The Pound Sterling is about $1.82 these days. Grandma the Diamond will cost just over $20,000.

Now you're talking! I'll bet you'd have enough left over for a nice little plaque for the TV cabinet. "Grandma Jones Memorial Home Theater System".

That seems pretty cool

I'm all for cremation, but I think I'd rather have my ashes spread over a physical place that meant something to me, rather than have the chance that someone's gonna pawn me off because they couldn't pay the rent.

spived2, if collecting them is morbid, what about the rich people who pre-order them? For their grandchildren?

An entire family of stones could be extremely valuable, withstand the test of time, and signify a great responsibility.

Further proof of how the rich can re-inforce their ideas of richness. And lifegem to re-inforce their business.

The body is only a shell. Do with it what you wish. But the memories in a physical form...... what a commodity!

Especially in a society where death is so poorly addressed. I wonder if there are salespeople at retirement homes...?
Can't be that difficult of a sell.

That's just a tad bit creepy....who would want to wear their dead loved ones? =x

As for the part about it being a girl's best friend:

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Bwaaahahahahaha. That is soooo funny, but true. :)

That seems like a better idea than storing someone in a box built to last much longer than necessary, seems a lot more practical and reasonable.

Figured I'd see at least one family jewel's joke.

Yeah that's kind of creepy, but in a good way I think.

I like the idea of having a gem to remember someone, but not a diamond (although I guess that's all you could make from ashes). I'm not really down with the whole diamond trade and the bad business it fosters.

I dunno, I think it's kinda neat. It makes sense since a lot of dead people are in an urn on the mantle. Uncle Herb will just be in a necklace. Not that I really have a preference once I'm dead.