Erin & Regan's South American Adventure
We bought an emerald!
or at least we hope so! We´re hoping it´s not an expensive piece of glass.
The long story is that after visiting la Palacio de la Inquisición, we went to the emerald store and arranged for them to make a white gold ring with an emerald we picked out.
The next day we returned and found the ring was too big and that we no longer liked the emerald. Part of the problem was that an emerald needs more protection than a diamond (being weaker) so the setting we chose was not possible. As a result a thicker setting was used and we didn´t like it as much.
With true salesmanship they persuaded us to buy a larger, higher quality (we hope) emerald for the cost of the ring. Our bargaining skills were honed to perfection, as we dithered they slowly lowered the price. Hopefully that´s not a bad sign.
And now, the moment you have all been waiting for... The emerald itself!
ross: ooooh we do like bling! nice:) (02/08/07)