Why Engagement Rings Are a Scam - Adam Ruins Everything

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...but you'll still end up buying one.

[simontrebel]

A diamond is forever is a fancy way of saying no refunds

[starkiller]

The ad before this video.
“Get your engagement ring at James Allen!”

[thajman]

I got engaged in 1997 with no ring, and for a wedding ring we both got simple bands. In the spring of 1998 we put that money towards a boat and named it “Kim’s ring”. My mother in law and many others were horrified but we had the time of our lives on that boat. We even conceived our first child on it! True story.

[sekiannkitsune]

Fun fact: they used gold band rings before diamond rings.
Gold never lose value and gold rings are affordable.

[jimgeo]

If I've learned anything from Adam Ruins Everything, it's that marketing can be extremely effective when done correctly...

[tyguy]

good thing i stick with the classics.
4 heads of cattle, a chest full of beads and spices, and a slave i captured personally in a raid on a rival tribe.

[jp]

If you want to give her a timeless symbol of love, give her a plastic ring.

[moonsaces]

And it’s this reason that I’ve told my boyfriend to get the “diamond” from my engagement ring out of a ring I already own. It’s fake but it’s pretty (even a jewelry store told us it’s an excellent fake) and more importantly it was my late grandmother’s. We agreed sentiment is more important than money.

[CirnotheGenius]

"every element of the 'traditional' American engagement was designed to make more money-"
would it be an American tradition if it wasn't?

[jazzy-jx]

I like this uncensored version of Adam Ruins Everything.

[LMSPetRescue]

“But we can open a joint checking account?”

Well I’m sold

[awesome_pow]

I just had an engagement ring ad before this video.

Edit: After the video I got a condom ad.

[pierolam]

honestly this got me out of buying an engagement ring so hey he didn't ruin it for me

[emilyminassian]

“It’s on the side of a building so it has to be true!” 😂

[Jia]

If you do get a diamond ring, get a "fake" diamond ring. Use the rest of the money on the honeymoon or buy high-quality things that you will most likely use every day. Examples include knives, cutting boards, towels, rugs, etc.

[biragemirage]

"I'll be talking about how puppies only pretend to love you, in order to mooch off your food supply"
"Who hurt you?"
Lmfao

[georgeszweden]

If a girl doesn't want to marry you because of a little piece of carbon attached to a metal band i guess she's not worth it.

[SoulnsidE]

My now wife found her ring on Etsy for $35.

(Our engagement expense was a down-payment on our house, and a great honeymoon)

[nickt_]

If I ever propose with a ring, I'll do what my father did: buy a good looking ring for less than $50. 25 years later my mother still has the ring and they are still happily married.

[zachmiller]

if your girlfriend wouldn't marry you because you wouldn't buy her a diamond then honestly she doesn't really love you that much to start with