They really do sell everything don''t they?

[LuckyTexan]

Unreal!

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=2630306

 

[Sizzle]

IGI I2 clarity! What does that even look like! I used to work at the Walmart jewelry counter. Most of the diamonds were ATROCIOUS.

 

[beechezz]

I agree with SIZZLE about the clarity, but what color do you really think it is??? K-M I bet!

 

[gemgirl]

We have a very discerning view of these things because we know and understand what it takes to make a superior diamond. Most women would be thrilled just to know they have two carats on their finger. They couldn't care less if it looked like driveway gravel.

My husband's sister got engaged many many years ago and she was given your textbook maul store half carat marquise ring on a wide band with side stones. (Please, no tomatoes, I have nothing against marquise shaped diamonds) She was so overwhelming proud that her ring cost her husband $1200.- and she constantly asked me to loupe it for her and tell her how good it is. I didn't need a loupe to see that it was one big mass of connected inclusions. (You couldn't see through the stone). Yet...... she was proud and thought she was wearing the rock of Gibralter on her finger. I told her I have a policy of not louping other people's rings. Thank God she accepted that. I think the majority of women "out there" don't know the difference. We are definitely the minority.

 

[LuckyTexan]

Date: 12/27/2008 9:28:04 AM
Author: gemgirl
We have a very discerning view of these things because we know and understand what it takes to make a superior diamond. Most women would be thrilled just to know they have two carats on their finger. They couldn''t care less if it looked like driveway gravel.

My husband''s sister got engaged many many years ago and she was given your textbook maul store half carat marquise ring on a wide band with side stones. (Please, no tomatoes, I have nothing against marquise shaped diamonds) She was so overwhelming proud that her ring cost her husband $1200.- and she constantly asked me to loupe it for her and tell her how good it is. I didn''t need a loupe to see that it was one big mass of connected inclusions. (You couldn''t see through the stone). Yet...... she was proud and thought she was wearing the rock of Gibralter on her finger. I told her I have a policy of not louping other people''s rings. Thank God she accepted that. I think the majority of women ''out there'' don''t know the difference. We are definitely the minority.

I have to say that my first few diamond purchases that were pre PS days... I can''t even tell you what the specs are!!! LOL!

Did you see on the listing that it says in fine print that your ring will range from 1.91 to 2.10 carats... and of course the price stay the same! LOL!!! That''s like THOUSANDS of dollars difference on a GOOD stone...

I thought it was funny. WalMart. Jeez.

 

[Diamond*Dana]

Date: 12/27/2008 9:28:04 AM
Author: gemgirl
We have a very discerning view of these things because we know and understand what it takes to make a superior diamond. Most women would be thrilled just to know they have two carats on their finger. They couldn''t care less if it looked like driveway gravel.

My husband''s sister got engaged many many years ago and she was given your textbook maul store half carat marquise ring on a wide band with side stones. (Please, no tomatoes, I have nothing against marquise shaped diamonds) She was so overwhelming proud that her ring cost her husband $1200.- and she constantly asked me to loupe it for her and tell her how good it is. I didn''t need a loupe to see that it was one big mass of connected inclusions. (You couldn''t see through the stone). Yet...... she was proud and thought she was wearing the rock of Gibralter on her finger. I told her I have a policy of not louping other people''s rings. Thank God she accepted that. I think the majority of women ''out there'' don''t know the difference. We are definitely the minority.

Agree 100%

 

[motownmama]

OK - at the risk of sounding like a doofas, I have to admit that just for fun I bought the 5-stone 1 carat ring from Walmart. I have a very thin diamond eternity and a 1/2 carat 7-stone that are beautiful quality,(and of course cost MUCH more) but just for hoots I wanted to get this to wear on occasion with my solitaire. I agree I wouldn''t want to wear this as my one and only WB, but it DOES sparkle and is fun. I know I''m putting myself out here on the line, but I thought I''d admit it to you guys.

