Ridiculous things you have heard from Jewellery Sales Staff........

[Dandi]

Wow! I’ve faced this kind of attitude before though, where people believe young women can’t have real diamonds. Did you correct her misconception?

I did, and she just sort of scoffed at me. Once I had a quote for her I called her to let her know the cost, and she was gobsmacked at how much it would cost her, telling me the price was 'absolutely ridiculous'. Cest la vie, sweetcheeks!

 

[Demon]

Ok maybe this only applies to me

You will really love this halo
(Trying to get me to try on a Diana/ Kate saphire ring )


I am not a halo kind of girl

Side stones yes
halo nope

I'm not a halo lover either. They're often quite beautiful, they just aren't for me.

 

[pricescopenewbie]

For a while I was into this cut corner square shaped brilliant cut diamond well... here is an example in case I confused you:

0.57 Carat square radiant diamond

This square radiant cut 0.57 carat I color vs1 clarity has a diamond grading report from GIA

www.jamesallen.com

I wanted to try my luck in a local store before I decided to order one online as it's always a pain for me to handle shipping and potential returns of high dollar orders.

I went to the store (reputable, good reviews online), showed them pictures of the diamond on my phone, and they said right away "oh we have something like this". I waited excitedly for them to bring out the diamonds, and only found out they were just crushed ice radiant. After I pointed out those were not the same cut, the sales gal looked at me with a "you don't know what you talking about" look, and told me in an exaggerating tone they looked exactly like my pictures. At the same time a couple other sales girls gathered around her and agreed with her. I was thinking at that moment what a pity they didn't try a career in Hollywood they could win Oscars!

It was not the first time I visited that store and saw them do nasty things to other customers. They have a couple senior sales ladies that I like- honest and knowledgeable. They hired new people a few years ago, and I started to see a change of vibe. Worst part is that these innocent customers thank these guys for selling them overly priced low quality jewelries. Those nasty sales tricks work, I guess.