I am not alone, am I?

[AGBF]

Today I needed to touch some diamonds other than my own. I just needed a fresh supply. So I went into a store I had been eyeing when I went to the grocery store in a neighboring town, an unpretentious looking place called, "Diamond Creations" in McLean, Virginia. I looked at diamond rings, both because I wanted to see if a two carat stone still looked too big in a ring and because I wanted to see if any eternity bands looked like one I had seen on Pearlman's site around the time of my thirtieth anniversary, and at tennis bracelets (I still dream of having Wink make me one someday).

My point is that I just needed to go into a store an try on some diamond jewelry.

The urge does not come over me often. I am respectful of jewelers' time and do not just play around in stores...and I had not been into a jewelry store just to try on diamonds in some time. But I really felt a need to do it. I know it's silly. I wouldn't tell this to refugees from Iraq or Somalia if I happened to be conversing with them. But given that this is a diamond board and that I cannot solve the world's problems whether or not I spent half an hour trying on diamonds....I hope others among you sometimes need to do this? Just get next to some gems?

Deb, feeling a bit guilty

 

[Maisie]

Well we don''t have that many jewellery stores here but they all recognise me when I go in. Does this help lol!!

 

[Dee*Jay]

LOL Deb, I spent today playing with settings at a store around the corner from me today at lunch and now I''m thinking about finding a lovely yellow radiant to fit into one of the things I became particularly fond of when I should have instead been sitting at my desk eating a Lean Cuisine...

 

[belle]

deb, i know you don''t post in the actual ''diamond'' parts of this DIAMOND forum but it still is a diamond forum!

asking jewel maddened women on diamond and jewelry message board if they go into jewelry stores to ogle jewelry is like going to a car forum and asking if anyone goes to look at other cars. or, gardeners if they go to greenhouses or brides go to bridal shops.

uhhhh.....YES

the answer is yes.

 

[Madam Bijoux]

I do it at least once a week. Trouble is, I end up falling in love with something and obsessing over it.

 

[widget]

I haven''t met a jewelry store yet that I could walk by without stopping in for a peek.

Whenever I travel, the FIRST thing I do after I''ve checked in is hit the yellow pages to see what jewelry stores are around worth visiting.

If there were nothing else around, and I was in a town for any length of time, I''m sure I''d end up at Jerod''s to look at their wares..

No, AGBF....you are DEFINITELY not alone! LOL


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[decodelighted]

Date: 5/7/2007 5:34:01 PM
Author: Madam Bijoux
Trouble is, I end up falling in love with something and obsessing over it.

Holy Moses ... I felt like this last week. It was like a fever came over me & after a couple o'' wet, hot days ... finally broke.

I was so *relieved* when that one *opportunity* passed - & the immediate sense of urgency was over.

Still entranced - but not OBSESSED. Is that what going into *heat* is like??

 

[Efe]

Never heard of the store but I''m going there tomorrow

 

[AGBF]

Date: 5/7/2007 6:08:15 PM
Author: BizouMom
Never heard of the store but I''m going there tomorrow

Thank you for posting this. I am dying.

Deb

 

[kcoursolle]

You are definitely not alone!!! I stop in a jewelry stone every now and then when I get the craving. I try not to go very frequently though...because as others have said then you start to obsess about something.

 

[FireGoddess]

Alone? Not in the slightest. Sometimes I get great ideas from browsing. And feeling the beauties on my skin.

 

[monarch64]

AGBF, you know the old expression "stop and smell the roses?" Sounds like you just needed to stop and touch some sparklies!

 

[Odilia]

Date: 5/7/2007 6:21:17 PM
Author: AGBF

Date: 5/7/2007 6:08:15 PM
Author: BizouMom
Never heard of the store but I''m going there tomorrow

Thank you for posting this. I am dying.

Deb

So, did the store have a good selection??

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Deb, I did this at Easter. While visiting my hometown I stopped into a swish store, had no intention of buying, just trying. I really enjoyed seeing many designers work in one shop--putting faces to names (as seen in mags/online).

You'll get no guilt vibes from me.......BTW Deb, do you like anything by Verdura? They have a devine 18K gold criss cross cuff that is gnawing at me. Talk about being OBSESSED! I have to STOP myself from calling NYC and having them send it to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.verdura.com/

cheers--Sharon

 

[strmrdr]

nopers...
but lately I haven''t been going and put my collection away in the closet, too depressing :{

 

[AGBF]

Date: 5/7/2007 8:59:58 PM
Author: canuk-gal
BTW Deb, do you like anything by Verdura?

I didn''t until now, Sharon. Thank you for posting the link. I saw the bracelets that have taken your fancy. Very nice. We know I am highly susceptible to gold jewelry, however. I actually buy that! It was my sudden desire to get up close and personal with some diamonds ( which I do not buy every day) that had me feeling guilty!


Deb