Alternative Engagement Rings?
I actually have a friend whose boyfriend gave her an iPod instead of an engagement ring. Well, he didn't know he gave it to her instead of a ring. He just gave it to her for Valentine's Day, but...she wanted a ring.
And, well, they are....working it out.
Little did she know, her little Mr. Romeo may have been ahead of the curve! This past week Selfridges entered the very competitive world of iPod accessories with an iPod Touch covered in black, Swarovski crystals and inlaid with gold and silver shaped in the form of an engagement ring.
This alternative engagement ring might be a thing of the future. Who knows? But could you get away with it? Really? What will she tell her friends, her mom, her aunt that is so hung up over you? You're going to be the guy who gives her a gadget (which probably won't last forever AND will run out of non-replaceable batteries) instead of a potential heirloom; A video game instead of an engagement ring?
Well...we could see Selfridges getting into the alternative lifestyle sect. Gay marriage, second marriage, sixth marriage. These folks would probably enjoy a bit of a twist on the old, time honored traditions of engagement rings.
In this case, your token of love will run you £899. ($1,775.59 (sorry, dollar 
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But, Romeo, if she's not on her fourteenth marriage and you aren't gay, give her a ring.
She'll love ya for it.
