03-30-2012, 01:02 AM | #1 |
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Engagement Ring Input?
I've been scouring for months comparing quality, GIA specs and styles.
She owns diamond jewlery already and I've been studying it to get a feel for what she likes and came to the decision of traditional. Edit: iPad didn't get the rest of my post! I was looking at Tiffany rings today and was told you're paying for a name. I also had the idea of having a ring made with her birth month color stones around the diamond. I know this is an intimate decision but I know a lot of you could help me. I'm sweating profusely with aleast 13 tabs open pertaining to the subject. Any online places or stores that sell loose stones and settings that you know of? |
03-30-2012, 01:20 AM | #2 |
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Couple of things off the bat.
1) don't get Tiffany's - the price is for the name and you can get much nicer (and cheaper) rings at a mom and pop jewelry store. B) Read this: http://www.lumeradiamonds.com/buying-diamonds/index iii) I can give you a few recommendations on designers and diamond companies if you'd like. Though I don't know your budget |
03-30-2012, 01:31 AM | #3 | |
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03-30-2012, 01:41 AM | #4 |
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I took my lady out looking at rings about 6 months before i popped the question so i could get a feel of the type of rings she liked and so she would forget about it by the time i did ask her. I ended up getting her the exact one she wanted and she couldn't of been happier.
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03-30-2012, 09:15 AM | #5 |
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My advise from someone that has been there and done that, do most of your shopping in pawn shops and no name jewelry stores. You can and will find stuff that is just as nice as the big name jewelry stores at a fraction of the price.
Don't spend too much for an engagement ring just incase you two decide not to follow through with it. Remember if it gets called off she will be the one keeping the ring so don't spend more then you're comfortable losing for good. Save the big money rings for a wedding band. |
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03-30-2012, 09:26 AM | #7 |
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If your not sure that the person will follow through then your not even ready to pop the questiong let alone get married
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03-30-2012, 10:02 AM | #8 |
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Legally an engagement ring is like a contract for marriage. If she calls it off, she has to give it back. If the guy gets caught sleeping with her sister, she gets to keep it. Lol.
From my experience, that little blue box that Tiffany rings come in is the icing on the cake for women. Especially if they've never purchased anything from that store. Their customer service is second to none also. I might have overpaid but it wasn't anything compared to the actual wedding costs (talk about over paying). |
03-30-2012, 11:10 AM | #9 | |
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03-30-2012, 11:12 AM | #10 | |
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Personally around here I've never heard of an engagement being called off that the man got to keep the ring unless he did something so bad that she wanted to forget all about him like cheating. |
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03-30-2012, 11:13 AM | #11 |
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I have bought a few of those myself........
A pawn shop will come way down from asking price if you make a low ball cash offer. You can buy the ring and have the stone reset into a brand new setting for peanuts if you know where to shop. Nobody will ever know. I did that once and it was a huge savings. I have a large round solitaire that is available for a very reasonable price. PM me if you are interested in detals. -Mark. |
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ok....how is this relevant to my post? lol
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03-30-2012, 11:51 AM | #14 |
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Spend an afternoon taking her ring shopping and you'll get a good feel for what she likes, and if she's ready for the question to be popped.
If you want to surprise her, connive with her bff to go jewelry shopping with your gf and try on rings for fun. The bff can report back which ones she was loving. |
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