How many members have no adornments?

MACKTEXAS said:
Long ago, I had a co-worker who had a beautiful wedding set of great value. She took it to a jeweler and had it duplicated with a CZ (cubic zirconia) set, which she wore, then she kept the real set in a safe deposit box. That made no sense to me. May as well just have a fake set in the first place and skip the expensive one.
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About 30 years ago my mom & her best friend shopped a Macy's sale and came home with some very showy costume jewelry. CZ but it looked pretty good. Bear in mind, both of these women owned oodles of genuine diamonds and other jewelry.

I asked them why they bought it. Their reasoning: they could leave the good stuff at home when they were out cruising dollar stores (don't get me started), and feel safe wearing the junk.

When I said, "You do realize that you could get bopped on the head just as easily for real-looking junk as for the real McCoy right?" they looked at me with great shock. The thought had never crossed their minds. As far as I knew they never again splurged on costume jewelry that looked like a faux versions of Liz Taylor's collection.

p.s. I own no high end costume jewelry. Never saw the point in paying more than (literally) a few dollars for worthless junk. My jewelry can be converted to cash, if needed. Real diamonds, rubies, sapphires, 14K gold, etc.
 
Not into wearing any jewelry these days, and I I don’t like tatoos either ….. but over 20 years ago I had permanent makeup
and I loved it over the years until it faded away.

Both eyebrows and eyeliner. … too much swimming pool time took it away.

iu
 
JustBonee said:
Not into wearing any jewelry these days, and I I don’t like tatoos either ….. but over 20 years ago I had permanent makeup
and I loved it over the years until it faded away.

Both eyebrows and eyeliner. … too much swimming pool time took it away.

iu
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My sister-in-law had that done about 20 years ago and it sure looked great. I didn't have the courage to do the same.
 
No tats or such things. Only have ear piercing of one in each ear.
Mostly I wear earrings. That is my go-to. Have several bracelets
necklaces I enjoy, but don't wear them regularly. I have been wearing
wrist watches more the past year, they suit me. I like the large banded
large, faced watches :) I have rings but don't wear them often. I am pretty
much simplified with outward appearances. Do what works for me ..
 
StarSong said:
Why in a bank box? So I don't have to worry about being robbed. It costs me $45 a year, I think. I do take out some pieces for weddings and other fancy parties, but those are few and far between these days.

I've toyed with selling some of it, but would rather leave it to my children and grandchildren. They can work out whether they're comfortable wearing it.

Should I need the money down the line, I'll reconsider my position.
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I just carry a rider on my homeowners insurance for my jewelry. I want my jewelry available to wear when I want to.
 
MACKTEXAS said:
My wife's wedding set and other jewelry of value is in a bank safe deposit box. If I had given it to our daughter, she would have pawned it for cash, and I no longer know the whereabouts of my daughter anyway (no current phone or address). My wife's jewelry is of no sentimental value to my cousin who is the Executor of my Will, so he will liquidate for cash the contents of the box. I understand that and have no objection, but I cannot cope with doing it myself, so I just keep it in a safe place.

However, I understand the original question (and the answer) from ladies who have their own jewelry safely put away.

Long ago, I had a co-worker who had a beautiful wedding set of great value. She took it to a jeweler and had it duplicated with a CZ (cubic zirconia) set, which she wore, then she kept the real set in a safe deposit box. That made no sense to me. May as well just have a fake set in the first place and skip the expensive one.
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I understand why someone would do that. The original set was sentimental as well as valuable. If the fake set got lost or stolen, it wouldn't matter but, if it had been the real set, it would have been irreplaceable.

In times gone by, jewellery was considered an investment, you used to see women wearing lots of gold rings, necklaces etc. I know several people who make their own jewellery, often silver and gemstones.
 
Trish said:
I understand why someone would do that. The original set was sentimental as well as valuable. If the fake set got lost or stolen, it wouldn't matter but, if it had been the real set, it would have been irreplaceable.
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Yes, I see what you're saying. Perhaps the weight of responsibility was heavier to her than the joy of wearing the jewelry. One day, it will pass to another, but that's true of all our material things.
 
Messy said:
My mom used to have loads of earrings and necklaces for work in the 80s. Once a burglar came and we just came home, so he fled. He had found her jewelry box, but left it all on the bed. It was all plastic LOL.
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They know their product! My parents got robbed once. My mother had a box with two strings of pearls, he took the real one and left the fake.

Off topic: We live in a small, quiet middle class town with lots of seniors. My son works at the Walmart. They just finished their annual inventory --over a million dollars in loss from theft.
 
MACKTEXAS said:
Yes, I see what you're saying. Perhaps the weight of responsibility was heavier to her than the joy of wearing the jewelry. One day, it will pass to another, but that's true of all our material things.
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Absolutely. I have some lovely old jewellery that has been handed down through the family. I don't wear it because I am worried about losing it so, it's kept in a safety deposit box until, one day, I will hand it down and then they will have the same dilemma.
 
Della said:
They know their product! My parents got robbed once. My mother had a box with two strings of pearls, he took the real one and left the fake.

Off topic: We live in a small, quiet middle class town with lots of seniors. My son works at the Walmart. They just finished their annual inventory --over a million dollars in loss from theft.
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One of the ladies I used to work with was in the process of moving into her new home but, hadn't moved most of her stuff in as she was having work done first. She went home one evening and someone had broken in. Whoever it was didn't bother to take the portable tv or any of the things she had taken over, instead they raided her kitchen cupboards. All the snacks she had taken over to keep her going while she cleaned and decorated, had been laid out on the side but, the intruder had only taken some of them. Either, whoever it was, had left behind the things they didn't like or, maybe, they left some behind for the 'poor' person who lived there.

She called out an emergency locksmith that night and had all the locks changed!
 
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