Hello all,
I''m new to the forum so a shout out to everyone here. I was told that I can get a lot of good advice and answers from the good folks here so here goes...
I''m ready to take the next step soon and propose to my long time girlfriend. But I''m in a bit of a situation that I need a lot of advice especially from people in Europe. I''m just moved to Vienna for work from Canada for not even a month. Back in Canada, I know some of the independent dealers where I can get diamonds at a very reasonable price, and quality. But here in Vienna, I am starting anew and I know of no places. I am inclined to go online to the likes of www.mondera.com , or www.whiteflash.com since they do international shipping and seems to have decent prices. BlueNile.com/ca/uk don''t ship internationally however. Do you have any suggestions (online or otherwise) on where else I can shop for an engagement ring? I am on a tight budget unfortunately (I can''t spend any more than $3500 USD) so I can use all the advice I could get.
Another problem that she''s in still in Canada (will be visiting in a couple of months and I want to hold on to this window of opportunity!!!!), and I don''t know her ring size. Bad boyfriend you''d say but she''s never ever wore any kind of ring before and I have no reference. I even tried to use a string to measure the size of her finger in her sleep before but no dice since she''s such a light sleeper. That said, a reasonable guess is all I could come up with so a places where they offer re-sizing might be an extra bonus.
Sorry for a whole slew of questions but being in a new place without knowing anyone around, I have very limited options so far. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Many thanks.
A.
[EDIT: Oops. Is there a way to edit the title? Too early over here. Need more coffee.
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I''m new to the forum so a shout out to everyone here. I was told that I can get a lot of good advice and answers from the good folks here so here goes...
I''m ready to take the next step soon and propose to my long time girlfriend. But I''m in a bit of a situation that I need a lot of advice especially from people in Europe. I''m just moved to Vienna for work from Canada for not even a month. Back in Canada, I know some of the independent dealers where I can get diamonds at a very reasonable price, and quality. But here in Vienna, I am starting anew and I know of no places. I am inclined to go online to the likes of www.mondera.com , or www.whiteflash.com since they do international shipping and seems to have decent prices. BlueNile.com/ca/uk don''t ship internationally however. Do you have any suggestions (online or otherwise) on where else I can shop for an engagement ring? I am on a tight budget unfortunately (I can''t spend any more than $3500 USD) so I can use all the advice I could get.
Another problem that she''s in still in Canada (will be visiting in a couple of months and I want to hold on to this window of opportunity!!!!), and I don''t know her ring size. Bad boyfriend you''d say but she''s never ever wore any kind of ring before and I have no reference. I even tried to use a string to measure the size of her finger in her sleep before but no dice since she''s such a light sleeper. That said, a reasonable guess is all I could come up with so a places where they offer re-sizing might be an extra bonus.
Sorry for a whole slew of questions but being in a new place without knowing anyone around, I have very limited options so far. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Many thanks.
A.
[EDIT: Oops. Is there a way to edit the title? Too early over here. Need more coffee.