 

[gemgirl]

Date: 12/27/2008 3:41:47 PM
Author: Diamond*Dana

Date: 12/27/2008 9:28:04 AM
Author: gemgirl
We have a very discerning view of these things because we know and understand what it takes to make a superior diamond. Most women would be thrilled just to know they have two carats on their finger. They couldn''t care less if it looked like driveway gravel.

My husband''s sister got engaged many many years ago and she was given your textbook maul store half carat marquise ring on a wide band with side stones. (Please, no tomatoes, I have nothing against marquise shaped diamonds) She was so overwhelming proud that her ring cost her husband $1200.- and she constantly asked me to loupe it for her and tell her how good it is. I didn''t need a loupe to see that it was one big mass of connected inclusions. (You couldn''t see through the stone). Yet...... she was proud and thought she was wearing the rock of Gibralter on her finger. I told her I have a policy of not louping other people''s rings. Thank God she accepted that. I think the majority of women ''out there'' don''t know the difference. We are definitely the minority.

Agree 100%

I felt very bad saying that DD, but it''s really the truth. My best girlfriend, when shopping for a half carat diamond, just gave me a blank lost in space stare when I tried to explain cut, proportions, %s etc., the relationship between all the important variables. She just said...... oh hell I have no idea what you''re talking about. Why is all this so important if the salesgirl says it''s good? You pick it out.

Blew my mind.

 

[LuckyTexan]

Date: 12/27/2008 3:59:23 PM
Author: motownmama
OK - at the risk of sounding like a doofas, I have to admit that just for fun I bought the 5-stone 1 carat ring from Walmart. I have a very thin diamond eternity and a 1/2 carat 7-stone that are beautiful quality,(and of course cost MUCH more) but just for hoots I wanted to get this to wear on occasion with my solitaire. I agree I wouldn''t want to wear this as my one and only WB, but it DOES sparkle and is fun. I know I''m putting myself out here on the line, but I thought I''d admit it to you guys.

You are banished! LOL!!! (kidding of course)

My RHR is from Kay, and I can''t even tell you the specs on it, and I love that thing...

The little ring my husband proposed to me with was from WalMart. They definately serve a purpose so that those who don''t have tons of money laying around can express their love!

I''m definately not bashing people who have smaller/lower spec jewels!

 

[Tuckins1]

I''ve said it before, and i''ll say it again... Wal-Mart is the devil, and they WILL sell/say anything!

 

[HollyS]

Date: 12/27/2008 9:28:04 AM
Author: gemgirl
We have a very discerning view of these things because we know and understand what it takes to make a superior diamond. Most women would be thrilled just to know they have two carats on their finger. They couldn''t care less if it looked like driveway gravel.

My husband''s sister got engaged many many years ago and she was given your textbook maul store half carat marquise ring on a wide band with side stones. (Please, no tomatoes, I have nothing against marquise shaped diamonds) She was so overwhelming proud that her ring cost her husband $1200.- and she constantly asked me to loupe it for her and tell her how good it is. I didn''t need a loupe to see that it was one big mass of connected inclusions. (You couldn''t see through the stone). Yet...... she was proud and thought she was wearing the rock of Gibralter on her finger. I told her I have a policy of not louping other people''s rings. Thank God she accepted that. I think the majority of women ''out there'' don''t know the difference. We are definitely the minority.

Prior to educating myself on diamonds (thank you, Pricescope), I could not get excited about diamonds. Because, let''s be honest, most people are wearing ''frozen spit'' on their fingers. I was not the least bit interested in doing the same.

 

[T L]

Date: 12/27/2008 9:28:04 AM
Author: gemgirl
We have a very discerning view of these things because we know and understand what it takes to make a superior diamond. Most women would be thrilled just to know they have two carats on their finger. They couldn''t care less if it looked like driveway gravel.

