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Old 08-13-2006, 12:13 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by MsSparkie
So are diamonds.
Exactly. A commodity that could sell at many times less money if it were a free market. But hyped into a status symbol. Even Carrie Bradshaw's entire life was about getting that diamond. Commodity with social status.

Unfortunately, knowing this can take so much of the fun out of possessing that status symbol.
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