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I WILL NEVER BUY FROM JEWELS BY GRACE AGAIN
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Dang... I sure hope that's the case, because 10K will be here for me sooner than later! Whoop Whoop!! HA!
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Dang... I sure hope that's the case, because 10K will be here for me sooner than later! Whoop Whoop!! HA!
I'll be right behind you!
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Maybe we could pool our "winnings" together and do a "jewelry timeshare" of sorts?? Hmmmm....
HA!!Sorry for derailing this thread, OP... I'm at work and delirious.
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Amazing how this thread was totally derailed, but I'll straighten out one thing since I saw my name mentioned. Years ago, Pricescope (not vendors) gave a gift for posters who reached 10,000 posts. Frequent posters who were helpful to those coming on the forum for help were appreciated by the owners of PS because education about well cut diamonds and helping others buy the best quality diamonds within budget is at the core of this site's purpose. Eventually that practice stopped as there are so many people who stick around and help others. I did get another kind gift from PS for being the first person to reach 50K posts. I used the $1000 gift to buy settings for my new diamond studs from Whiteflash (it had to be used at a PS sponsor/vendor). The gift was from Pricescope, though, not Whiteflash. I just chose to use the gift there.
I do happily recommend vendors I have dealt with multiple times with excellent quality products. That doesn't exactly make me a "fan girl" just because I recommend vendors I like any more than if you ask me for a car or restaurant recommendation. That's what a consumer forum is for. But I also very frequently help people who have diamonds listed from another vendor and tell them which I think is best. I certainly do not always divert them to another vendor unless they ask for extra suggestions or else can't find a great stone where they are looking. But I'll never apologize for recommending well cut GIA Ex to AGS Ideal cut diamonds, because if someone doesn't care about buying quality, they can walk into a mall chain jeweler and buy an overpriced crap diamond and not bother coming here. If they come here, I am going to try to recommend stones that I'd buy for myself or recommend to family members.
Sorry to contribute to the rabbit trail, but I just wanted to clear up some incorrect information that was posted.
I do happily recommend vendors I have dealt with multiple times with excellent quality products. That doesn't exactly make me a "fan girl" just because I recommend vendors I like any more than if you ask me for a car or restaurant recommendation. That's what a consumer forum is for. But I also very frequently help people who have diamonds listed from another vendor and tell them which I think is best. I certainly do not always divert them to another vendor unless they ask for extra suggestions or else can't find a great stone where they are looking. But I'll never apologize for recommending well cut GIA Ex to AGS Ideal cut diamonds, because if someone doesn't care about buying quality, they can walk into a mall chain jeweler and buy an overpriced crap diamond and not bother coming here. If they come here, I am going to try to recommend stones that I'd buy for myself or recommend to family members.
Sorry to contribute to the rabbit trail, but I just wanted to clear up some incorrect information that was posted.
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@msop04 never mind, I found the thread. It is stunning! Love what DK made for for it. Wear it in good health!Is their a thread on this beauty? I am dying to see it now
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Is their a thread on this beauty? I am dying to see it now
Yes, ma'am, @Octo2005! I aim to please!
The stone and my setting journey...
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/1-84-u-v-light-brown-oec-need-ideas-for-setting.234321/
The finished setting by DK...
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/1-84-u-v-faint-brown-oec-in-dk-halo.235449/
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Your ring is beautiful MSOP!
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very nice to revisit it!
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I didn't!!!...
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But I'll never apologize for recommending well cut GIA Ex to AGS Ideal cut diamonds, because if someone doesn't care about buying quality, they can walk into a mall chain jeweler and buy an overpriced crap diamond and not bother coming here. If they come here, I am going to try to recommend stones that I'd buy for myself or recommend to family members.
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Well said DS!
But I'll never apologize for recommending well cut GIA Ex to AGS Ideal cut diamonds, because if someone doesn't care about buying quality, they can walk into a mall chain jeweler and buy an overpriced crap diamond and not bother coming here. If they come here, I am going to try to recommend stones that I'd buy for myself or recommend to family members.
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Well said DS!
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I had issues with lack of communication from JbG. I wrote a detailed post about it. https://www.pricescope.com/communit...val-antique-diamond-necklace-from-jbg.226909/
There are others who have written about communication issues. The constant seems to be unreasonable wait times and lack of ownership over the issues. I will say, things do seem to get resolved in the end but the wait times are something else.
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I think just about every vendor even some of the most respected ones have failed customers from time to time. Just like us, they are human, they have family members that die, personal emergencies, family emergencies etc. I'm sure when many of them read negative experiences from their customers they do aim to provide better customer service in the future, rather than respond with anger, abuse, name calling and "he said" "she said" - at least I hope the good ones do.
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