complications.

By: steve

steve — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:12:38 +0000

This is a great post Jen . . . as for the “wolf repellant”, it doesn’t really work, I know from experience. When someone’s heart is moving on, no diamond in the world will keep them there – even if you’ve put them through 4 years of nursing school at the University of Alaska and raised their daughters as your own, the fact that the diamond solitaires you got them for Christmas were twice the size as the ones their girlfriend got them (yeah, not a typo, ummm, complicated) will not keep them . . . I’m just sayin’ . . . .

By: Imogen Howson

Imogen Howson — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:09:27 +0000

Great TT, Jen!
My engagement ring is an amethyst. It has tiny crumbs of diamonds in it, too–I didn’t know about diamonds’ history back then.
I’m not a gemstone girl anyway. I like earrings big enough you can feel them swing when you turn your head, so cheaper substances are my friends!
Funny story:
My friend Bonnie went to a Christmas party wearing a fairly big sparkly glass ‘jewel’ on a necklace her kids had bought her. Another woman at the party was wearing new diamond earrings, which had cost some huge figure. When she saw Bonnie’s necklace she gasped and said, “Oh my God, how much did that cost?”
To which Bonnie said, “Two ninety-nine from Claire’s Accessories.”
I love that the woman wearing a fortune in her ears couldn’t tell the difference between her diamonds and Bonnie’s bit of cheap glass sparkle!
Immi
x

By: Tempest Knight

Tempest Knight — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:49:34 +0000

Diamonds aren’t my best friends.

By: opilia

opilia — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:43:02 +0000

Great post Jen. I’ve never put attributed much importance to diamonds. Colored stones are much prettier, I think. We could probably buy diamonique off of QVC for a fraction of the cost of real diamonds and very very few people would know the difference as far as I’m concerned…