Hi,
I want to purchase a diamond ring for my girlfriend in $2000+ so if you have any suggestion for me so please reply me because I have no expirence to purchase diamond.
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Anyone Have Any Experience Or Suggestions For Working With Jared (the Galleria)?
Started by benn, Jan 08 2007 11:26 AM
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Posted 17 October 2008 - 07:27 PM
John001, on Friday, Oct 17 2008, 03:45 PM, said:
Hi,
I want to purchase a diamond ring for my girlfriend in $2000+ so if you have any suggestion for me so please reply me because I have no expirence to purchase diamond.
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John
[url="http://gmail.com"]Gmail Rocks [/url][url="http://mail.yahoo.com"]Yahoo Mail Rocks [/url]
I want to purchase a diamond ring for my girlfriend in $2000+ so if you have any suggestion for me so please reply me because I have no expirence to purchase diamond.
_________________________________________________
John
[url="http://gmail.com"]Gmail Rocks [/url][url="http://mail.yahoo.com"]Yahoo Mail Rocks [/url]
This is my first time ever posting on any blog about diamonds and I don't know a whole lot about diamonds myself other than the fact that I've purchased a few in the past for my wife.
Since you're looking to purchase an engagement ring for your wife the only advice I was going to give you would be to look at possibly purchasing a diamond "stimulate" aka fake diamond instead of natural diamond (but only after talking it over with your future wife of course).
I purchased my wife's ring about 5 years ago and between the ring and the setting I spent $4,000. While it's a very nice ring, the center diamond itself is only a .8 ct princess cut. I not sure how good/bad my deal was for a certified stone however my wife now wants a new center stone (bigger of-course) and I first was shopping for real diamonds that were going to set me back upwards of 10,000!!!
Long story short I've since order 8 different diamond stimulants (wanted to see the differnces) off of ebay and other websites totaling about $50 and my now has a beautiful ring with a 1.5 ct. radiant that no one knows is fake.
Last note...when my wife were first talking about getting married, I'm pretty sure she would have never gone for a fake diamond. So I'm not sure if your girlfriend would either but it's definitely worth talking about.
I hope some this makes sense and helps someone who's having trouble with their diamond searches.
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Posted 14 January 2009 - 06:43 PM
My shopping experience with Jared is brief, and I haven't purchased from them, but I haven't completely ruled it out either. I'm in the market for a ring for my wife for our 10th anniversary coming up later this year. I started out looking at diamonds and settings on Amazon.com, but even though I think I grasp the basics of the 4 Cs, what was problematic for me is that I need to SEE the diamond and setting in person, not just pictures, to get a real sense of scale and size. I went to a local Jared just to take a look around.
I found the sales people to be very nice, patient, and willing to explain and show me everything. I think a lot of this had to do with the fact that I walked in and immediately said "I am looking for a diamond ring for my wife for our tenth anniversary in September, I expect to spend about $6000 - $8000, and I am willing to sacrifice a little bit of quality in favor of a bigger stone." I think being up front and on the level with them helped set the tone, so it was a no-BS session - they didn't spend a lot of time showing me things I didn't want or wasn't going to be able to afford; in fact, the saleswoman tended to want to show me things on the low end of my budget.
On the other hand, they were really giving me the full-court press to buy something on the spot (it was right before Christmas, so I'm sure they were just especially anxious to ring up a sale), going so far as the saleswoman handing me off to her manager who tried to close the deal. This was after I clearly explained twice that I wasn't interested in buying until much nearer our anniversary and that I would be paying in cash, I wasn't interested in financing.
They did take down my contact information and recorded some information about the type, size and characteristics of the stone I liked (they reminded me that, of course, the exact diamond I looked at would most likely be sold and there was no guarantee they could get another comparable stone), as well as a setting I'd picked out (which was very similar to one I liked on Amazon). They said it would remain on file, all I have to do is go back in and give my name and they can pull it up so we can pick up the process from there.
They said they had jewelers on premises, and that they could turn around putting the mounting on the ring and setting the stone in one business day, or same-day under the right circumstances. The diamonds are all laser-engraved on the girdle so that the stone is easily identifiable. I'm about 95% positive that all the stones I looked at were GIA certified.
The biggest downside is that after I left there, I came here and searched using the characteristics of the Jared stone and found similar or better stones for MUCH lower prices. I even found a comparable setting for about 30% less on an online jeweler's site I found linked through this site.
The most disturbing part of the visit for me was when I asked what the bottom line was, the saleswoman jotted a few things down, pulled out a calculator and recited a litany of charges... "Stone, band, mount, setting, service plan...." and I was like, what is all this stuff you're adding up?
Ultimately, I think I'll probably go with an online jeweler, and make sure that the guarantee and return policy are adequate, and save a significant amount of money (or plow the savings back into upgrading the stone or ring).
I found the sales people to be very nice, patient, and willing to explain and show me everything. I think a lot of this had to do with the fact that I walked in and immediately said "I am looking for a diamond ring for my wife for our tenth anniversary in September, I expect to spend about $6000 - $8000, and I am willing to sacrifice a little bit of quality in favor of a bigger stone." I think being up front and on the level with them helped set the tone, so it was a no-BS session - they didn't spend a lot of time showing me things I didn't want or wasn't going to be able to afford; in fact, the saleswoman tended to want to show me things on the low end of my budget.
On the other hand, they were really giving me the full-court press to buy something on the spot (it was right before Christmas, so I'm sure they were just especially anxious to ring up a sale), going so far as the saleswoman handing me off to her manager who tried to close the deal. This was after I clearly explained twice that I wasn't interested in buying until much nearer our anniversary and that I would be paying in cash, I wasn't interested in financing.
They did take down my contact information and recorded some information about the type, size and characteristics of the stone I liked (they reminded me that, of course, the exact diamond I looked at would most likely be sold and there was no guarantee they could get another comparable stone), as well as a setting I'd picked out (which was very similar to one I liked on Amazon). They said it would remain on file, all I have to do is go back in and give my name and they can pull it up so we can pick up the process from there.
They said they had jewelers on premises, and that they could turn around putting the mounting on the ring and setting the stone in one business day, or same-day under the right circumstances. The diamonds are all laser-engraved on the girdle so that the stone is easily identifiable. I'm about 95% positive that all the stones I looked at were GIA certified.
The biggest downside is that after I left there, I came here and searched using the characteristics of the Jared stone and found similar or better stones for MUCH lower prices. I even found a comparable setting for about 30% less on an online jeweler's site I found linked through this site.
The most disturbing part of the visit for me was when I asked what the bottom line was, the saleswoman jotted a few things down, pulled out a calculator and recited a litany of charges... "Stone, band, mount, setting, service plan...." and I was like, what is all this stuff you're adding up?
Ultimately, I think I'll probably go with an online jeweler, and make sure that the guarantee and return policy are adequate, and save a significant amount of money (or plow the savings back into upgrading the stone or ring).
