Where do Jewellery come from?

In a recent party, one of our good friends told a joke on where jewellery comes from… and it is not the jewellery store. That where we buy it…here we are talking about where the money for the jewellery comes from. I cannot possibly put that one on this blog, so here’s an equivalent

An older, white haired man walked into a jewellery store one Friday evening with a beautiful young gal at his side. He told the jeweller he was looking for a special ring for his girlfriend. The jeweller looked through his stock and brought out a $5,000 ring and showed it to him. The old man said, "I don't think you understand, I want something very special." Then the jeweler went to his special stock and brought another ring over. "Here's a stunning ring at only $40,000," the jeweller said. The young lady's eyes sparkled and her whole body trembled with excitement.

The old man seeing this said, "We'll take it." The jeweller asked how payment would be made and the old man stated, by check. " I know you need to make sure my check is good, so I'll write it now and you can call the bank Monday to verify the funds and I'll pick the ring up Monday afternoon," he said.

Monday morning, a very Pissed-off jeweller phoned the old man. "There's no money in that account."

"I know", said the old man, "but can you imagine the weekend I had?"

Traditionally in Indian families, it is a gift from parents during the marriage. Subsequently it is from the husband depending on many variables like how much he loves her, how well she pleases him or whether he is having an extra marital affair. Of course, there are instances where women like me buy their own jewellery. Heard somewhere that jewelry is the only thing that can take a women’s mind off wrinkles.

Indian women love gold. This is a widely known fact. Last week the People Daily Online, the official online newspaper of the communist Party of China carried an article wherein it said and I quote “In India it will be impolite if women go out without any jewellery. Among all kinds of jewellery Indians prefer gold. Indians have black skin and wearing gold jewelry can highlight this feature”  The thing I hate about this statement was commenting on Indian skin color in a derogatory kind of way….and the part I loved about the statement was not differentiating between North Indians and South Indians. Take note, my beloved North Indian friends, the world sees all of us Indians as dark, dusky and may be even dirty!!

Gold is just not for vanity. It also serves as an investment. A housewife could easily buy and just as easily convert it to cash. Now for some gold digging into the past. Veterans skip this part… this is for my young and new gold buyers. This list shows the trend of gold price per 10 gms in India over the last few decades... res ipsa loquitur !

1930 - Rs 18

1940 - Rs 36

1950 - Rs 99

1960 - Rs.111

1970 - Rs 184

1980 - Rs 1330

1990 - Rs 3200

2000 - Rs 4400

2010 - Rs 15000

2012 - Rs 32000

Whatever may be the source,... Ladies, go ahead and buy jewelry.!! 

And guys please take note

"All that glitters may not be gold

But gold was the first remote control, I am told"