Headlines

Guy Seeks Donations to Buy $15,000 Engagement Ring

Published

8 years ago

April 6, 2017

INSTORE Staff

It’ll be a ring “that WE ALL can be proud of.”

It’s a nice sentiment: A guy in Atlanta wants to buy his intended a $15,000 engagement ring.

The thing is, he wants to buy it with other people’s money.

Mashable reports that William Oliver, 30, is trying to crowdfund the jewelry purchase.

He writes on his GoFundMe page that his girlfriend, Alexandra, surprised him with 30 gifts for his 30th birthday.

“So I need a more innovative way to show my appreciation while incorporating friends and family,” he explains.

He says this is a chance to get involved and show your love.

“All proceeds will go to the purchase of a beautiful engagement ring one that WE ALL can be proud of,” he writes.

For all the publicity his campaign has gotten since it began on March 28, Oliver hasn’t actually made it very far toward his goal. As of Thursday afternoon, he had raised $609.

Read more at Mashable

Related Topics: bridal jewelry engagements

click to Comment(Comment)

Up Next

12 Accused in $9M Diamond Fraud Case, and Other News From This Week

Don't Miss

Should You Be Edgy With Your Advertising … or Play It Safe?

Retiring? Let Wilkerson Do the Heavy Lifting

Retirement can be a great part of life. As Nanji Singadia puts it, “I want to retire and enjoy my life. I’m 78 now and I just want to take a break.” That said, Nanji decided that the best way to move ahead was to contact the experts at Wilkerson. He chose them because he knew that closing a store is a heavy lift. To maximize sales and move on to the next, best chapter of his life, he called Wilkerson—but not before asking his industry friends for their opinion. He found that Wilkerson was the company most recommended and says their professionalism, experience and the homework they did before the launch all helped to make his going out of business sale a success. “Wilkerson were working on the sale a month it took place,” he says. “They did a great job.”