stepcutgirl
Brilliant_Rock
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I hope this is the right place to post this. I went to my local jeweler today to purchase a chain to replace my old one that broke when my puppy got his nail stuck in it and what happened forever changed my feelings twords them. Let me preface this by saying I have been using them for years and have seen some great quality work come from them.
Anyhoo...so I walk in and tell the girl I''m there to order a necklace. While she is digging out the book for me to look through I ask her if they have any asscher diamonds in, I tell her I have never seen one in person and was interested in seeing one. She tells me very excitedly that yes, they just got one in. Yay! I''m so excited. What she brings out is...a marquise cut diamond. Huh? I must have looked a bit like a dog with it''s head tilted to the side because she looks at me and tells me to look through the loop so I can see the "asscher cutting". I then explain to her that I''m looking for a diamond that looks like an emerald...but is square. she looks at me like I am the dumbest thing she has ever seen and tells me I am looking for a princess. I sigh and try to explain one more time that it''s an emerald cut, steps, windmills, etc but it''s square. She then whips out a diamond shape chart and tells me to pick...do I want an ec or a princess. I at this point am really trying to not get frustrated and I want to drop it. I tell her I''m ready to show her the necklace I want. She then looks me dead in the eye and says "sweetie...asscher is a cutting technique." Ok, I say and let it drop. But resigned then and there I would not be buying any diamonds from there.
Oh...and while sitting there, I could see into the room where they do all the work and my jaw hit the floor. The main bench man there was actively working on something and beside him were 4 empty bud lights! I am not going back there. While I may need a local guy to do small repairs and stuff like today, from here on out ALL my projects will go to reputable companies on here. I am so disappointed.
Anyhoo...so I walk in and tell the girl I''m there to order a necklace. While she is digging out the book for me to look through I ask her if they have any asscher diamonds in, I tell her I have never seen one in person and was interested in seeing one. She tells me very excitedly that yes, they just got one in. Yay! I''m so excited. What she brings out is...a marquise cut diamond. Huh? I must have looked a bit like a dog with it''s head tilted to the side because she looks at me and tells me to look through the loop so I can see the "asscher cutting". I then explain to her that I''m looking for a diamond that looks like an emerald...but is square. she looks at me like I am the dumbest thing she has ever seen and tells me I am looking for a princess. I sigh and try to explain one more time that it''s an emerald cut, steps, windmills, etc but it''s square. She then whips out a diamond shape chart and tells me to pick...do I want an ec or a princess. I at this point am really trying to not get frustrated and I want to drop it. I tell her I''m ready to show her the necklace I want. She then looks me dead in the eye and says "sweetie...asscher is a cutting technique." Ok, I say and let it drop. But resigned then and there I would not be buying any diamonds from there.
Oh...and while sitting there, I could see into the room where they do all the work and my jaw hit the floor. The main bench man there was actively working on something and beside him were 4 empty bud lights! I am not going back there. While I may need a local guy to do small repairs and stuff like today, from here on out ALL my projects will go to reputable companies on here. I am so disappointed.
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