The whole diamond business is a criminal conspiracy to limit supply and thereby keep prices artificially high. Part of the conspiracy is to convince women that they NEED diamonds.
That, and that what’s dug out of the ground is somehow intrinsically better than something lab made that is identical.
#23 Ron White: The DeBeers people are almost saying what they really mean.
You remember the old DeBeers slogan, “Diamonds are forever.”
Then they changed it to “This year, take her breath away.”
The new slogan is “Diamonds. Render her speechless.”
Why don’t they just come out and say it: “Diamonds. That’ll shut her up..... For a minute”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrYB-ZvIuPE