Millennials are popping the question with placeholder rings.

Millennials are popping the question with placeholder rings. For financial reasons or to let the bride choose her ring later—but to still keep the proposal a surprise—cheaper, temporary rings are trending. Helzberg Diamond’s $50 “Will You? Ring” comes engraved with the explanation “This is a ring, not the ring.” And in the U.K. Poundland sold 20,000 £1 “Bling Rings”—in one week. But not all the options are cheap; some sport cubic zirconia set in gold bands, acting as a deposit on the real thing. (Vox)