He did... several times, in fact! But, I don't like to spend
money indiscriminately, even when it isn't my money, in this case.
If I feel it's not a worthy buy and that it's way overpriced,
forget it. 
No matter how beautiful a piece of jewellery
is, if it's too expensive, walk away!
At one stage, when mom was considering buying a darn expensive
piece, I told her that the price of that can feed our entire family
for MONTHS! 
Or, for that price, she can buy dozens of
Swarovski crystal pieces or, buy almost the entire counter of
costume jewellery at the dept store!
Anyways, Swarovski crystals are so brilliant these days, how many
can really tell the difference and so what if they can? 
I guess I can only buy authentic jewel pieces and not feel guilty
about it if I know that I already have substantial savings in the
bank. 
(OR, if my boyfriend / husband owns a
million... or two... or three... )
