how do i get someone's finger size without them knowing

[spartaman64]

As the title says im asking for a friend Kappa.

ok someone suggested that i should stick her finger into playdoh and bring that to the jeweler what do you guys think too obvious? and what sort of excuse can i make up for that

 

does diameter pi work for fingers?

[MarvinKMooney]

Depending on where you buy said ring guess and most places will size it for free after. 
 

you can use your own hand as a judge smaller or bigger the. Yours etc etc 

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

Ask her mother, or her best friend.

[Teddy07]

Doesn´t she have other rings you could take?

[zeusthemoose]

I actually saw something from reddit about this about a week ago. If I can find it i will link it but the two I remember are someone touching everyone’s finger to find one that felt like it is about the same size (not very plausible now) and a jeweler saying that the majority of times (I think 7 or 8 out of 10), it is the same as their shoe size.

[spartaman64]

27 minutes ago, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

Ask her mother, or her best friend.

another country, another state respectively

22 minutes ago, Teddy07 said:

Doesn´t she have other rings you could take?

no other rings

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

1 minute ago, spartaman64 said:

another country, another state respectively

You are saying they wouldn't know? Or you are saying that you can't ask them?

 

I would refute both of those.

[spartaman64]

1 minute ago, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

You are saying they wouldn't know? Or you are saying that you can't ask them?

 

I would refute both of those.

i dont think they would know since she probably doesnt know either since shes never gotten a ring and they are not exactly around to measure it. i guess its worth a try to ask though

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

1 minute ago, spartaman64 said:

i dont think they would know since she probably doesnt know either since shes never gotten a ring and they are not exactly around to measure it. i guess its worth a try to ask though

That's fair. Worth a try, though. Good luck!

[Teddy07]

I am not sure if that works but how about a colored palm print?

You could pretend to look for an picture for your aparatment and came up with the idea of a palm print. I mean something like that: https://www.shutterstock.com/de/image-vector/childrens-hands-palms-watercolor-hand-print-257240707

 

[spartaman64]

1 minute ago, Teddy07 said:

I am not sure if that works but how about a colored palm print?

You could pretend to look for an picture for your aparatment and came up with the idea of a palm print. I mean something like that: https://www.shutterstock.com/de/image-vector/childrens-hands-palms-watercolor-hand-print-257240707

 

i wondered if diameter pi works for rings also LUL

[LubyMoo]

Jewelers have tools that help find ring size. If you take any kind of measurement they should be able to help. Circunference is the easiest.

 

A few ways to do that:

- Ask the person's relatives for a ring they own and take it to the jeweler

- If you happen to sleep together, use a ribbon around their finger to measure its circunference while the person is asleep. 

- Get a toy that has a plastic ring, put it on any finger that fits on your hand, and say jokingly "hey, look how pretty this is! wanna try it?" or something like that. See if it fits or nearly fits on any fingers. If it nearly fits you can then size up or down. 

[NumLock21]

Don't know but wouldn't the height of a person give a estimate of their ring size.

[LAwLz]

On 9/4/2020 at 11:33 PM, spartaman64 said:

As the title says im asking for a friend Kappa.

ok someone suggested that i should stick her finger into playdoh and bring that to the jeweler what do you guys think too obvious? and what sort of excuse can i make up for that

 

does diameter pi work for fingers?

I know this won't answer your question but I'm curious. Why do you want to know her ring size?

 

If you by "diameter pi" mean diameter * pi then yes that works for rings. I mean, it is the formula for calculating circumference after all.

Not sure how that would help you here though, since you probably don't know the diameter of her finger either. Plus, measuring that is way harder than just measuring around her finger with something like a piece of string.

 

 

23 hours ago, zeusthemoose said:

and a jeweler saying that the majority of times (I think 7 or 8 out of 10), it is the same as their shoe size.

That's humbug. Most women have ring sizes somewhere around 5-6 (US sizes). Not many people have that small feet.

