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Originally posted by sillygirl
I think the two month's salary thing came a long while ago, not necessarily by jewelers. I thought it was along with the idea that if the man left for whatever reason, the woman could sell her ring and still survive.
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I'm almost 100% sure that the two months thing came from the diamond industry along with a lot of other incredibly sucessful marketing schemes. I have a really interesting book at home all about the diamond industry. It's a really interesting read:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books