{"id":7468,"date":"2007-12-12T09:13:34","date_gmt":"2007-12-12T14:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=7468"},"modified":"2024-01-22T10:56:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T15:56:10","slug":"trio-sets-not-worth-buying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/trio-sets-not-worth-buying\/","title":{"rendered":"TRIO SETS NOT WORTH BUYING!"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Trio<\/div>\n

Once upon a time<\/strong>, there were trio-sets…<\/p>\n

\nThe 80’s were stock full of them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nJewelers would carry dozens <\/strong>of different styles and would sell them like hot cakes<\/strong>. Really! <\/p>\n

\nA set or two every single night!<\/p>\n

3 rings in all!<\/h2>\n

\nTrio-sets were literally 3 rings sold as a set:<\/strong> A woman’s engagement ring, a woman’s wedding ring, and a man’s wedding ring.<\/p>\n

\nAnd the biggest selling point to these 3 rings was that they all had matching designs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“Look, We Match!”<\/h2>\n

\n3 rings that matched `till death do you part<\/strong>… or the rings fell apart! And it’s true. Trio sets really did make women swoon to the idea that husband and wife would have matching symbols of unity<\/strong> and love, and who wouldn’t love that?<\/p>\n

ME!<\/h2>\n

\nYou see…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trio rings were cheap<\/h2>\n

\n99% of all trio-sets were cheaply made<\/strong>. Most were only 10kt gold<\/strong> (Which means there was more alloy in the rings than gold). The bands were “extremely<\/strong>” thin. So thin in fact, you could usually squish the rings with your fingertips<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nWe were always reshaping them because they’d get bent out of shape every time the wind would blow.<\/p>\n

\nAnd then there were diamonds…<\/strong><\/p>\n

… er, if you could call them diamonds.<\/h2>\n

\nThe diamonds were tiny, tiny small. Very cloudy<\/strong>. And the quality was so low that they were only one step above those industrial diamonds used in dentist’s drills.<\/strong> They actually looked like pieces of salt sunk haphazardly into those really thin cardboard rings.<\/p>\n

\nWant me to tell you how I really feel? HA!<\/strong><\/p>\n

I really feel sorry for those sets.<\/h2>\n

\nThe diamonds were so small in most of them, that customers would lose the diamonds out of the mountings and not even know it<\/strong>. The diamonds probably just popped out when the people would pick up a piece of bread<\/strong> and the rings would bend. They’d never know it until they brought it in for cleaning and inspection<\/strong> and I’d say “You know you lost a diamond?<\/strong>“<\/p>\n

\nAnd they’d be surprised “Really?<\/strong>“<\/p>\n

\nIt was sad, but funny at the same time.<\/p>\n

\nAnd the #1 reason to never buy a trio-set<\/strong>…<\/p>\n

\n…All 3 rings put together would only cost you $100.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That’s cheap!<\/h2>\n

\nIt’s also the biggest red flag<\/strong> of them all.<\/p>\n

\nNow granted, some sets were thicker 10kt gold, and did cost more… And I also saw some 14kt sets too. They were higher up the monetary ladder. Which also means, you would pay ridiculous prices<\/strong> for some of those ugliest cheap rings around<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“But it’s matching!!!”<\/h2>\n

\nWomen still love Love LOVED the idea of a matching band<\/strong>. I don’t know why. Is it romantic???<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maybe.<\/h2>\n

\nBut let me tell you a secret; men don’t care if the bands are matching.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nWomen want flashy diamonds and shimmering gold and beautiful designs. but most men just want a plain gold band.<\/strong> Very few guys want diamonds. And the furthest thing from their mind is finding one that matches hers<\/strong>. That does nothing for him. It’s all for the woman<\/strong>… It’s the whole getting engaged and married fairytale…<\/p>\n

\nLet me put this whole thing into perspective<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

DON’T BUY TRIO-SETS!<\/h2>\n

\nRun away from them.!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nI know they still exist, thankfully they are scarcer now<\/strong>, but they are still out there. You’ll recognize them for their matching designs… And when you do, take a good look at the ladies engagement ring…<\/p>\n

\nThe engagement ring has a bigger diamond in the center… OOPS, forgive me<\/strong>, that’s not a diamond<\/strong>! It’s a gaudy plate of thick white gold and chunky prongs. And in the center of that huge plate, well, that’s the diamond, the small piece of chalk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nYES!<\/strong> That thing that looks like salt in the middle is actually the (cough<\/strong>) diamond. That monstrous white gold head is called an “illusion head<\/strong>“. That gives the illusion of a bigger diamond<\/strong>. Get it?<\/em><\/p>\n

The designs are poor, the quality is poor.<\/h2>\n

\nBrushed gold bands that would rub off after 10 hours of work<\/strong>…<\/p>\n

The rings are NOT built to last.<\/h2>\n

\nWhich is important… Now I may have been a little hard on trio-sets, but the truth hurts doesn’t it?<\/strong> <\/p>\n

\nSo here’s another Illusion for you…<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nNo matter how much money you could save on trio-sets, no matter how good matching wedding bands sounds, no matter how much the gold sparkles and says “buy me!<\/strong>” Restrain. DON’T DO IT!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Keep shopping…<\/h2>\n

\nBuy her a ring that she’ll love and want to wear forever. And ladies, buy him a ring that’s manly looking<\/strong>. Something that will be able to take a beating and hold up. Men are rough on their jewelry. Get him something he’ll be proud of (Like a comfort fit band<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\nMatching or not… diamonds and gold (or platinum) will always look good together<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

\nAnd maybe, just maybe if we get lucky<\/strong>, trio sets will all but disappear<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

\nEven though you can still find them here on Amazon<\/strong>: trio wedding sets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\nCheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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