I've spent many years in the jewelry business, over 20 years buying and selling Diamond Ring when it needs to be done? How much will it cost when you have it done? How long will you be without your ring? There is a huge number of convenience when buying local because many jewelers do all their work in-house. This means no waiting and sometimes you can in fact have your ring sized or altered on the spot. Fantasize proposing to your girlfriend and then telling her she has to wait 2-3 weeks before wearing it because it has to be shipped back to the on-line jeweler for sizing!
Other benefits are the warranties that come along with the buy from a local jeweler. I had a customer come to our retail showroom not too long ago with a ring he bought from Bluenile. He brought his fiance in to be fit for the ring and we sized the ring for .00. 2 weeks later she came back and said that she chose to have the ring sized too small and needed to be sized again. Other .00! Now they're up to 0 in added fees and they've only owned ring 2 weeks. Fantasize the expenses you'll collect over the lifetime of the ring! Other issue is the change of missing Diamond Ring styles are very complicated and can be set with intricate brilliant combinations. These tiny brilliant accents are prone to falling out. When you need to have a small brilliant accent replaced you could pay .00 to 0.00 in repair costs. Do you see the repair costs adding up? Most local jewelers value your business, in attempt to keep you happy they'll take care of any costs linked with the upkeep of your ring. If you think I'm being one sided don't worry, I have a lot of inescapable things to share with you about buying on-line also.
One of the other benefits of shopping locally is the ability to see and explore the Diamond Ring the Internet listing from the website that you are shopping with and give it to the jeweler. Ask them to show you a brilliant of the same size, clarity and color, this way you are comparing apples to apples. In some cases they'll match the price and you'll get the best of all worlds together with warranties, service, price and convenience. There are no magical formulas or pixie dust that allows one on-line jeweler or retail jeweler the ability to buy a brilliant for less than their competitors. Retailers and on-line jewelers pay the same number for a diamonds and the going rate is the going rate. So your local jeweler has the ability to sell the brilliant at the same price as the Internet jeweler, you just have to give him infer to. The best guidance I can give you is "Don't make them jump straight through hoops"; if they're going to give you a great deal don't make them work hard for it. Otherwise they may lose interest in the sale and say "No Thanks!". Be honest and fair with them and you may be surprised at how helpful they can be.
brilliant Engagement Rings, Wedding Rings, Jewelry - Internet Vs. SellInternet Jewelers
Ok I know you have been waiting for this, so here it is... Yes you can buy a brilliant for less on the Internet! You'll also save the sales tax. But you need to know that not all Internet jewelers are created equal and you in fact need to come to be familiar with whom you are dealing with. Lets start with some prominent issues. First, you should know that most Internet jewelers don't own their own brilliant inventories. What they do is generate computerized lists from brilliant wholesalers and suppliers from colse to the country and place these lists on their websites. Now the qoute with this is that these Internet jewelers have never seen the diamonds that they sell so they don't know what they are giving you. If you see a brilliant listed on their site and ask them to reveal it to you they have to call the provider who owns the brilliant and have them reveal it to them first so they can reveal it to you. That's fine as long as you are aware of the process.
Now, there are Internet jewelers who do own their inventories and in fact hand agree the diamonds that go on their website. The benefit is that these Internet jewelers have the ability to weed out qoute stones because they get to see the diamonds before they buy them for resale. Allow me to give you an example of a qoute diamond, take an Si1 brilliant for instance. By definition, an Si1 brilliant should not have imperfections that can be seen to the naked eye. However, I've seen Gia certified Si1 diamonds with imperfections that were plain as day when viewing the brilliant to the naked eye. How does the Internet jeweler that's selling computerized lists of diamonds know what kind of Si1 he/she is selling? They don't! That's why its prominent to pick an Internet jeweler who owns their list and hand picks each brilliant personally. The benefit is that you can call them and ask them to reveal the brilliant to you to be sure that it's not a qoute diamond. When wholesalers have qoute diamonds that retail jewelers and Internet jewelers (that own their inventories) won't buy, they list them on Internet websites because there's nobody to verify the problem.
In the end you suffer because you unknowingly buy the qoute diamond. What's the solution? Work with an Internet jeweler that can hold the brilliant in their hand and explore it for you. Or work with a smaller yet trustworthy Internet jeweler who has a pulse on all the suppliers that they work with so they can verify the validity of the brilliant grade. The larger Internet jewelers like Bluenile in fact have a harder time weeding out the qoute diamonds because they sell so many diamonds from these published virtual lists. You're brilliant buy is just Other number to them while the smaller Internet jewelers can spend more time with you on the phone answering your questions and sorting straight through their diamonds. Other benefit to shopping online is the lack of pushy salespeople to deal with. As with many retail environments you'll occasionally run in to the hard-core salesperson at local jewelry stores. If you're the type of person who likes to move at his/her own pace and doesn't like to be pressured then the Internet jeweler is a great option. If you find an informative site you'll have the time to collect facts about diamonds at your own pace without the pressure of having to make a quick decision. You'll also cover a lot of ground very speedily because you can compare thousands of brilliant prices with the click of a mouse. Shopping locally can be a long laborious process while spending hours at each location before going on to the next store.
If you pick to buy your brilliant online wish some things from your Internet jeweler. First is a no-frills return policy, the appropriate for an established and creditable Internet jeweler is 30 days. Next is gemological certification, this is prominent because you want to be assured that the brilliant is graded as fairly as possible. I would only pick the Internet jewelers that display the Bbb-Online Seal. The better enterprise Bureau is a great consumer advocacy group and won't allow any website to display the seal unless their identity has been verified. They'll also remove the seal if the Internet site is abusing the use of the seal or is using unfair enterprise practices. In the end you'll have to settle what's more important, price or guarantees. Some people would never buy a brilliant from an Internet jeweler and some hate shopping locally. There are no secrets or shortcuts but you have to take the time to understand that there are pros and cons to both options. Nobody can say what's best for you and your fiancé but you.
Good Luck Shopping and feel free to sense me for any facts about diamonds or brilliant engagement rings!
Andy Moquin
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