Ring Question

[Dr. Blutarsky]

First avoid mall jewlery stores... you will be ripped off. (higher price, lower quality)

Absolutely correct! Those guys are like vultures.

[JMack]

Go to a pawn shop, your dollar will stretch a lot farther. My wife actually encouraged me to do this since I'd get "more bang for my buck" ( pun intended) 

You can't tell the difference between a new and used diamond! 

The regular person may not but a diamond seller or reputable Jewler can.  They can tell by the way the diamond is cut.  Obviously with the technology a diamond is cut differently then in the past.  I agree that you can get a diamond at a pawn shop cheaper but just make sure you get it appraised and insured. 

Good Luck with everything to Gunner...

[freedom78]

First avoid mall jewlery stores... you will be ripped off. (higher price, lower quality)

Absolutely correct! Those guys are like vultures.

Thirded.  Don't know about price, but quality goes down the shitter.

[GunnerOne 84]

What would a good way to tell a reputable jeweler be? Go to a local independently owned store?

[Dr. Blutarsky]

Go to a pawn shop, your dollar will stretch a lot farther. My wife actually encouraged me to do this since I'd get "more bang for my buck" ( pun intended) 

You can't tell the difference between a new and used diamond! 

The regular person may not but a diamond seller or reputable Jewler can.  They can tell by the way the diamond is cut.  Obviously with the technology a diamond is cut differently then in the past.  I agree that you can get a diamond at a pawn shop cheaper but just make sure you get it appraised and insured. 

Good Luck with everything to Gunner...

My wife cant tell, and that is what counts!

No, seriously, my brother-in -law is the manager there and he has some type of jewler license or certification so I did pretty good - he was not going to let me get his sister a shitty diamond!

[C0ma]

What would a good way to tell a reputable jeweler be? Go to a local independently owned store?

Independently owned stores tend to be your best bet, but I would ask people all over your area for recomendations.

The independent stores tend to get much less exposure than the mall stores, so to stay in business (for what tends to be generations) they have to survive off of their reputations. Unfortunatly the mall stores just live off of their name and basic foot traffic.

One more thing to stress... I know I already mentioned it, but I saw someone else bring it up. After you pick something out and buy it, go get it appraised and insured.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

Go to a pawn shop, your dollar will stretch a lot farther. My wife actually encouraged me to do this since I'd get "more bang for my buck" ( pun intended) 

You can't tell the difference between a new and used diamond! 

The regular person may not but a diamond seller or reputable Jewler can.  They can tell by the way the diamond is cut.  Obviously with the technology a diamond is cut differently then in the past.  I agree that you can get a diamond at a pawn shop cheaper but just make sure you get it appraised and insured. 

Good Luck with everything to Gunner...

My wife cant tell, and that is what counts!

No, seriously, my brother-in -law is the manager there and he has some type of jewler license or certification so I did pretty good - he was not going to let me get his sister a shitty diamond!

I'm so paranoid I would get a new one anyway.

I would figure that my fiance/wife would go get it checked out just to ruin the marriage.