My husband''s sister got engaged many many years ago and she was given your textbook maul store half carat marquise ring on a wide band with side stones. (Please, no tomatoes, I have nothing against marquise shaped diamonds) She was so overwhelming proud that her ring cost her husband $1200.- and she constantly asked me to loupe it for her and tell her how good it is. I didn''t need a loupe to see that it was one big mass of connected inclusions. (You couldn''t see through the stone). Yet...... she was proud and thought she was wearing the rock of Gibralter on her finger. I told her I have a policy of not louping other people''s rings. Thank God she accepted that. I think the majority of women ''out there'' don''t know the difference. We are definitely the minority.

I''m sure the maul stores and other third rate jewelers are very thankful of that fact as well. They exploit people''s ignorance about diamonds and other gemstones.

 

[LuckyTexan]

Date: 12/27/2008 4:18:15 PM
Author: Tuckins1
I''ve said it before, and i''ll say it again... Wal-Mart is the devil, and they WILL sell/say anything!

UM. Thank you.

I don''t want to start a huge walmart bashing party, but I think they are directly responsible for a large portion of what''s wrong with our economy...

 

[mommy2iz]

add me to the wallmart haters bandwagon!

 

[honey22]

Does anyone see anything strang with that ring? Besides the god awful cut, clarity etc. That''s supposed to be a 2ct stone, on a 1.7mm band - something is off there. It looks to be facing up very small for a 2ct. I guess that''s a moot point when you are buying frozen spit

 

[T L]

Actually Costco has very nice diamond rings, and they''re competitively priced. None of the stones I saw in their cases looked like frozen spit. Some were CZ''s for security reasons, but of the rings with real diamonds that I saw, they were lovely. The only problem is that they do not use GIA grading, so it''s not apparent what you''re actually getting as far as grading is concerned. I believe they use IGI instead

.

 

[ckrickett]

"My fiancé wanted a LARGE diamond in her engagement ring. The perfection of the stone was secondary to the size. After looking all over, I found this ring. I had the diamond cut out and mounted on another ring from a jeweler. The result is fantastic. "

That was one of the reviews on the gem.
I can''t say I think the same way and I feel BAD that people think that way. Since poor gems don''t have the beautiful fire that well cut/good quality gems have!
However if she is happy then way to go! That is REALLY what matters!

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Date: 12/27/2008 4:46:50 PM
Author: LuckyTexan

Date: 12/27/2008 4:18:15 PM
Author: Tuckins1
I've said it before, and i'll say it again... Wal-Mart is the devil, and they WILL sell/say anything!

UM. Thank you.

I don't want to start a huge walmart bashing party, but I think they are directly responsible for a large portion of what's wrong with our economy...

According to a newspaper article in the paper today, Walmart sold A LOT more gift cards than any other retailer this holiday. When consumers are questioning which retailers may possibly go out of business, somehow Walmart is considered one of few safe ones to purchase gift cards from.

If only I had a $8K gift card. lol

 

[Tuckins1]

Date: 12/27/2008 4:46:50 PM
Author: LuckyTexan

Date: 12/27/2008 4:18:15 PM

Author: Tuckins1

I''ve said it before, and i''ll say it again... Wal-Mart is the devil, and they WILL sell/say anything!

UM. Thank you.


I don''t want to start a huge walmart bashing party, but I think they are directly responsible for a large portion of what''s wrong with our economy...

Just want to say... I''m sure that you can find nice things at Wal-Mart, and if you are happy with the look of that jewel, then by all means go for it! I just don''t agree with a lot of the company''s policies, therefor I will not shop there. Nothing against anyone else that does!

 

[just looking]

Personally I have nothing against Walmart, Craigslist, Ebay etc etc. They all have there place in today''s global economy and in a capitalist market.I would imagine that most people shopping for this type of item at Walmart have somewhat an idea that they are comprising quality for price and in their mind, they just want a nice looking ring and are not particularly worried about stats. Plus lets face it, without stores like Walmart, Costco etc etc...the playing field would not be as competitive and I am sure at one time allot of jewelry stores felt the same way about diamond purchases on-line.

