MissDimity
Shiny_Rock
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- Oct 31, 2008
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Hi all,
Firstly a bit about us. We''re from Oz ( Australia) been together 3.5 years (lived together almost as long). I''m 25 he is 33.
We''ve been through a lot. One overseas trip to Vietnam where I almost died, another overseas trip to Italy and Egypt ( which we won through a creativity contest together). Also attended approx 10 weddings over the past 3 years including his elder brother''s last week (they had been going out only 1.5 years)
Anyho, skipping through details, we have been talking about getting engaged for a while ( about 1.5 years), in fact he would have proposed in July on our 3rd anniversary, but his brother proposed to his gf a month a head of us ( and then got married 5 months after). So now every one says "you''re next".
So for the last 3 months we have been window shopping for rings, but I didin''t have the guts to try any on (silly me!, just makes it too official), until I saw the perfect ring.. and at an awesome price too. We go into the store, I try it on.. it looks very sparkly and perfect. We think about it overnight, and the next day we go back, and my bf buys it. Woo Hooo!
It takes a week to be re-sized to a "K", and I had asked for the centre stone to be certified, but the jeweler only gives us a valuation. So, we request a certificate, which he happily agrees to. We are told it would take a week. Wait 2 weeks. It arrives back. All the spec''s are what we thought except the colour. It''s a "TLB" instead of the " J" colour we bought. The jeweler apologizes offers us a discount or to replace the diamond. Although it was a sparkly champagne diamond we insist on getting a "J" colour with the spec''s that we thought we bought. All''s good and the jeweler, apologizing say''s he will have it by the end of the week. ... Two weeks have gone by, no response from jeweler.
A bit upset at this initial start to our "engagement'', with the muck up in the diamond also, no proposal yet.
Also at his brother''s wedding, people were going up to his parent''s saying my bf''s next, and his mum would reply, " I want to enjoy the memory of this wedding first, not another wedding for another 2 years I hope".
So, bit upset at that as well, since we have been together 3.5 almost 4 years and then to wait another, 2 years.. 2011??? , when I''m 27 and bf 35 years.
Anyhow, I''m playing the waiting game now... Anyone else had a problem with their e-ring? Glad I went with my bf, and sought the independent certification, coz he could of easily walked away with the ring and a valuation ( as it looks pretty official), also he would of been ripped off so much as there is a big difference between the cost of a "J" coloured diamond and a "Top LIght Brown" coloured diamond.
Firstly a bit about us. We''re from Oz ( Australia) been together 3.5 years (lived together almost as long). I''m 25 he is 33.
We''ve been through a lot. One overseas trip to Vietnam where I almost died, another overseas trip to Italy and Egypt ( which we won through a creativity contest together). Also attended approx 10 weddings over the past 3 years including his elder brother''s last week (they had been going out only 1.5 years)
Anyho, skipping through details, we have been talking about getting engaged for a while ( about 1.5 years), in fact he would have proposed in July on our 3rd anniversary, but his brother proposed to his gf a month a head of us ( and then got married 5 months after). So now every one says "you''re next".
So for the last 3 months we have been window shopping for rings, but I didin''t have the guts to try any on (silly me!, just makes it too official), until I saw the perfect ring.. and at an awesome price too. We go into the store, I try it on.. it looks very sparkly and perfect. We think about it overnight, and the next day we go back, and my bf buys it. Woo Hooo!
It takes a week to be re-sized to a "K", and I had asked for the centre stone to be certified, but the jeweler only gives us a valuation. So, we request a certificate, which he happily agrees to. We are told it would take a week. Wait 2 weeks. It arrives back. All the spec''s are what we thought except the colour. It''s a "TLB" instead of the " J" colour we bought. The jeweler apologizes offers us a discount or to replace the diamond. Although it was a sparkly champagne diamond we insist on getting a "J" colour with the spec''s that we thought we bought. All''s good and the jeweler, apologizing say''s he will have it by the end of the week. ... Two weeks have gone by, no response from jeweler.
A bit upset at this initial start to our "engagement'', with the muck up in the diamond also, no proposal yet.
Also at his brother''s wedding, people were going up to his parent''s saying my bf''s next, and his mum would reply, " I want to enjoy the memory of this wedding first, not another wedding for another 2 years I hope".
So, bit upset at that as well, since we have been together 3.5 almost 4 years and then to wait another, 2 years.. 2011??? , when I''m 27 and bf 35 years.
Anyhow, I''m playing the waiting game now... Anyone else had a problem with their e-ring? Glad I went with my bf, and sought the independent certification, coz he could of easily walked away with the ring and a valuation ( as it looks pretty official), also he would of been ripped off so much as there is a big difference between the cost of a "J" coloured diamond and a "Top LIght Brown" coloured diamond.
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