DiehardSearcher
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- May 27, 2002
- Messages
- 94
Background
My search began in Feb 2002 as most people's do, visiting every local B&M. Knowing nothing, I set my sights at a 2ct G VS2 stone, and priced everyone in Houston. They all claimed to have the perfect stone, but after hearing such different quotes, I decided I needed an education. And so I found DiamondTalk and PriceScope. I spent months reading and learning, as well as price browsing and kept a detailed spreadsheet of price stats for nearly a year (literally thousands of entries).
WhiteFlash
In November I decided I was ready to search for my stone. At that point, with my newfound knowledge, I decided my budget allowed for a 1.7 H SI1 branded H&A, and felt that WhiteFlash was going to be my best bet. Without ever even talking to them, based on all of the information gleened here, I had made up my mind to buy my stone from them. The transition from investigation to negotiation lost WhiteFlash my business. Although I will gloss over details, and haven't mentioned this to WhiteFlash before now, I will state here that I was driven away from them specifically because of Lesley's sales techniques. I was put off, ignored, made to feel that I was intruding on Lesley's busy day, lied to, and pressured with used-car salesmanship. In the end, although I liked Brian and his stones, I did not trust Lesley. I moved on to investigate non-branded stones.
My search began in Feb 2002 as most people's do, visiting every local B&M. Knowing nothing, I set my sights at a 2ct G VS2 stone, and priced everyone in Houston. They all claimed to have the perfect stone, but after hearing such different quotes, I decided I needed an education. And so I found DiamondTalk and PriceScope. I spent months reading and learning, as well as price browsing and kept a detailed spreadsheet of price stats for nearly a year (literally thousands of entries).
WhiteFlash
In November I decided I was ready to search for my stone. At that point, with my newfound knowledge, I decided my budget allowed for a 1.7 H SI1 branded H&A, and felt that WhiteFlash was going to be my best bet. Without ever even talking to them, based on all of the information gleened here, I had made up my mind to buy my stone from them. The transition from investigation to negotiation lost WhiteFlash my business. Although I will gloss over details, and haven't mentioned this to WhiteFlash before now, I will state here that I was driven away from them specifically because of Lesley's sales techniques. I was put off, ignored, made to feel that I was intruding on Lesley's busy day, lied to, and pressured with used-car salesmanship. In the end, although I liked Brian and his stones, I did not trust Lesley. I moved on to investigate non-branded stones.