The Modern Materialist

I'd rather have jewelry than a tattoo because jewelry comes off.  Doesn't match?  No problem, leave it at home that day.  Tattoos are just not quite as removable.

I can take the jewelry off!

The jewelry is not going to change shape as I get old and saggy.

I would rather have jewelry than a tattoo because my body is a temple and no graffiti is allowed on the temple!  A little gilding wouldn't hurt though ;)

two benefits jewelry has over tats: first, i can still donate blood in the 12 months after getting jewelry.  second, the legal field is still very conservative, and tattoos are more likely to be frowned on than something removable.

my husband is jewish.  if i got a tattoo (i'd really like one), he would be offended; his grandfather was in nazi concentration camps, where they got those horrible number tattoos, and now all tattoos have that association to him.

plus, i'm an eco-friendly enthusiast, with a deep commitment to not purchasing anything that isn't sustainable or eco-friendly (killer... i want to go to target, but my commitment runs deep!)  i'm always looking for cool, earth-friendly products to try (and blog about), and i'd be excited to give these a shot.  

(p.s.  i know you can kill my argument with godwin's law.  still.)

I am already covered in tattoos, so it is time to go 3-D! Plus, layers are all the rage... :)

I'm not getting a tattoo because A) I'm scared of needles and B) my husband has threatened to divorce me if I do.  While the second reason is nearly enough to overcome the first, I probably love my husband enough not to get a tattoo.

Wow, those bracelets are hot! I'd love a similar tattoo, but I'm totally afraid of the commitment! I mean, really, what I would have chosen last year for a tattoo, I probably wouldn't be so into this year.  What I would have chosen five years ago, definitely wouldn't be so hot right now. And if I had gotten a tattoo 10 years ago when I turned 18 - I'd be peeling of my flesh if it was still there today. (Sorry for the mental image!)

However, the bracelets, they are a commitment that I can make.  I'd wear them out to dinner. Don't like them by the time the appetizer comes, well, then, off they go! The world of fashion is ever-changing, and it's important to stay fresh - and boy, those bracelets are fresh!

Because I'm fickle!  When I was a teenager a friend of mine had parents who were bikers and were heavily tatooed.  They offered to buy her first tattoo for her 16th birthday but they had a family rule about the process and it went like this, you had to figure out what you wanted and where you wanted and all the precise details, then you had to put it in an evenlope in the back of your underwear drawer for a year.  A year later, if you wanted the exact same thing in the exact same place with no changes just as badly, could get it.  But if you wanted anything different, any small thing, back into the underwear drawer it went for another year.

Well me, I've never had any idea or concept that I haven't wanted to change after a year.  So permanent tatoos are not for me!  But the idea of magically transforming your skin and masking it, if only for a moment or an evening?  Ideal!  

You can't rip a tattoo off and throw it at someone in a fit of rage...

I have to cover tattoos at work - and I live in Florida, which has an estimated 3.75 days a year in which is it cold enough to wear sleeves. But, the bracelets look amazing and would be perfect for my 9 to 5!

Because there is nothing I love enough (well except maybe Paul.... ok and you) to have it permenantly inked on my body.  Things I might like now, oh like a princess crown or little heart would look extremely silly on a 40 year old.  This jewelry, however, would stand the test of time a little better.

O yes.. and OUCH!