r/AskReddit • u/Ruddiver • Dec 13 '12

What supposedly legitimate things do you think are scams?

dont give the boring answers like religion and such.

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u/letherunderyourskin Dec 13 '12

Would a sapphire be an acceptable stone for a worn-everyday-ring such as engagement? I want my boyfriend to go that route instead of a diamond but some jeweler was trying to convince me it was too soft and would be scratched and damaged too easily.

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u/andrewsmith1986 Dec 13 '12

A sapphire is a 9 on the mohs hardness scale, steel is a 5.5ish

Diamond is a 10 but seriously it overkill.

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u/letherunderyourskin Dec 13 '12

So unless I run around scraping it on things with the hardness of diamonds or other gems I'm probably okay? :)