stuandcindy
Rough_Rock
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- Feb 25, 2016
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Hi all,
I need advise. My husband and I are looking for a large stone for me for an upgrade. We started months ago looking at local stores-(says) wholesale- and long standing jewelry stores in our city. I was given this site as a help from a friend which led us to Blue Nile, James Allen, Whiteflash etc where we have been looking. As novices we are overwhelmed. I find the B&M experience "comforting" my husband looks at them as just salesman wanting to make a sale for way too much $. I worry about buying a stone on line. We have watched many YouTube videos on the buying process dos and donts, and all about the 4Cs. We keep trying to figure out exactly how to balance the 4Cs but come to no decision. At the latest B&M store we were shown a 4.5c round stone-SI2, K color, triple excellent, slight fluor,for $62k. My husband didnt like the K color. The owner of the store wasnt going to bring this stone in as it had a K color but his supplier said it was one to see. They said they felt it was graded too low. It was a beautiful stone but my husband didnt like it or the $. We go home, he starts looking at similar stones on line and finds some but at a lot less $. So here we are again on the constant cycle of $ Online VS B&M. Can we trust a store? They told us on line only has the "dogs" of stones available, is this true? We have a good budget, we think, for a 4.5-5 ct round stone. So again, HELP! Thanks, Cindy
I need advise. My husband and I are looking for a large stone for me for an upgrade. We started months ago looking at local stores-(says) wholesale- and long standing jewelry stores in our city. I was given this site as a help from a friend which led us to Blue Nile, James Allen, Whiteflash etc where we have been looking. As novices we are overwhelmed. I find the B&M experience "comforting" my husband looks at them as just salesman wanting to make a sale for way too much $. I worry about buying a stone on line. We have watched many YouTube videos on the buying process dos and donts, and all about the 4Cs. We keep trying to figure out exactly how to balance the 4Cs but come to no decision. At the latest B&M store we were shown a 4.5c round stone-SI2, K color, triple excellent, slight fluor,for $62k. My husband didnt like the K color. The owner of the store wasnt going to bring this stone in as it had a K color but his supplier said it was one to see. They said they felt it was graded too low. It was a beautiful stone but my husband didnt like it or the $. We go home, he starts looking at similar stones on line and finds some but at a lot less $. So here we are again on the constant cycle of $ Online VS B&M. Can we trust a store? They told us on line only has the "dogs" of stones available, is this true? We have a good budget, we think, for a 4.5-5 ct round stone. So again, HELP! Thanks, Cindy