WALMART RINGS.....

I think of my ring as an investment that is meant to last my lifetime. Of course I would care if he bought it at Walmart. What are the chances a Walmart ring would be around for my 50th anniversary? Not likely.

Not gonna lie - I would be disappointed. Yes, I can be a snob and I absolutely love that my ring is 100% one-of-a-kind because he designed it/had it custom-made. I like special jewelry - pieces that have stories behind them. The more vintage, antique, original, the better. Wad-Mart represents mass-produced items.

My husband knows that I would never purchase jewelry at Wal-mart, so he will never buy me any from there.

My ring came from Kohl's and we picked it out together. I absolutely love it! When people look at it they don't see where it came from, they see how happy you are with it on and how beautiful it looks on your finger. And since normally, the FW doesn't ask the FH where he got it, no one you show it to will. I've been engaged for a year now and not one person ever asked where my ring was purchased. Which is more important? How happy you are to be getting married to your person or how extravagant your ring is? #priorities

My E-ring came from a private jewerller FH knows but my wedding band came from people's and cost $99. As long as she loves the ring and loves the guy it doesnt matter where it came from. The important part is they love each other and want to spend their lives together.

I think it depends on a lot of things. Does he have a minimum wage job, and have to save for a very long time to get a ring? Totally acceptable. Does he have a 6 digit salary and toys galore? Totally unacceptable. While I agree it's not about where it came from or how much you spent on it, to me it's a little bit about how important you are to him. Did he buy you that ring from Walmart, but also buy himself a new gun/bike/toy? Priorities!

It really all depends on the ring itself, also. I bought a fake ring on ebay that is similar to my engagement ring since for the past year and a half, Jared's has had my ring more than I have because of all of the difficulties with their initial crappy craftsmanship. The ring was $30 and was sterling silver and cubic zirconia. It was okay. But the center diamond was off center in the halo. After wearing it for weeks at a time, and then 3 months straight at one time, it started turning a darker color. It really wasn't sparkly. It was just there. I got my real ring back and I was astonished (and slightly embarrassed) by how amazing my real ring looked and how much I missed it and preferred it over the fake ring.

So if this was a ring under $50 that was not gold and not a real stone, it's not going to last. It was discolor, chip, etc. And I do not believe WalMart has the same warranties as big named jewelry stores.

That being said, I used to go to Sam's Club and the diamonds in there looked good, although I never looked closely. They were more expensive, real gold and real diamonds. So I would mind a quality ring from a place like Sam's Club or lower named stores. It would just suck when it came time to get it re-sized, a loose stone, etc., because I would have to pay another jeweler for it. But if it was a cheap ring, it's not going to last. I grew up in a poor family so I know cheap things never last. This ring is supposed to be on my finger every day of my life for over 70 years. A $30 sterling silver ring will not cut it. But a good quality ring will last,

Also, another point - My friend said that she would tell her boyfriend no if he proposed with a ring that she does not like. Her reasoning was because if he proposed with a yellow gold ring, something gaudy and something that was clearly not her style, it showed that after all the time they spent together he really doesn't know her. She wears jewelry every day and never wears yellow gold. And she stays with a certain style. It was also important to her that he speak with her family beforehand, so being close to her family, he would know from his sister what specifics she liked. That kind of makes sense to me. FH knows I don't like yellow gold. He knows I think those opal stones remind me of the gum easter egg candy. So he would never get me one of those. I wouldn't be in the situation of saying yes or no to a ring because FH and I are both people who would go together beforehand to pick one out. Personally, I think that's too much stress for a guy to pick out and I better like it since I'm looking at it all day! I would have hated getting a solitaire, which I'm sure FH would have defaulted to since jewelers tend to start people there. Because solitaries, in my work, would hit on EVERYTHING and I would get annoyed and never wear it. But that's just another perspective to look at. I know another person on here said that this post is just a post to brag about bigger priced rings. But it really just sounds like the cheaper priced ring people attacking the ones who wouldn't buy from WalMart.

