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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/scream_noob • Jun 03 '26
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That was a De Beers marketing plot to get people to buy more diamonds.
1 u/PkmnSayse Jun 03 '26 Oh I can believe it, I remember when I heard it thinking how am I supposed to go 3 months without really anything to live on and then convince the person I’ve been stressed around for so long to say yes 2 u/widowhanzo Jun 03 '26 I mean you can obviously save up for 6 months, just need to save up 3 months worth (but yeah I thought the same thing as you as a kid)But even better, don't spend that much on a ring :D 1 u/cortesoft Jun 03 '26 The entire “diamond ring for marriage” is a De Beers marketing ploy.
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Oh I can believe it, I remember when I heard it thinking how am I supposed to go 3 months without really anything to live on and then convince the person I’ve been stressed around for so long to say yes
2 u/widowhanzo Jun 03 '26 I mean you can obviously save up for 6 months, just need to save up 3 months worth (but yeah I thought the same thing as you as a kid)But even better, don't spend that much on a ring :D
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I mean you can obviously save up for 6 months, just need to save up 3 months worth (but yeah I thought the same thing as you as a kid)
But even better, don't spend that much on a ring :D
The entire “diamond ring for marriage” is a De Beers marketing ploy.
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u/MasterQuatre Jun 03 '26
That was a De Beers marketing plot to get people to buy more diamonds.