# Would you buy this? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 4, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-this/584335 "2011-06-04T20:38:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Postariti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Postariti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Postariti)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-this/584335/21 "2011-06-06T05:55:34Z")
Here’s a technique some shoppers use. Divide the price by the number of times you’ll probably wear it. $490 / 3 times to fancy parties = $163 per use, expensive, probaly not worth it. $490 / 100 times = $5 per use, not too bad, probably worth it $490 / 1000 times = $0.49 per use, a great bargin! (Imagine a ring you wear every day for years, that kind of thing.) ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-this/584335/22 "2011-06-06T08:32:17Z")
> [@YaraMateo](#): > > Thanks for the advice everyone. It doesn’t have gemstones. That’s why I like it. It’s just gold with a unique style and sort of delicate. It’s hard to explain. If I buy it I’ll post pictures. Please do! I buy what I like. I wouldn’t regard it as junk - if I liked it, I’d make it mine. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-this/584335/23 "2011-06-06T12:01:02Z")
Tell your mom you’re buying it because you like it, not as an investment. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-this/584335.md?page=1)