Fire & Ice: Tricking Men into Buying Diamonds for Valentine’s | Union Sq.
Simayof Union Square | 295 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA 3 Comments
“Fire & Ice” is a free seminar on romance and diamonds for men who feel like a deer caught in the headlights when it comes to buying jewelry and don’t have anyone to show them the ropes.
Love Coach, Joy Nordenstrom and Simayof Jeweler’s Ambassador and Diamond Consultant, Irv Spivak will impart uncensored dating advice and school you on how (and when) to get the best sparkily present for your special lady or dude. They promise it will be informative and won’t just be a big long sales pitch.
When: February 9, 2010 at Noon and again at 5:30PM
Where: Simayof, 295 Geary St. corner of Powell, lower level, San Francisco, CA 94102
Who: Gentlemen of all ages over 18, single or married.
Why: Because our Fathers have let us down when it comes to this most important topic
How much? FREE
RSVP to simayofnews@simayof.com or by phone to 415/345.4169
Do you want to be the best partner you can be? Learn more about how to WOW and WOO her from day one to your 50th wedding anniversary and beyond. Laying the foundation for a lifetime of passion comes a little easier with a little guidance and wisdom from the Love Coach, Joy Nordenstrom and Simayof Jeweler’s Ambassador and Diamond Consultant, Irv Spivak.
If you dread walking into a Jewelry store and looking like a deer caught in the headlights this is the seminar for you!
If you feel lost on your first date this is the seminar for you!
If your love life needs spicing up, this is definitely the seminar for you!
We will address questions like: how to behave on your first date, when to call her after the first date, what is an appropriate first gift, how do I know what kind of engagement ring to buy her and many more. At the end of the hour, there will be an open forum to ask the questions you might never ask if women were in the room. We will reveal our best, uncensored advice to you. Come loaded with questions and receive the personal attention from our professional Love Consultants. No sales pitches, just a comfortable space to discuss your burning issues.
Light refreshments served.
Email simayofnews@simayof.com or call 415-345-4169 to RSVP
Cost: FREE*
Tags: advice, dating, Free, jewellery, jewelry, love, men, relationship, romance, Valentine's Day
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Diamonds = priced way beyond their true value because:
- the price gouging DeBeers monoploy controls most of the diamond trade in the world
- an extremely clever “A Diamond Is Forever” marketing campaign that indoctrinates us that somehow expensive stones = love. At the same time, it precludes an effective 2nd-hand market, because “it’s forever”, right?
You. Must. Buy. Diamond! Must. Buy. Diamond…
And if my diamond isn’t bigger than my colleagues diamond, you don’t love me enough!
Ask any older lady whether anyone expected a diamond ring x times the man’s salary for an engagement 50 years ago. Or diamonds for Valentine’s, dear jesus! Or whether they, in fact, made a big deal of Valentine’s day at all.
I, for one, refuse to be manipulated.
this is one lame event. interesting to consider how/whether this should fit with the whole idea behind funcheap?
johann, thanks for your comment about why this event was posted on funcheap.
i had to think long and hard about whether to include this on the funcheap site – first of all it’s free and it’s right around valentine’s day – also i’ve been to Simayof before (i got my ring sized, but didn’t buy anything) and the two people i dealt with there were not into a big sales pitch and i found to be very laid back and helpful, so i’m inclined to believe them when they say this is an informative workshop for men and not a sales pitch.
so it certainly “could” turn out to be super high sales pressure event rather than a helpful lecture for guys on dating and buying presents, but given my personal experience at the store i thought it was worth the chance to post it with the caveat about them saying it’s not a sales pitch so that men could make their own decision about whether to attend or not.