[spartaman64]

49 minutes ago, LAwLz said:

I know this won't answer your question but I'm curious. Why do you want to know her ring size?

 

If you by "diameter pi" mean diameter * pi then yes that works for rings. I mean, it is the formula for calculating circumference after all.

Not sure how that would help you here though, since you probably don't know the diameter of her finger either. Plus, measuring that is way harder than just measuring around her finger with something like a piece of string.

 

 

That's humbug. Most women have ring sizes somewhere around 5-6 (US sizes). Not many people have that small feet.

im planning to ask the question (engagment) in a few months and im talking about the diameter of the finger would that work to find the circumference since fingers are not really perfectly round

[TetraSky]

When you lock hands with that person, compare the size of their fingers with yours (without being too obvious about it... can be while you're doing the deed, hug them close but put your head is on the side, looking at your interlocking hands....). It doesn't need to be 100% accurate, it can usually be resized for free anyway.

It's not perfect, but you'll at least know how big their fingers are compared to yours and whether or not you have one that's relatively close to their ring finger.

 

Another way is to just buy a "joke ring", like one of those mood rings and have them try it out. Plenty of ways.

 

 

 

Or... You could always just propose with an onion ring and bring them to the jeweler so they can pick the ring they want and have it sized right then and there.

[LAwLz]

10 hours ago, spartaman64 said:

im planning to ask the question (engagment) in a few months and im talking about the diameter of the finger would that work to find the circumference since fingers are not really perfectly round

Oh I see. 

Even though fingers aren't perfect circles, rings are, and it's ring size you're after. 

Make sure the jeweler you're buying from does free resizing. A lot of them do but not 100% of them. 

 

Good luck! Hope she says yes. 

[JZStudios]

On 9/4/2020 at 2:33 PM, spartaman64 said:

ok someone suggested that i should stick her finger into playdoh and bring that to the jeweler what do you guys think too obvious?

Lol. "Hey, I have some play-doh, wanna stick your finger in it?"

You been hit by, you been struck by, a smooth criminal!

[Letgomyleghoe]

22 hours ago, NumLock21 said:

Don't know but wouldn't the height of a person give a estimate of their ring size.

No because you can be short and have fat fingers or be tall and have thin fingers, or be tall and have fat fingers, it all depends

[Bombastinator]

Resizing rings is pretty easy for a jeweler. Metal is squishy if you bang on it.  Jewelers do this sort of thing a lot, so I wouldn’t worry about it overmuch.  The shoe size thing will get it close enough and resizing can always be done later if needed.

[LAwLz]

6 hours ago, Bombastinator said:

Resizing rings is pretty easy for a jeweler. Metal is squishy if you bang on it.  Jewelers do this sort of thing a lot, so I wouldn’t worry about it overmuch.  The shoe size thing will get it close enough and resizing can always be done later if needed.

The shoe thing is complete BS though.

Like I said, the average woman have a ring size of between 5 and 6 (US size). That is waaaay smaller than the average shoe size.

 

I have seen some posts talking about "shoe size divided by 2 and then add 3" which sounds a bit more believable, but even then it just feels like guesswork or that it will be roughly in the neighbor of a size 6 (which is the standard ring size).

 

Just look at this thread if you want to see how far off this estimate is most of the time:

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/correlation-between-shoe-size-ring-finger-size.157710/

[YellowJersey]

My answer to your question depends on how comfortable you are being arrested and spending some time in the lock up with a rather large man who keeps calling you, "Susan."

[Guest]

Cut off her finger & put it on ice so they can put it back on. 

[dizmo]

Order large. It's the gesture that's important, not the immediate ring fitment. You can get it sized properly after. The jewelry store can suggest a size that's common if they have normal sized fingers. If they're chubbier or extremely thin, mention that to them. 

[AlTech]

Am I the only one who finds the nature of the title to be creepy?

 

Also worth considering some people don't like surprises.