Average price of an engagement ring?

[Cardinal026]

When my sister got engaged her ring was very simple and cost $1500. Her fiance worked at the UPS store and they were 19, so that seems high to me for kids so young and broke. When my best friend got engaged, she split the cost with her fiance to make sure she got the ring she wanted since he didn't have a lot of money, and in the end the ring was about $6000.

I personally would rather not have a ring worth two months of my boyfriend's salary. I know you can get jewelry insured, but I lose everything, and I don't want to be a stress monster every day from wearing precious stones! I just want to enjoy something pretty on my finger.

[valkyrie]

$0.

[KSigkid]

If you're buying one, go to a jeweler you know, and you won't get ripped off. Go to a random jewelry store, chances are you'll get ripped off.

As far as prices, I'm not going to say how much I spent on my wife's ring, because I think it's no one's business, a personal thing. My wife liked it, I liked it, and that's really all that matters.

[shinerbock]

The average for my recently engaged friends seems to be in the 8-12k range. There are a couple outliers like 6 or 17, but for the most part it seems to hover around 10.

[Wine&SilverBlue]

I'm a girl, so I don't plan on buying one. Just curious

[AlexMack]

Just for reference: the two months salary thing is Debeers propaganda. Don't listen to it.

[kddani]

Had a date with a guy tonight who was previously engaged (it's amazing how many people I know that have been previously engaged). Somehow it came up in a roundabout way. He spent $15K on the ring. and that's when he was an asst. golf pro instead of a head golf pro like he is now...

I think I would be rather intimidated to wear something worth that much. But that's just me.