Can you imagine the thought of spending 5 Thousand plus on a stone that you have never seen or with a company/business/person you have never met hundreds or thousands of miles away 20 yrs ago ?

Great discussion though.

regards,

 

[SandraPaneczko]

That stone must look really bad. I actually like louping other peoples rings but I watch what I say depending on who it is. My good friend asked me to look at her ring and she wanted the truth so I told her what I thought but she is the type to not care about these things. I also have a habit of cleaning peoples rings for them. I do mine every day, so I cant understand how someone can go months with out cleaning their stone. It literally looks like she baked her ring in the oven. It sometimes takes me a good 15 minutes of scrubbing to get them normal again. I love to see their faces after they remember how sparkly their diamonds can be. Most rings I have looked at are very included and most stones that are in the VS or VVS range have owners who know a bit more about clarity and would most likely know she had a VS diamond.

sandra

 

[trishy]

my hubby and i got married on new years. we went to buy rings [just simple bands], the day before we got married. it was new years eve, and everything was closed except walmart. lol. for the time being they were all we needed, and [i think] they are very cute. and of course, we are forever endeared to our walmart wedding bands. we would be devastated if we lost them.

his is titanium and was $40,
mine is whitegold/diamonds and was $100 [aka walmart diamonds = frozen spit, truly they are horrid quality, cut, etc...]
BUT...
awww

, i look at them now, and remember how excited we were to get married. aww good times..

you know what was fun also??? getting my ritani!!!

i love me some upgrades

thats one thing about starting at walmart for a ring... you can only move up from there

and i am a pricescope junkie now, so way on up!!!

 

[gemgirl]

Awwww trishy, yours was the first post I read this morning and it was a good one! Ya'' see? It goes to show, there''s a time and a place for everything. I''m sure we ALL have stories of just starting out and things we did or accepted back then just to have what we needed. I know I do too! Your post was really really sweet. Thank you! It was a good way to wake up this morning!!

Yeah Ritani! You go girl! Pricescope fever is a good thing!

 

[trishy]

style="WIDTH: 87.21%; HEIGHT: 139px">Date: 12/31/2008 7:24:32 AM
Author: gemgirl
Awwww trishy, yours was the first post I read this morning and it was a good one! Ya'' see? It goes to show, there''s a time and a place for everything. I''m sure we ALL have stories of just starting out and things we did or accepted back then just to have what we needed. I know I do too! Your post was really really sweet. Thank you! It was a good way to wake up this morning!!

Yeah Ritani! You go girl! Pricescope fever is a good thing!

awww, thank you for saying that. just for fun, here they are on our wedding day....
my walmart ring...

and his walmart ring...

and together for better

or worse

, for richer

or poorer, in sickness and health....

GO UPGRADES!!! GOOOOOO PRICESCOPE FEVER!!! YAY DIAMONDS!!!
and also, thank you walmart for being open on new years eve so we could buy our cute wedding rings

and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO ME AND MY HUBBY, still goin STRONG

HAPPY NEW YEAR PRICESCOPE!!!

 

[Tuckins1]

Date: 12/31/2008 2:37:50 AM
Author: trishy
my hubby and i got married on new years. we went to buy rings [just simple bands], the day before we got married. it was new years eve, and everything was closed except walmart. lol. for the time being they were all we needed, and [i think] they are very cute. and of course, we are forever endeared to our walmart wedding bands. we would be devastated if we lost them.


his is titanium and was $40,

mine is whitegold/diamonds and was $100 [aka walmart diamonds = frozen spit, truly they are horrid quality, cut, etc...]

BUT...


awww

, i look at them now, and remember how excited we were to get married. aww good times..


you know what was fun also??? getting my ritani!!!

i love me some upgrades

thats one thing about starting at walmart for a ring... you can only move up from there

and i am a pricescope junkie now, so way on up!!!

