WALMART RINGS.....

If she loved the ring- who cares?

I could have cared less where FH got my ring- I was just glad that whatever he put on my finger meant we would be spending our lives together.

He could have given me a damn ring pop and I would have said, "yes."

It's from WalMart and I've loved it every single day I think fh was sweating enough about getting on one knee, let alone be worried about me hating the ring because it came from WalMart

At least he bought it for her. I didn't make this big of a fuss when I found out FH bought my ring 4 years ago for his ex gf and just used the same ring for me. I love him and could care less about the jewelry.

I am pretty sure the OP was not talking about WALMART in particular but the fact that it is a grocery/home goods/auto supplies etc store is the point. It isn't a jewelry store. I am sure the girl the OP is talking about would've been just as pissed with a Target ring. She said nothing about the "morals" or "business practices" of Walmart but rather that her FH has given her a "cheap" ring from a cheap store. I don't know where FH got my ring, and I will never ask where he got it or how much it cost. I know he saved for several months to buy it and to me, that is what matters. He searched and searched for the perfect ring for me and he picked a ring that was PERFECT for me, without my help! He really loves me and that is all that matters; however, I knew that BEFORE I got the ring from him. Everyone has separate tastes of course, but a war over Walmart or Target has nothing to do with the OP. When it comes to proposals and rings, EVERY ONE is different. We all have different salaries and come from different backgrounds so every situation is different.

Yeah, I wouldn't want a ring from there. We don't buy ANYTHING from Walmart for many reasons (low quality, poor treatment/pay of employees, importing most items from overseas) so no way in heck would I want to buy such an important item from there.

Like several others have said, it's not about the money spent. I would have been ok with a used ring, or a lab-created stone, as long as it was a quality piece.

I agree it's the thought that counts and the effort, but I just have a problem supporting Giants like Wal mart as a whole. Being a small business myself, I pretty much only patronize local independent restaurants, pet supply shop, etc. every opportunity I can and avoid Wal mart.

If she really "loved" her ring what difference did it make what store it came from or what anyone's opinion of it would be?

Also, for the record my Wal-Mart ring came with a warranty. I have had no problems with the prongs, the band, needing to get redipped, etc.

@tucker I thought you made a thread where you weren't really happy that he gave you a ring that he was going to give to an old gf at one point.

Hi guys busy day:...She was mad for two reasons 1)that it came from Walmart 2)that it wasn't from a big named store like Zales or Jared's. Knowing who she is..I doubt she has any idea of how heinous of a company it is, the ring could have come from Amazon Target or Khols and she would've still flipped..to her it was about the money..she actually said she was embarrassed *eye roll*...FH told me that she confronted her "fiancé about the ring last night but he(FH) is at work and has yet to give me the full story.What throws me off is that the ring isn't that big and as shallow and she has revealed herself to be I would think that that would be a problem for her not where it was bought at..(business practices aside: I wouldn't care)(@KM & @ Lucy hopefully the picture loads this time.)

@athena I made a confession Friday post about it that my feelings were hurt but ultimately it's just a ring and I got over it in a day. Actually WW is the only people I've told.

Eek sorry! I forgot it was on a CF! I'm glad you were able to get over it It's the FH that's important, not the ring!

Well, maybe she was so excited when she got proposed to then once the excitement wore off, she had "ring regret"? Just trying to see her point of view. Either way, pretty shallow and hope her FH doesn't stand for it. She is still a bitchy person for saying she is "embarrassed"!!

My only concern would be the quality of the ring-- I fully intend to wear it 24/7 for *decades*, and there'd be just too much symbolism in a broken engagement ring for me. But if DH trusts the quality, I trust him.

Wallmart Vs. Beverly Hills Store?

Well, it depends on you and your fiance...

That person sounds selfish in my opinion. I personally got a Walmart engagement ring that's sterling silver with crystals that look like diamonds. I actually am the one that told him not to splurge on real diamonds, that he could get something just as beautiful for way less and save money (especially since we are paying for our own wedding and a K-1 visa to get him here from the UK). It isn't the cost of the ring that matters, its the fact we are getting married that does.

Uh, before i read ALL of the comments i want to say that walmart does carry REAL diamonds. so im not sure what her deal is. and even if her ring wasn't "real", who cares. maybe thats all her fh could afford at the time,....just because a ring comes from walmart doesnt make it cheap. i've never purchased jewelry from there but i don't believe that all of their jewelry is cheap. they have $5000 rings on their website.

I also want to add that my fh got my ring from kohls. and let me tell you....my ring is BEAUTIFUL! It's 1 1/2 carats, certified diamonds and almost colorless. he spent $2500 on it. I said all of that to say that it doesn't matter WHERE the ring came from...does she love it? I knew where my fh got my ring from because he wanted to make sure i loved it before he bought it. we have a local jewelry store that i take it to get cleaned and will have it soldered together and everything. iDC what someone else thinks about my ring from Kohls. the fact that my fh spent the time and MUCH MUCH MUCH thought on a ring he wanted to see on my hand and be proud of is sooooooo precious to me. He loves looking at my ring on my hand more than i do (lol, thats impossible but just explaining) in my personal opinion, she should be thankful and happy that he bought her a ring....some women would DIE to have their BF propose with ANYTHING!!!

My first engagement ring was a custom ring designed by husband with a jeweler. My stone, a hot raspberry pink tourmaline, got busted and could not be replaced. My husband agreed to have a garnet put in it. Sorry but not the same thing and I didn't like it. I finally broke down about 4 months before our wedding and told him I hated my engagement ring. He told me that he was going to go look for another ring. I am cheap and I will admit it. We had just bought our house and we were starting to renovate it, plus paying the last of the wedding. I begged him not to go over a $1000 for another ring. We went looking for tools that he needed to work on the house and we happened to stop in at a pawn shop. I glanced over in a case to look at the rings. I saw a beautiful set and it was $1000 even. I mentioned to my husband and he said absolutely not and that was the end of it. A couple of weeks went by and he still hadn't found anything that we liked that was in our price range (I refused to budge on the $1000 limit). He finally just gave me the money and told me to go purchase the bridal set at the pawn shop. When I got there they were having a huge jewelry sell and sold me the whole bridal set for $600. While setting in my car I take a real good look at it and I notice on both of the rings it says Neil Lane. I google it and find out he is a well known jewelry designer. His jewelry is sold through Kay and Jared. I go to the local Kay jewelry store to get more information on it. They cannot believe that I found that bridal set in a pawn shop for $600 dollars. The gemologist was not there at that time and the associates told me that my set started in the $4500 range depending on size of stone and so on. Well I had my ring appraised at another jewelry store by a certified gemologist so I could get it insured. My set is insured for $8000. I don't care about my bridal sets history. I know it's future is bright right on my finger and I would never in a million years pay that much for a bridal set. We took my first engagement ring apart and gave the garnet to my brother to set in a ring for his girlfriend since it was his birthstone. We set the other stones that were in my first engagement ring into studs that I wore on our wedding day. The setting I am going to make into my mother's ring after I graduate from college and the house renovation slows down a bit. I don't know how much my first engagement ring cost my husband and I never have asked. I would of been perfectly happy with a Walmart ring.

My ring was from Walmart i choose the ring for engagement to have sentimental thoughtfulness for Christmas. The price doesn't matter. My price of the engagement ring was under $10. I love my ring and sure makes me proud to show it off my friends. The future wedding bands will be gold tho to bless them and last longer. The things that matters are a house, food, and water for fiance and I.