• Pickleideas@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Guarantee you that cat will cost more in the first year than a ring from a fancy jewelry store

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      2 days ago

      You severely underestimate the cost of jewelry. And every cost also multiplies by 400% if you put the word “wedding” in front of it.

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        24 hours ago

        Go to Amazon and search for “Cubic Zirconia ring”. Find one you like and order a pair in the appropriate sizes. If you want something less traditional, drop this cubic zirconia part if the search.

        That can easily get you a pair if wedding rings for less money than I spend every year testing my cats’ poop.

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        1 day ago

        I can never tell when someone is just arguing for the thrill of it or if they’re genuine…

        As someone who’s had five dogs and three cats + been married, divorced, and remarried pets cost more just in terms of money. I bought real wedding bands & engagement rings from a proper jeweler for about $1,500 USD per ring. On the other hand I spent between $1500-3000 in vet bills alone for almost every pet I’ve adopted just in the first year; not to mention the toys, food, etc that comes along.

        I suspect you’re gonna say “oh, well some people spend tens of thousands on wedding bands” which is true, but those are also the types of people who spend five-figures on purebred pets and doesn’t apply to the average experiece.

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          Wow, either your pets have been extremely unlucky, or you live somewhere VERY expensive. Considering those are dollars, I can guess it’s a probably at least a bit of the second.

          My Dutch vet has a “kitten package” which is 550 euros for spay/neuter, first year of (three rounds of?) vaccines and one seperate checkup. I probably spend something like 500 euros on food/grit per cat. Maybe a bit less, it’s cheaper if you have two. That doesn’t include complications of course, or food/toys.

          On the other hand, my wedding ring doesn’t exist because neither of us like rings, so it’s never going to beat that.