thoughts on these 2??

Date: 10/19/2005 11:32:50 PM
Author: kaleigh
#1 gets my vote. Like the depth and the IS better than #2. This is the first time I have ever disagreed with Storm, yikes. But like he said what is the cost factor???

Date: 10/20/2005 10:29:18 AM
Author: novice_buyer
dimensions are:


#1 - 7.49x7.52x4.54


#2 - 7.48 x 7.51 x 4.60

Date: 10/20/2005 2:22:48 PM
Author: belle

the hearts for the aca are going to be perfection. that is why the are not posted on the website. here is a link about hearts images for wf.

Date: 10/20/2005 4:50:14 PM
Author: JohnQuixote


Thank you Belle. The clarification is appreciated.

Novice_Buyer I sent you a PM. Belle is correct but I will have the hearts tasked for you if you would like to see them anyway.

Date: 10/20/2005 5:19:56 PM
Author: belle

Date: 10/20/2005 5:49:48 PM
Author: belle
strm, you've made it clear that you would pick the lower priced stone. you know exactly what aca hearts look like. what in the hearts is going to change your decsion?

Date: 10/20/2005 6:12:00 PM
Author: strmrdr



Well if the aca's hearts look $500 better of course then it would win.
hmmmm what do $500 better hearts look like.
We might find out, might not.
Its another piece to the puzzle and the puzzle is never done until all the pieces are in place and the person buying it is comfortable with it.

Date: 10/20/2005 7:18:49 PM
Author: Dancing Fire
i agree with strm...
WF always been shy about showing their ACA hearts.  i know,i know,they're all suppose to be perfect. so...why not show them?

Date: 10/20/2005 8:33:48 PM
Author: strmrdr
Before this thread goes in a direction I didn't intend I want to say a few things.

1. every ACA heart image Iv seen has met Brian's guarantee for true h&a
2. every ACA heart image Iv seen has met my standard for true h&a
3. To say they all look the same is not true and that is not what the guarantee is. The guarantee is they will meet Brian's standard for true h&a which is very high.

I dont think this one will be the exception.

Date: 10/20/2005 9:05:31 PM
Author: aljdewey



DF....that's a crock of what makes the grass grow.

WF has NEVER been shy about showing their ACA hearts. They HAVE been unwilling to invest a boatload of time photographing hearts images just to satisfy one particularly vocal and insistent faction here.......who is not even in the market for a diamond.

If I were a Toyota dealer, I'm fine taking anyone who's a potential BUYER for a test drive in the Corolla of their choice. Maybe even two. But I'm not about to have a pedestrian bystander who's not even in the market for a car demand a test drive of every single Corolla on my lot just to satisfy himself that the quality is consistent. As far as I'm concerned as the dealer there....I don't care if he believes or not if he ain't buying.

Date: 10/21/2005 4:32:54 AM
Author: Dancing Fire
Alj
oh yeah...how many ACA hearts of the actual stone have you seen posted here on PS?

DF.....what relevance does that question have to ANYTHING?  What gets posted on PS has more to do with what CONSUMERS post...not what vendors post.  In fact, if vendors were to begin littering the forums with their own images, it's likely they would run afoul of the rule on self-promotion.

Case in point....here's the link from when I got my stone:  http://www.pricescope.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=11146&forumID=3&catID=&search=1&searchstring=

Take a good look, DF....there's at least a dozen photos in that thread.....and I didn't ever post the hearts image.  Yes, I got the hearts image from WF, and yes, I could have posted....but I didn't...for no particular reason.  So you guys didn't see it.  By the time most consumers the get their stones, they are consumed with posting pictures of the piece itself.  How does that translate in your brain to "WF is SHY to share their images?" and implying that they are trying to hide something?

Just as a point of interest, DF, I've made *several* purchases from them now....and I've gotten hearts images on every ACA stone I've bought.  That includes my e-ring, my 7-stone band, and my ACA pendant.  I've also gotten H&A images on at least 4-5 other stones I had considered during those purchases.  I ALSO viewed what must have been at least another 20 ACA stones through the H&A viewer during my trip to Houston.  So I feel more than qualified to say that yes, I *have* seen an extensive number of their ACA hearts images, and to my amateur eye....yes, they DO all look like the image in this thread.

they're selling H&A stones so why not post teh actual 'hearts' picture on their website? 

This has been asked and answered repeatedly....and I know it was done in English, so I'm at a loss as to where the comprehension problem is on this.  If they only carried a scant inventory, it wouldn't likely be a problem, but since their inventory is quadruple what many others stock for H&A, it's a more expensive proposition.  All of which would be fine if everyone required a hearts image to buy, but they *don't*.

They sell H&A stones, and they provide those images to people who are potential buyers of the stones.  Since many folks are fine buying those stones without those images, it would be a waste of time and MONEY to produce images that aren't required by the customer.  If makes MUCH more economic sense to provide them upon request......and that's what they do.  That's an economic decision that WF makes because it works for them. 

Economics aside, it also makes good customer service sense.   There are only 24 hours in a day, and that's non-negotiable.  Smart people spend them wisely....and that means it's more important to use valuable time producing things customers ASK for (and in a *timely* fashion) instead of squandering it producing things not needed. 

Now, those of you who want to see more images certainly can.....and if it's that important to you, put your money where your mouth is.  Pony up *your* funds and *your* time to do it.  Get a plane ticket to Houston and pay them a visit.  They you could see a wide range of H&A images for yourself.  It's "put up or shut up" time, boys.

luckily for Toyota you're not one of the managers at their dealership.how do you know who's a POTENTIAL buyer or a tire kicker? you can read someones mind? 
Considering that I make my living in sales, DF, and do quite well at it, I'm very confident in my ability to ask questions that give me insight into whether or not someone is buying.  Things like "When do you do plan to buy", "what is your budget", etc.  It's not rocket science, it's smart business. 

so... you would say something like  i'm sorry sir you can't test drive one of our cars b/c i know you ain't buying one!!!

And there you go again exaggerating.  I didn't say I would let someone test drive ONE of my cars.....what I said is that I wouldn't let someone demand to test drive EVERY Corolla on my lot just for the sake of satisfying someone's curiosity about repeatability of performance.