Average price of an engagement ring?

[mu_agd]

Originally Posted by ErinKathleenNJ

I said NOT nearly 12k. Read it. I was simply relaying what I had learned on the prices of diamonds. I didn't say charging that much was right, that $12,000 is the bottom line.
[/COLOR][/FONT]

Isn't not nearly 12K something around 11.5K? I don't see how saying "not nearly" means much less.