aron42486
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Jun 18, 2012
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Hi Everyone,
About one month ago I knew absolutely nothing about diamonds. I have been doing as much research as I can because I am planning to propose and want to do this right. She loves petite rings with the millgrain and engraving style, but no halos. Since she is picky with the mount it has been harder to find that. Two weeks ago, I picked a diamond and a mount at Jared. My total budget was $3,000. Specs below:
Double certification from IGI and GIA (which they told me rarely happens)
Round Brillant 5.00 - 5.04 x 3.11
Cut: Excellent -- Polish: Very Good -- Symmetry: Very Good
Color: H -- Clarity: VS2
Carat: 0.47 -- HCA Score: 1.9
Price $1,800
Mount: $850
Now for the situation. The Jared in my location is being renovated, so they had to send everything to a separate location to be set. Last week it was supposed to be back for me to look at. I got a phone call saying that UPS had lost the package containing my order and they cannot find it. Jared told me they would replace what I had ordered with an equal or better. They tried claiming that a IGI Excellent cut is about a GIA Good; however, since mine was certified Excellent from both I called BS on that. They told me corporate would only allow me to replace what I paid plus 10%. I haggled them to 20% and picked 4 GIA diamonds from their database to view in store. All these replacements have equal or better cut, color, and clarity but they are all smaller diamonds (.44-.45).
A large part of me is yelling to not accept anything less than what I originally ordered. The closest diamond that meets the original specs or better is a good 40% more in cost and I think Jared would rather lose my sale than take a loss like that. I know most of you dislike Jared and I know I can find better deals online. I am becoming more open to the idea of ordering a diamond online, but I'm still debating if I should cancel my order and go with something else. Is the difference between a .44 and a .47 negligible? Does getting a $2,100 Jared diamond for $1,800 make it worth it? Does anyone know of similar ring styles that could be found online if I decide to go that route? I plan to propose July 14th. Does anyone have any other advice for a new guy like me? Thanks.
About one month ago I knew absolutely nothing about diamonds. I have been doing as much research as I can because I am planning to propose and want to do this right. She loves petite rings with the millgrain and engraving style, but no halos. Since she is picky with the mount it has been harder to find that. Two weeks ago, I picked a diamond and a mount at Jared. My total budget was $3,000. Specs below:
Double certification from IGI and GIA (which they told me rarely happens)
Round Brillant 5.00 - 5.04 x 3.11
Cut: Excellent -- Polish: Very Good -- Symmetry: Very Good
Color: H -- Clarity: VS2
Carat: 0.47 -- HCA Score: 1.9
Price $1,800
Mount: $850
Now for the situation. The Jared in my location is being renovated, so they had to send everything to a separate location to be set. Last week it was supposed to be back for me to look at. I got a phone call saying that UPS had lost the package containing my order and they cannot find it. Jared told me they would replace what I had ordered with an equal or better. They tried claiming that a IGI Excellent cut is about a GIA Good; however, since mine was certified Excellent from both I called BS on that. They told me corporate would only allow me to replace what I paid plus 10%. I haggled them to 20% and picked 4 GIA diamonds from their database to view in store. All these replacements have equal or better cut, color, and clarity but they are all smaller diamonds (.44-.45).
A large part of me is yelling to not accept anything less than what I originally ordered. The closest diamond that meets the original specs or better is a good 40% more in cost and I think Jared would rather lose my sale than take a loss like that. I know most of you dislike Jared and I know I can find better deals online. I am becoming more open to the idea of ordering a diamond online, but I'm still debating if I should cancel my order and go with something else. Is the difference between a .44 and a .47 negligible? Does getting a $2,100 Jared diamond for $1,800 make it worth it? Does anyone know of similar ring styles that could be found online if I decide to go that route? I plan to propose July 14th. Does anyone have any other advice for a new guy like me? Thanks.
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