Kiwiblossom
Rough_Rock
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- Sep 10, 2006
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Hello everyone. My bf and I went to Robbins Bros in Torrance yesterday and met with our usual rep. If any of you have read up on my previous posts, you'll know that we were promised a "corporate discount" on the centerstone we had been eyeballing.
Well, turns out that the "corporate" discount is a bunch of hoopla because after our 3-hour sitdown, we were still unable to figure out just how much of a discount they were offering us. Anyway, on a brighter note, I saw a .89 G VS1 Princess cut AIG certificate (cut was GOOD, not VERY GOOD, EXCELLENT, or IDEAL) and we were told that with a platinum peg head, the diamond AND sales tax, that our final cost would be $5200.
In addition to that diamond (which was slightly shallow) but had a table that was "big", we saw a .91 I VS 2 that to me looked slightly yellow and slightly rectangular. In any case, $5200 (with this discount) was way too much for us. So... he found us a .77 G VS1 Elexese princess with a GIA cert. He said that our total cost (should we like it) would be $4100 after discounts and tax and what not. That's a way better price for us. However, the downside is that the diamond is not in their store. It needs to be sent to them from corporate and we're told we can come back on Wednesday to see it.
Thank god for all your PSers because I walked in there asking questions from left to right. Even the bf was shocked. However, unlike the previous posts I've read about RB, my rep was extremely shocked and impressed that I was asking all these legit questions and that I was familiar with the terminology. I amazed myself! My rep is fantastic and unlike the previous folks with bad experiences, my "bad ones" were from RB itself and not my rep. If any of you would like his name - I will gladly email it to you. I never speak with anyone else there. It's always the same person - the rest give me weird vibes.
In any case, wish me luck. $4200 total including tax, the new platinum peg head, the diamond .77 elexese and the mounting doesn't seem too bad to me. Besides, I found that seeing the diamonds in front of me helped me learn a lot too. I found that certain "factors" didn't really stand out to me even if they were on a lower scale. I hope that makes sense. In any case, I feel hopeful and I can't wait until Wednesday when we can finally see the diamond and decide. Once we do, we were told that we can come back on Saturday, drop off the ring and pick it up the same day (since we don't want to leave it there overnight).
I'm so excited... I haven't seen the specs yet but all I know is that it is a .77 elexese princess G or H and VS1 I think. That's all I know for now. I can't wait.
By the way, I was amazed at how the .89 G vs1 looked significantly larger than the .91 I vs2. I guess it was the shallow cut. I don't know anything about the .77's cut though.
Well, turns out that the "corporate" discount is a bunch of hoopla because after our 3-hour sitdown, we were still unable to figure out just how much of a discount they were offering us. Anyway, on a brighter note, I saw a .89 G VS1 Princess cut AIG certificate (cut was GOOD, not VERY GOOD, EXCELLENT, or IDEAL) and we were told that with a platinum peg head, the diamond AND sales tax, that our final cost would be $5200.
In addition to that diamond (which was slightly shallow) but had a table that was "big", we saw a .91 I VS 2 that to me looked slightly yellow and slightly rectangular. In any case, $5200 (with this discount) was way too much for us. So... he found us a .77 G VS1 Elexese princess with a GIA cert. He said that our total cost (should we like it) would be $4100 after discounts and tax and what not. That's a way better price for us. However, the downside is that the diamond is not in their store. It needs to be sent to them from corporate and we're told we can come back on Wednesday to see it.
Thank god for all your PSers because I walked in there asking questions from left to right. Even the bf was shocked. However, unlike the previous posts I've read about RB, my rep was extremely shocked and impressed that I was asking all these legit questions and that I was familiar with the terminology. I amazed myself! My rep is fantastic and unlike the previous folks with bad experiences, my "bad ones" were from RB itself and not my rep. If any of you would like his name - I will gladly email it to you. I never speak with anyone else there. It's always the same person - the rest give me weird vibes.
In any case, wish me luck. $4200 total including tax, the new platinum peg head, the diamond .77 elexese and the mounting doesn't seem too bad to me. Besides, I found that seeing the diamonds in front of me helped me learn a lot too. I found that certain "factors" didn't really stand out to me even if they were on a lower scale. I hope that makes sense. In any case, I feel hopeful and I can't wait until Wednesday when we can finally see the diamond and decide. Once we do, we were told that we can come back on Saturday, drop off the ring and pick it up the same day (since we don't want to leave it there overnight).
I'm so excited... I haven't seen the specs yet but all I know is that it is a .77 elexese princess G or H and VS1 I think. That's all I know for now. I can't wait.
By the way, I was amazed at how the .89 G vs1 looked significantly larger than the .91 I vs2. I guess it was the shallow cut. I don't know anything about the .77's cut though.
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