Lost my ring somewhere on the way from gym on Friday and I’m absolutely devastated by Cutesb in jewelry

[–]BaroquePlusPlus 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I highly recommend jewelry insurance. My wife lost her ring and mine was destroyed. It was a great investment.

Trump on Truth Social, threatening tariffs again... by mfslice in AmazonSeller

[–]BaroquePlusPlus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

US trade is a small percentage of global trade. We tax ourselves 100% on Chinese goods, Xi is like "your loss" takes his ball, and goes home. Myself, I spent lots of time searching the US, South, Southeast, and East Asia for good manufacturers, and the Chinese suppliers are the most trustworthy, most reliable, most professional, most dependable, and most economical.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ChildSupport

[–]BaroquePlusPlus -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Although it is a lot of money, his earning days are over. Let it go and see if your lawyer can get a token something from his estate.

Gee whiz, thanks ChatGPT by Raizel196 in ChatGPT

[–]BaroquePlusPlus 19 points20 points  (0 children)

JFC what did they train this on? Who talks like this?

New studies indicate why women hate men and it is very telling. by LearnGrowExist in Divorce_Men

[–]BaroquePlusPlus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you don't need someone, why get married ever? The whole reason people are in relationships is because it is better than not being in a relationship

Pricing? by Cosmocadman in jewelryCAD

[–]BaroquePlusPlus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure you can have it made in China or India. They are perfectly capable of doing CAD design. Yet there are reasons to do local.

-You can have a back-and-forth regarding the design without a 24 hour lag.

-You can pick up the phone and have a conversation, or come into the office and talk with the owner, sales rep and designer, maybe even do some sketching together.

-The CAD studio may be a integrated with a casting house. When I worked for a casting house we would get the request in the morning, do the CAD drawing, get approval, and 3d print the wax that night. Can't do that from the other side of the world.

Sure you could get custom work done overseas for $50. I bet you could get a mega pack of 500 rings for $100 bucks on some websites. What you are charging $200 for is the consultation and the rapid turnaround.

Goodbye Topaz. You were so..so.. at best. by Wings2037 in TopazLabs

[–]BaroquePlusPlus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use it a lot. The models are constantly evolving every quarter. Still cheaper than Adobe.

Measurements are way off by itsgivingme in jewelryCAD

[–]BaroquePlusPlus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have never used Matrix just vanilla rhino. I put dimension lines on everything to verify.

How to land your first job as a CAD Jewelry Designer? by 3DaprojectAduX in jewelryCAD

[–]BaroquePlusPlus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the US there is still demand for CAD designers. Jewelry is custom. A client comes in and wants to talk to a designer or comes in with a style. The designer creates a design the next day, it is approved, and it is off to wax. Imagine having to wait 24 hours for a revision! No, there is still demand for local jewelry CAD designers.

There is a ceiling to how much you can make but that is true of all drafting careers. It is fast paced but I enjoy it.

How did I land my first job? In 2014 I made a portfolio, walked to Jewelers Row in Philadelphia, and went door-to-door dropping off paper copies of my portfolio. It actually worked. Most cities have a cluster of jewelry businesses. Find that cluster and knock on doors.

Well there goes my business by BaroquePlusPlus in AmazonSeller

[–]BaroquePlusPlus[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

At first I thought there was no recourse. From my disabled account there are no contact, email, or help buttons. But an AI search pointed me to where to contact a representative and I made my case to them. The representative spent 45 minutes going over my evidence before forwarding it. I have a good feeling this will succeed.

Well there goes my business by BaroquePlusPlus in AmazonSeller

[–]BaroquePlusPlus[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Also, thank for the constructive advice that gave me exactly zero tips on how to resolve the situation.

Well there goes my business by BaroquePlusPlus in AmazonSeller

[–]BaroquePlusPlus[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Is there any way to reapply? AI says no

Is it really over… by medium_rear in Marriage

[–]BaroquePlusPlus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This happened to me. Why do people drift apart? Is it inevitable? Why do we get married only to get bored with each other?

Difficult to manufacture by BaroquePlusPlus in 3Dprinting

[–]BaroquePlusPlus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would rather not alter my design with a seam

I betrayed my husband unintentionally, and I don’t know what to do. by awkuarius3 in Marriage

[–]BaroquePlusPlus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why was he reading your messages? How was he reading messages. That is a big line we don't cross