8 Reasons Not to Buy an Art Carved Class Ring

You're Going to Be Tempted, but Please Pass that Table in the Atrium Right Up

Okay, I'll readily admit that I purchased a class ring from an Art Carved representative who showed up at my law school six or seven years ago.  But it was right before my Evidence final exam, and I was terribly drunk.  I wore the ring for two weeks right after graduation, and it's been sitting in my drawer ever since.  Here are eight reasons not to buy an Art Carved (now also called "Balfour") Class Ring.    

1.  They look silly.  I'm sure people will have differing opinions on this, but I think the general consensus is pretty clear.  They're generally gaudy and they go with nothing.  Not to mention, they're pretty far from cool.  I mean, can you picture your coolest movie heroes, like say Clint Eastwood or Jack Nicholson running around with a class ring?  Probably not.  

2.  They're fairly expensive, especially for someone just graduating from school.  I purchased a 14K white gold ring with an onyx stone for $900.  That's cash I could've used to buy myself a good suit for court appearances, or even used as beer money.  Okay, so your parents may be shelling out the dough for yours.  Still, I can think of a thousand other things I would've wanted to be handed on graduation day.  

3.  Let's face it, graduating from high school, college or even medical school just isn't as big a deal as it once was.  For instance, almost any idiot with the time and money to spend on education can graduate from law school.  If you don't believe me, I have over three hundred names and photographs to show you from my law school yearbook.