@formfeed Actually, I have a number of women friends who’d much rather have those useful diamond-grit sharpening plates than these sterling-and-bunch-of-cheap-chips things.
@Trinityscrew Significant Other. Less legally connected than a spouse, but implying that they are more voluntarily entangled than is necessarily the case for the '80s-era gackronyms POSSLQ and POSSSLQ. (Dontcha just love it when people get so caught up in wanting to pigeonhole everything that they invent things like that instead of just using “roomie”?)
Any woman that will put up with me all day for years on end deserves much more than a 1/4 carot diamond and silver. So, I’m thinking I’ll get it for my mother-in-law
@hchavers Not that there’s a quarter-carat stone of any type in here, just a bunch of tiny bits that add up to about that much. And they’re set in Sterling, which often has to be constantly polished to keep it from going brown. Diamond Muse, the name that a competent timeshare sales track knows not to use as a premium to attract marks.
Fellas, this is a hard pass. Even if you’re on a tight budget. Besides being gawdy looking, the quality really will tell someone how you feel about em.
@chiefbugbung this goes back like 10 years when I was turbo-broke, but Walmart return policies used to be so loose that you could basically treat it like a pawn shop. If the code would scan, they’d give you money. Store credit at worst but usually cash. So I wonder…
@chiefbugbung The last time I had to return something to Walmart without a receipt they’d only do gift cards for a maximum of $50, but I don’t know if that’s company policy or it varies by store.
I tried to take back a 199.00 Air Purifier that actually came from Walmart and got nowhere without the receipt.
The (unwritten) rule is that if it isn’t on the Walmart sales floor (in other words, one of the many items you must order online for same or next day pickup) they make you find the electronic transaction.
I even called the 800 number sure that they would get me at least store credit (I had W+ membership at the time and they gave store courtesy credits for incomplete pickup orders and all kinds of stuff!) But they (very nicely) said tough luck piss off.
The box was still sealed. Target, Home Depot and Lowes all sold the exact same Homedics model so I tried for store credit at all three places and got nowhere.
(Target told me they do take returns under 100 for items bought online without a receipt but not over).
Every single store cited company policies that are contrary to their mandatorily disclosed public return policy but there is so little budget for regulatory and consumer affairs enforcement they can basically implement whatever policy they want.
Ended up selling it on Mercari for sixty bucks after fees (but I got it as a gift so…)
@mcanavino The past-best-by-date, imported thawed-and-refrozen overbreaded nuggets made from formed mechanically separated chicken. (Contains up to 10% of a solution of chicken broth with other added flavors.)
I do think this kind of junk diamond jewelry is great gift for girls little enough they just want to say "I’m wearing my diamonds.
Somebody gave me a “mink” pin (brooch) when I was 7 – it was a piece of hide the size of a cotton ball with two black beads for eyes and a cone bead for a snout and I had a blast la-dee-dah-ing that I was a rich lady.
Specs
Product: Diamond Muse Sterling Silver 1/4 Carat Diamond Pendant Necklace or Earrings
Condition: New
Diamond Muse Sterling Silver 1/4 Carat TW Diamond Fashion Pendant Necklace
Model: KP31265X1-DW28-P2
Stone Characteristics
Metal Characteristics
Diamond Muse 1/4 Carat TW Diamond Stud Earrings Sterling Silver
Model: KE25663-DW12-S2
Stone Characteristics
Metal Characteristics
What’s Included?
OR
Price Comparison
Earrings: $199.00 at Walmart
Necklace: $199.00 at Walmart
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Tuesday, May 9 - Thursday, May 11
No pearl necklace?
Come again? @yakkoTDI
@yakkoTDI
/youtube pearl necklace
@jouest @yakkoTDI “Come again?” I see what you did there.
@yakkoTDI Not for 39.99.
/image genuine 1/4 carrot
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If you want a real surprise, go with a bunch of large diamonds.
Ok, it better be called a “bunch of tiny diamonds glued onto a substrate”, but then so should this.
@formfeed Actually, I have a number of women friends who’d much rather have those useful diamond-grit sharpening plates than these sterling-and-bunch-of-cheap-chips things.
Damn, I’m glad I don’t care about diamonds - and that my S.O. knows it.
