Jostens or Wal-Mart: The Big Class Ring Debate

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As a Senior in high school, I got my senior class ring last year and I tell you what, it was not a pretty sight when my mom got the bill every month, my ring was $305.00 and it wasn't even what I wanted!! It was later that I learned, Wal-mart does class rings also! So I thought I would do a little bit of research and see which place is better to go tofor a class ring.... I will compare the same exact ring between each place and see which one costs less and makes more sense to buy....

 Josten's

Royale (A12)

US$ 330.95  

 That price is not including any add-ons or anything else you want on your high school class ring.

Wal-Mart

 Her Classic Oval PersonalizedThis is a very similar ring sold at Walmart.

$249.82 (That's with any kind of personalization you want and everything included, 10 K white gold)

Isn't it crazy how you can go to Wal-Mart and get a ring with everything and anything you want on it except the name jostens on a cheap little black ring box? Sure, you couldn't do the ring ceremony, but who really wants to get all dressed up and do thast? The other thing is with Wal-Mart, it's right down the street, jostens is in another part of town. It really makes me mad that I could have had a ring I ACTUALLY wanted for less money than a ring i don't really even like. The other thing about jostens design a side thing is that if that particular ring style doesn't have the symbol you want, you can't get the ymbol, you have to pick one that goes with that ring style! So, lovelies go to Wal-Mart and get the same thing for a lesser price.

Thanks For listening =) This has been blogging with Caity =)

 

Member of the Progressive U Alumni Association

My high school did rings sophomore year. They came to the school and handed out catalogs. I'm not sure if there was a ceremony or not. Of course, that's because my family is a bunch of cheapskates and gets everything at WalMart anyway, and we just waited another year to get it.

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That's Funny, it just bothers me that Jostens over charges so much when you can get something better @ Wal-Mart for less money! Thank you for reading and commenting, it really means a lot to me.

Caity =)

Member of the Progressive U Alumni Association

You're welcome. My only problem was that the person taking the order put down as my size the smallest sizing ring she could jam on my finger, so we had to take it back, wait a month, and pay $30 to get it resized, because we waited too long.

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That's Really ridiculous, my ring is too big.

  I didn't know Wal-Mart creates class rings.

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Member of the Progressive U Alumni Association

Oh, they have nearly everything.

I don't need drugs - I have genetics.

Member of the Progressive U Alumni Association

that's my store, I shop there because I'm poor.
Anyways,
I got my ring there, and I never wear it anymore. Once you get a little older, you'll want to wear rings from your signif. other, college ring, or nicer jewelry, and you'll quit wearing it. Chances are, your fingers will get too fat for it anyways. It happens to the best of us. I still take my ring out and look at it, and it holds just as many memories as its twice-as-expensive Jostens cousin. I am still glad I didn't spend so much on something I only wore for 1.5 years.

As for the ceremony, could you do it with the Wal Mart ring, or with a different ring but still participating?

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