What other rare stones are out there for an engagement rings?

Date: 1/5/2005 10:20:52 AM
Author: oldminer
You really need to think about 'getting hosed' before you claim that this business does it more than most.  So many people here are part of the business and freely give their time and expertise to consumers so they won't get beat up.  Few other industries have such a good place to advise customers.  Any time you seek out a luxury item you have the possibility of getting cheated.  Try to buy a fur coat, put in a swimming pool, buy a yacht, purchase a high end automobile, and see how well these other industries treat clients.  Many will treat you much worse than a jeweler ever would, but you probably have not reached the stage in life where you have 'been there, done it'.  I just don't want you to think that buying a diamond or colored gem is somehow worse than many other purchases.  When you payf $75 per person in a nice restaurant for $10 worth of food and liquor, you are really being 'hosed' far more, on a percentage basis, than paying $10,000 for a diamond that you might have bought somewhere else for $9,000.  And many of us eat out a whole lot more than buying a gemstone.  Do we complain about paying too much for a finely served dinner?  Not usually.  In fact, we enjoy the experience.

You need to turn the buying experience for jewelry into something pleasureable, not fearful.  We can help you on Pricescope to do just that.  It ought to be something you can tell your friends about with a degree of pride and satisfaction rather than tell them how hard it was to accomplish.