@werehatrack Stupid Ocelot?
@Trinityscrew Significant Other. Less legally connected than a spouse, but implying that they are more voluntarily entangled than is necessarily the case for the '80s-era gackronyms POSSLQ and POSSSLQ. (Dontcha just love it when people get so caught up in wanting to pigeonhole everything that they invent things like that instead of just using “roomie”?)
@werehatrack I knew it was Significant Other. I was trying to be funny. And I failed. I will take my stupid ocelot and go home now.
Any woman that will put up with me all day for years on end deserves much more than a 1/4 carot diamond and silver. So, I’m thinking I’ll get it for my mother-in-law
@hchavers Not that there’s a quarter-carat stone of any type in here, just a bunch of tiny bits that add up to about that much. And they’re set in Sterling, which often has to be constantly polished to keep it from going brown. Diamond Muse, the name that a competent timeshare sales track knows not to use as a premium to attract marks.
@hchavers @werehatrack Right, so that’s why it’s a gift for the M-I-L, not his long-suffering wife.
@hchavers @Kyeh But the LSW likely ends up being the one who has to silently take the griping from the MIL; maybe not the best plan.
I would prefer a tanzanite, or a beautiful topaz. Or one of the many other more interesting colored gemstones.
I don’t need no stinking diamonds, but I am still a stud.
To be clear, I hold up a lot of walls (by leaning against them).
Where’s the disclaimer?
“A minimum of child labor or indigenous people were harmed during the production of this product”
?
The Walmart price comparison really sells me on the quality of this item.
@The_Tim WallyWorld sells it under the marketer’s brand because they don’t want to dilute the trust they have worked hard to build for Great Valu.
Fellas, this is a hard pass. Even if you’re on a tight budget. Besides being gawdy looking, the quality really will tell someone how you feel about em.
Use only for in laws or half sisters.
Dorky ass fleece shorts, then these…. Oof.
Could I buy this and take it back to Walmart for a refund of 199.99?
@chiefbugbung this goes back like 10 years when I was turbo-broke, but Walmart return policies used to be so loose that you could basically treat it like a pawn shop. If the code would scan, they’d give you money. Store credit at worst but usually cash. So I wonder…
@chiefbugbung If you gave this to her, she might take you back for a refund.
@chiefbugbung The last time I had to return something to Walmart without a receipt they’d only do gift cards for a maximum of $50, but I don’t know if that’s company policy or it varies by store.
@chiefbugbung absolutely not!
I tried to take back a 199.00 Air Purifier that actually came from Walmart and got nowhere without the receipt.
The (unwritten) rule is that if it isn’t on the Walmart sales floor (in other words, one of the many items you must order online for same or next day pickup) they make you find the electronic transaction.
I even called the 800 number sure that they would get me at least store credit (I had W+ membership at the time and they gave store courtesy credits for incomplete pickup orders and all kinds of stuff!) But they (very nicely) said tough luck piss off.
The box was still sealed. Target, Home Depot and Lowes all sold the exact same Homedics model so I tried for store credit at all three places and got nowhere.
(Target told me they do take returns under 100 for items bought online without a receipt but not over).
Every single store cited company policies that are contrary to their mandatorily disclosed public return policy but there is so little budget for regulatory and consumer affairs enforcement they can basically implement whatever policy they want.
Ended up selling it on Mercari for sixty bucks after fees (but I got it as a gift so…)
Everything said about diamonds is true, but I still think they’re pretty. The things for sale today are not pretty.
Nothing says I love you like a piece of jewelry from meh.
I am not A MUSE D
These are the popcorn chicken of the diamond world.
@mcanavino The past-best-by-date, imported thawed-and-refrozen overbreaded nuggets made from formed mechanically separated chicken. (Contains up to 10% of a solution of chicken broth with other added flavors.)
I do think this kind of junk diamond jewelry is great gift for girls little enough they just want to say "I’m wearing my diamonds.
Somebody gave me a “mink” pin (brooch) when I was 7 – it was a piece of hide the size of a cotton ball with two black beads for eyes and a cone bead for a snout and I had a blast la-dee-dah-ing that I was a rich lady.
As my friend’s wife says, “tiny diamonds sparkle brighter.”