@pancake "cheaper priced ring people" do you know the price of everyone's ring who said the girl is in the wrong? You also said your ring is from Jared and you had issues, so much they have had it more in the last year and a half, so I don't see how that is any help in your post to down walmart rings.

I wouldn't want my ring to come from Walmart. I hate Walmart.

I don't care what it costs. Just get it somewhere that will provide service should something go wrong.

I think my ring was relatively cheap. Well under a grand

I strongly dislike Walmart also, but I looked into non traditional stores, and also man made stones before we got engaged. (long story short FH lied about his budget, so I was looking everywhere for less expensive options)

I wouldn't care if my FH wrestle a crackhead on a street corner for my ring. I'm so happy that I found love again after everything I been through. I really don't give no damns, no damns where the ring came from.

Well, I'd be pissed if my ring was from Walmart, but not because of financial reasons. I take exception to several of their business practices and have been boycotting them since 2003.

He's also been boycotting them for several years, since before we even knew each other, so I'd probably be upset with him if he so much as bought a soda there.

It really depends, if that's all he could afford then you can't fault him. But, I do agree with KM when she states that Wal-Mart and "lasting forever" do not go hand in hand.

My ring was $200 and we bought it at overstock. I didn't even care about having a ring at all. I just wanted to be engaged to FH. We know that people would ask to see the ring as soon as we announced that we were engaged. So we bought a cheap, pretty option. In a few years when we have more money I'll get an upgrade in a similar style. It doesn't matter to me if my engagement ring lasts as long as our marriage.

You don't have to spend a fortune on a ring or go to Tiffany's to get something that will last a long time.

It's just walmart is on the complete opposite end.

I can totally shed some light on this because, yes, I have a Wal-Mart ring. I was nosey and scoured the internet to find where my ring came from and when I told him I knew, he was mortified! LOL He said he didn't have a lot of money and looked at a bunch of different place but Wal-Mart had the best ring for what he could afford. It does kinda make you think "okay, guess I'm on Wal-Mart ring status, not worthy of a jewelry store" but then I got over it. My ring is really beautiful and REAL. If it were CZ I'd probably take it off and chuck it at him. Your friend will get over it too.

Yeah, I definitely wouldn't want a ring from Walmart. I hate Walmart and avoid it at all costs. It's not about the money--I'd prefer no ring or a non-diamond ring to one from Walmart. In fact, my FH proposed without a ring--he used an inexpensive necklace that was personally meaningful--and of course I said yes. We picked out a ring (well, a setting--the stone was my grandmother's) together a few weeks later. And I don't know about Walmart specifically, but I do know that the independent jewelry store we went to encourages couples to work within whatever budget they have, so there's really no reason to go to Walmart to save money.

I am late to the party but just wanted to add my 2 cents. H and I have been married for 3 years, when we got engaged we didn't have rings. We later purchased wedding bands from Macy's for about $60 for both. I was in love with him, not the ring. I could care less what was on my finger at the time. NOW, after being married 3 years, having a baby, buying a home, and having established careers...you bet your ass he better not come home with a ring from walmart!!!! That's just my opinion!

I have no idea if Walmart is the same in the USA, but here it's a pretty shitty store. I hate walmart to begin with, so yes, I would have a problem with it. I have no issues with the price of the ring per-se but I think it all depends on the situation. If her fiance is working as hard as he can and that's what he can afford it's fine, but if she's marrying a millionaire who spent $100 or whatever on her ring that seems a lot less acceptable.

Either way: No to Walmart. Walmart makes me irrationally angry. Or maybe it's the other customers in Walmart. *shrugs*

I'm glad Angel called out that humble brag! Just because someone has a 2 karat ring does not mean it's good quality, cut, color or clarity.

I will say that I would care if it came from WalMart. Have you ever seen the furniture commercial with the couple that is disgusted by the look of their furniture so they both start dry heaving? Well that's me when I think of WalMart. FH and I have been together 8 years and of those 8 years, we've only been to WalMart 3 times because I seriously loathe it. I would most certainly take a ring from Kohls or Target though!

I always told H- if you cannot afford a ring with a diamond, I will gladly take a plan band or a CZ ring from Target.