Help 'tater find a ring...

[0.42]

Hi, I'm Tinder McGill

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

congratulations to you and ms taterblast, 'blast.

[pissclams]

congrats instead of a ring, you should buy yourself a leash, go cat

[8manpick]

I became something of a jewelry shopping expert when shopping for diamond earrings for my wife this past Christmas. I think I can offer you some good advice on how to get a great rock for a great price, Wacky.

First, buying jewelry from brick & mortar retailers, and paying for all that overhead, is for chumps. Popular sites like bluenile.com have generally good prices, but the quality can be hit or miss because they don't actually have the diamonds in their possession. Bluenile is actually a network of sellers all over the world. Also, the packaging is crap - usually just a cardboard box.

Go to JamesAllen.com. They are a small, phenomenal online diamond retailer. They get excellent reviews, and the diamonds I got were GIA-certified and stunning, at nearly half the cost the brick & mortar retailers wanted for the same quality diamonds. I cannot recommend them highly enough. Box is beautiful (actually a smaller box shipped inside a bigger padded box, also beautiful). Oh, and they have a 60-day money back guarantee if you receive the ring and you're not happy with it for any reason. They also offer credit cards with 0% financing for 6 months. I guarantee you will be happy you went with them.

As for what to buy, here's what's important and what's not important:
1. Carat
2. Cut

It's debatable which is more important. You can get a small diamond that's very sparkly due to superior cut, or a big diamond that looks like paste because the cut is crap. You really need to aim for both. I strongly recommend you aim for at least 1 carat, and at least an "Ideal" or "Excellent" cut. In fact, you really have to get "Ideal" or "Excellent" cut, and then go as big as you can afford. As for what you an "afford" - don't be stupid but also realize that diamonds are really important to most girls and you want her to be proud of the ring forever.

3. Color
4. Clarity

These next two are far less important than cut and carat, and it's where you make some sacrifices to get a larger stone. For color, anything from E-I will be fine. In reality, you'll never see the color difference in an I unless you put it right next to something at least three notches higher.

As for clarity, VS1 or 2 is great if you can afford it, but it really isn't necessary. An SI1 will be just fine. Avoid SI2 or lower. No "I"s.

Ok, so that's how you get the best possible rock at the best possible price.

The tougher part is actually the setting - you really need her input on this. If you go shopping together, don't even talk diamonds - just figure out what setting she likes. You're already going to get an awesome diamond if you follow my advice. Major collar pop.

i actually found this post to be very helpful. so uh, thanks @K-S-U-Wildcats!

Uh yeah, me too. This is awkward, but 8mpfiancée liked the ring a lot.

[420seriouscat69]

 

[DQ12]

[

[The Big Train]

 

[Dr Rick Daris]

 

[slobber]

Congrats. Get a prenup involving rugby


Gonna win 'em all!

[Tobias]

our little babies are all growing up.  don't forget to dive in some leaf piles every once in a while

[Asteriskhead]

our little babies are all growing up.  don't forget to dive in some leaf piles every once in a while

 

[steve dave]

KSU-Dub, I'd like to spend like $3k on some diamond ear rings for the mrs. can you pick me out the best bang for the buck on that james allen site and give me the link and any other instructions I need? TY

[steve dave]

I think I want square ones, not the round ones. unless there is a reason this is not the way to go in which case tell me and I'll do round ones. TY

[steve dave]

I followed your rules I think and made these. Did I F up anywhere?

[Tobias]

marco rubio, marco rubio, marco rubio

[slobber]

I followed your rules I think and made these. Did I F up anywhere?

sweet. Mrsdobber has a pair just like those, but smaller.


Gonna win 'em all!

[star seed 7]

marco rubio, marco rubio, marco rubio

Try hillary

[steve dave]

well, I just ordered those so if I'm wrong about something please tell me KSU-Dub because I can apparently send them back free of charge and also I'll get 3k+ points each time I re-purchase some other kind so I'm good doing this over a hundred times if need be.

[meow meow]

lol

[pissclams]

seems like shop through chase's 3 pts per $1 spent UR @ blue nile would have been more prudent

[steve dave]

seems like shop through chase's 3 pts per $1 spent UR @ blue nile would have been more prudent

Ksu dub said blue Nile sucks crap tho

[Tobias]

guess he doesn't have google alerts set up after all

[pissclams]

seems like shop through chase's 3 pts per $1 spent UR @ blue nile would have been more prudent

Ksu dub said blue Nile sucks crap tho

he's wrong
and I would put my 15 year premier membership in the American Jeweler's Association against whatever internet credentials that he claims to have

[puniraptor]

guess he doesn't have google alerts set up after all

you need to use a trigger word

[8manpick]

seems like shop through chase's 3 pts per $1 spent UR @ blue nile would have been more prudent

Ksu dub said blue Nile sucks crap tho

My discerning fiancée was very happy with her Blue Nile ring