This is such a sweet story!

 

[gemgirl]

That''s right...... I forgot to say Happy Anniversary trishy! I hope you and the hubby have a very good day.

 

[Steel]

I have often looked at the lower quality diamonds on DBL; they even advertise them as...what was the last description, something like ''ka-ka'' cut - I don''t remember. I would buy them in a heartbeat but probably only for the price-point.

Most of us would buy the best if we could afford it, well, if we could afford it and knew how to pick it out in a line up.

But in that thread, those of us who can afford better quality, but do not care to educate ourselves go to the brand stores who sell more expensive gems. So in most cases it could be said that education is the difference between consumers, wealthy or not.

So then, How different is Tiffany to Walmart or Costco or HSamuals? If you have $/£/€ x.xx and want to buy x carats, factoring in both your price-point and which store you choose, unless you are educated (or care to educate yourself) you will more than likely not walk out with the best bang for your buck, probably not even the second best.

I mean that everything has a place in the consumer hierarchy. Whether it should be this way or not is immaterial; it is driven by consumer demand. If you build it they will come; so if you stock it and they buy it you have a success.

That is why they invented upgrades, isn''t it?

 

[ms_claudia]

Date: 12/31/2008 2:37:50 AM
Author: trishy
my hubby and i got married on new years. we went to buy rings [just simple bands], the day before we got married. it was new years eve, and everything was closed except walmart. lol. for the time being they were all we needed, and [i think] they are very cute. and of course, we are forever endeared to our walmart wedding bands. we would be devastated if we lost them.

his is titanium and was $40,
mine is whitegold/diamonds and was $100 [aka walmart diamonds = frozen spit, truly they are horrid quality, cut, etc...]
BUT...
awww

, i look at them now, and remember how excited we were to get married. aww good times..

you know what was fun also??? getting my ritani!!!

i love me some upgrades

thats one thing about starting at walmart for a ring... you can only move up from there

and i am a pricescope junkie now, so way on up!!!

as much as I hate wal-mart... that is a very sweet story

 

[musey]

Add me to the pile of anti-WalMart peeps.

Agreed with gemgirl re: most people not knowing the difference. If they''re happy, well hey

... leaves the prettier stones for the rest of us.

 

[platinumrock]

Date: 1/1/2009 2:11:23 PM
Author: Steel
I have often looked at the lower quality diamonds on DBL; they even advertise them as...what was the last description, something like ''ka-ka'' cut - I don''t remember. I would buy them in a heartbeat but probably only for the price-point.

Most of us would buy the best if we could afford it, well, if we could afford it and knew how to pick it out in a line up.

But in that thread, those of us who can afford better quality, but do not care to educate ourselves go to the brand stores who sell more expensive gems. So in most cases it could be said that education is the difference between consumers, wealthy or not.

So then, How different is Tiffany to Walmart or Costco or HSamuals? If you have $/£/€ x.xx and want to buy x carats, factoring in both your price-point and which store you choose, unless you are educated (or care to educate yourself) you will more than likely not walk out with the best bang for your buck, probably not even the second best.

I mean that everything has a place in the consumer hierarchy. Whether it should be this way or not is immaterial; it is driven by consumer demand. If you build it they will come; so if you stock it and they buy it you have a success.

That is why they invented upgrades, isn''t it?

I completely agree with you. I don''t think it matters where people purchase their diamonds from. A diamond is a diamond, whether it''s from Tiffany''s or Walmart. The main difference is the brand, price and quality. It is either beautiful to you or it''s not. It means something to you or it doesn''t. Some people are very particular about the pedigree of their jewelry, and only the best quality and brand will do for them. That''s what makes them happy. But most people could care less if their diamond isn''t eye-clean, icy white, ideally cut or branded. And if they are happy with it regardless, then what is wrong about that?

In the end, either you are a consumer spending money or a producer making money. Consumers try to buy low while producers try to sell high. As a consumer, your advantage is choice.