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This is worth underscoring & repeating, and not just when it comes to ‘accepting’ recommendations. At the end of the day, the buyer is the one making the decision, spending the money, and has to live with their decision.The responsibility is on the individual making the purchase and not the person making the recommendation.
One thing that does bug me - I rarely see stock settings like Gabriel & Co, Beverly K, or Simon G recommended anymore - everyone says to go custom all the time, which is a level of stress and decision-making I think most people don't want.
I can’t speak for others, but I have considered Gabriel & Co; however, when I saw the settings in-person for myself that I was interested in, I found them to be too thin/dainty and the accent diamonds too tiny; just personal preference. But when you think about the more ‘particular’ nature of many regular PSers, is it really any surprise that we tend to prefer going custom to get what we want, exactly how we want it, when it comes to more special or significant pieces?
In both situations (people ‘owning’ their decisions and/or deciding to go stock or custom), I think a lot of it comes down to some people (myself included, once upon a time) having to ‘live & learn’ by doing something and either being successful or making mistakes to understand the reasoning behind the advice that was given or considerations shared about going one way or another.