We just have to put up with the "step by steppers" trained to sell like a monkey.People are receptive to a pitch for impulse buying situations, extra large fries, the family cable package, they'll even fall for the larger diamond ring that will really say you love her.

Haven't found a deal that way yet, but I could probably buy some diamonds cheap that way.

There is a Black Diamond event in Waltham this week that you should try to attend.  

Ann Bellamy has a great one called Black Diamond which meets in Waltham and in Worcester.

You can occasionally find a diamond in the rough though. 

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Finding a bunch of Mercury dimes in a former bank might be one thing, finding a hollow brick in the crawl of a house formerly owned by an embezzler might be another, given the statute of limitations on the crime.Good thing we're speaking hypothetically.The best find I ever made was a stash of rings and pins, all gold and some with diamonds, hidden between floor boards and under carpet I was replacing (in a rental just purchased).One ring was a very old high school class ring with initials inscribed on the inside.

Do you basically have to find one that is a diamond in the rough?

An old timer looking through the jewelry muttered "funny how there isn't even *one* diamond here!"

What are your thoughts on adding a tradeline to my credit history to boost my FICO score.There are a multidude of website which offer the service including boostcredit101.com which offers a diamond package of 3 lines of credit, $80k total line of credit, for upfromt fee of $3,500.Worth it or not?