Is imitation the sincerest form of flattery?

[michela002]

Just posing a question out of curiosity!

What would you think if someone on PS basically copied your e-ring? I figure there is a lot of eye candy on here, and there must be a number of occasions on which people see someone''s ring, and go to their jewelers and say, "I want you to make mine look like hers." What do you think if someone posts their ring and it''s basically a custom version/re-make/etc of yours, or they''ve gone out and bought your fairly uncommon ring?

Obviously, if you have fairly classic or frequently used setting this isn''t really an issue.

But if you have something a little more unique (even if it''s not totally one-of-a-kind or out there) would you take it as a compliment? Not care in the slightest? Or be a little possessive in the, "hey, that was my ring, copy cat!" kind of way?

 

[ame]

Uh...since I outright copied mara''s band and asked her before doing so....I think it''s great. E-bands really aren''t uncommon so it''s not that hard to have something similar. Mines just slightly different than hers so I was glad it wasn''t dead on.

The only thing that I think would bug me is that if a friend followed my lead and copied all of my jewelery. Not likely to happen

 

[WFPaveChampagne]

really, if you don''t want anyone to "copy it" then you shouldn''t post pics of it on here, right? I would imagine a lot of people come here for ideas as well as support and advice.

 

[michela002]

Date: 4/9/2005 7:36:31 PM
Author: ame

The only thing that I think would bug me is that if a friend followed my lead and copied all of my jewelery. Not likely to happen

Excellent point. I''d be upset if a friend did it, but I think I''d take it as a compliment if someone on PS loved something of mine and so copied it.

 

[WFPaveChampagne]

i would totally be flattered...I can understand the friend copying thing...I would be a little irritated too. If she wanted ideas, i would help her look, but you can''t have the same exact one...

 

[rms]

What if you came to be good personal friends with someone here on PS who happens to have the same style ring as you then?

 

[WFPaveChampagne]

lol, you are screwd...someone''s getting a new ring....LMAO

 

[michela002]

Date: 4/9/2005 7:53

9 PM
Author: rms
What if you came to be good personal friends with someone here on PS who happens to have the same style ring as you then?

Hehe! Well your friendship could only ever remain online, you couldn''t ever meet in case

people saw you had the same style ring!

Or possibly you''d just pat each other on the back for your (shared) excellent taste!

 

[Dancing Fire]

if you don''t want anybody to copy your ring just pick one of these.

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/unique-and-unusual-post-them-here.18524/

 

[michela002]

Hahahaha! Oh, how pretty, I want them all!

 

[diamondlil]

Definitely the sincerest form of flattery! Now, if a close friend of mine exactly copied my ring, I certainly would not be too happy. But if she were to take some elements and tweak them a bit to make it her own, that would be fantastic! That would give the two rings the same flavor without being exactly the same. In some twisted way, it may make me even happier with my ring. In my head I''d be saying, "well if she liked my ring enough to go with the same design, I guess my ring really is pretty." Does that even make sense?

 

[WFPaveChampagne]

Date: 4/10/2005 8:47:50 AM
Author: diamondlil
Definitely the sincerest form of flattery! Now, if a close friend of mine exactly copied my ring, I certainly would not be too happy. But if she were to take some elements and tweak them a bit to make it her own, that would be fantastic! That would give the two rings the same flavor without being exactly the same. In some twisted way, it may make me even happier with my ring. In my head I''d be saying, ''well if she liked my ring enough to go with the same design, I guess my ring really is pretty.'' Does that even make sense?

It makes perfect sense

 

[innerkitten]

Yes it is a form of flattery. My fiances mother just bought the same sofas in the same color that we bought six months ago. I feel it means we must have good taste in furniture

I bet people on here don''t mind if they wind up with the same rings especially since we share sorces and odeas here. It''s possible that two people may have seen the perfect design at the same moment.

 

[MichelleCarmen]

I wouldn''t be upset if someone copying my ring HERE as I think this forum is all about the sharing of ideas and styles.

However, if one of my friends copied a unique one-of-a-kind type piece that I spend time designing, I''d be annoyed. . .it''d be wierd if we were out and about and both were sporting an exact duplicate of one another''s ring! (but we''re talking one-of-a-kind, not plain designs like solitaires.)

 

[MissAva]

Doesn’t that at least a little depend on the ring? For me I would think that though rings like Mara''s are lovely

a lot of women my mothers age have one''s like that from the 70''s (maybe about 1/3 of her friends) and though nice it is not an original, or if you buy a designer ring a Micheal B or Tacori then though it is lovely it is not unique. A while ago I posted a request to show my BF Jennifer’s lovely rings and was replied to that I didn’t need to ask because half of PS has them saved. However if my Bf took time a designed a custom ring/set, like Croi’s I think I would be apt to be upset. I think it would also depend how often I was going to see the ring and if I was asked first. Several ladies here on PS have thin set micro pave RB center stone rings, none of them seem to mind, neither do any of the one who have the eternity set bands. The ring isn’t the thing it is the man and how he is expressing his love for you.
PS I hope I don''t annoy anyone with this post.

 

[MiniMouse]

I would be flattered if Pricescopers copied my ring... but what ring?

No fear, I know it is going to become a reality this year - just knowing that is exciting! I''m enjoying seeing all the bling on Pricescope, it''s giving me more ideas, but poor boyfriend will be exasperated.... the specs are getting higher by the day. I hope his pay rise is good this summer!!! Seriously, I''ll be happy getting engaged, with or without a ring. I feel he''s the equivalent of a 10 carat!

Like others, I wouldn''t be too impressed if a close friend sneekily copied my ring or bought exactly the same one. It''s not the sort of thing a friend should do. However, something similar would be okay, but I''d hope she would ask first, to be polite. I know I''d ask if I was looking on the lines of something similar to a friend of mine, but I would certainly make sure it had some differences.

 

[Momoftwo]

Friends, acquaintances, I might be flattered if it was only the one ring by my contemporary. But, what about future MIL? We picked out my original ring in NY and my MIL (now) had hers reset at the same place in the identical setting right then and there. She does stuff like that all the time. When we go out to eat she always asks what I'm ordering. I've gotten in the habit of telling her I don't know because if I tell her, she orders the exact same thing. I want her to think for herself, but at 73, I don't think that's too likely. Anyway, it doesn't matter now because I upgraded about 12 years ago with a larger stone in a different setting and then reset that last summer. My FIL won't spend the money anymore for jewelry so she can't copy this one. I was kind of angry at the time because I felt she was trying to compete with me for some reason, but it wasn't worth the scene it would have caused if I'd said anything.

 

[michela002]

Date: 4/11/2005 6:29:26 AM
Author: Momoftwo

We picked out my original ring in NY and my MIL (now) had hers reset at the same place in the identical setting right then and there.

Wow. Yeah that would NOT be flattering, that would be madenning!

 

[fountainfairfax]

Date: 4/11/2005 6:40:56 AM
Author: Indecisive

Date: 4/11/2005 6:29:26 AM
Author: Momoftwo

We picked out my original ring in NY and my MIL (now) had hers reset at the same place in the identical setting right then and there.

Wow. Yeah that would NOT be flattering, that would be madenning!

I think we need to start a MIL thread- when we announced our engagement my former MIL was very excited & happy but then stopped dead in her tracks and said "How come you never bought me anything like that?" I thought she was talking to her husband but it was directed at my Fiance!!!!!
She wouldn''t let it go..."I''m your mother, why don''t I get a ring like that? When it''s my birthday there better be something close to that for me...." She wasn''t kidding! Oh well, this is the same woman who wore a Victoria''s Secret strapless dress to our wedding, two fisted drinks in the receiving line and fell flat on her butt on the dance floor. I do have to say she was huge supporter of mine when we were getting divorced, but her advice "to get pregnant right away so he can''t go through with this" was a little much. I actually miss her!

 

[michela002]

Hahahahahahaha! Oh my! She sounds like a ... uh ... character.

 

[diamondlil]

Date: 4/11/2005 7:39:14 AM
Author: fountainfairfax

I think we need to start a MIL thread . . .

I think this is a great idea. I''ve had quite a few zingers from my MIL over the past 20+ years (not even related to jewelry).

 

[innerkitten]

fountainfairfax, OMG thats a very weird thing for a mil to say to her son. Well when we got engaged my future miL kept mentioning that she thought my fiance had spent too much on the ring, and why did he spend so much etc... and why didn''t he just go to Macys and get a cheaper one instead. The nerve, lol.

 

[MissAva]

Date: 4/11/2005 12

3

7 PM
Author: innerkitten
fountainfairfax, OMG thats a very weird thing for a mil to say to her son. Well when we got engaged my future miL kept mentioning that she thought my fiance had spent too much on the ring, and why did he spend so much etc... and why didn''t he just go to Macys and get a cheaper one instead. The nerve, lol.

Well I hope you only buy her inexpensive things from Macy''s as gifts.....I mean why bother and she certainly cant say anything. That would hurt my feelings I would be torn between trying to be the better person and dive takling her and telling her that it is best not to say antyhign if once can think of nothing pleasent to say.

As for you MIL expecting a spiffy ring....that is her husbands job not her sons...

 

[Kaleigh]

innerkitten,
Macy''s??

Oh NO!!! MIL''s are just too much aren''t they???