Can I ask for a lower price on a diamond engagement ring?
I am looking at a ring from kesslers diamonds but I am not sure of the price. Can I ask for a cheaper price?
This is the ring I want to purchase for my future fiance: http://www.kesslersdiamonds.com/detail.aspx?stockid=195&NPAGE=rings_engagement_with_center.aspx&f=180&l=199&n=324
Also, could you please tell me what you think about it.
Thanks so much!
you can haggle prices on just about anything. Me and my husband NEVER pay retail for jewelry, electronics, cars etc. Just ask you will be surprised how easy it is to get at least 10% off the products you buy. Hen we bought our wedding rings we had our jeweler calling his regional manager to get the deal we got.
November 30th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Of Course You Can.
Not Every One Can Afford To Spend The Traditional (& Extremely Stupid & Materialistic) Amount Of 3 Months Salary.
Diamonds Come In All Shapes & Sizes So You Can Find One In Your Budget.
I'm Sure Your Future Fiance Will Love Anything As Long As You Mean It When You Give It To Her.
Good Luck.
=)
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November 30th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
The link doesn’t work for the ring. However, jewelery markup is usually 100-400% so they make a lot of profit. It isn’t considered rude to negotiate price in a purchase like this, it is comparable to buying a car. The worst they can say is no!
So yes, of course you can ask for a lower price.
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November 30th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
It depends entirely on the retailer. Some will let you haggle, while the prices are more set-in stone with others. There is a large markup with jewelry so there is room to haggle, though. It generally is allowed in places that are not considered “discount stores.” or items that aren’t clearance (which would likely be marked as “all prices final” or something similar)
There would be no harm in asking, or trying.
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November 30th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
May I ask does she know she is your future fiance?
Is it worth the cost? Kesslers are slightly overpriced from what I have seen elsewhere. Your best bet is probably going to cost for something descent, you can get a 1 ct diamond ring set in 24 ct gold for $2500 +
But if you look closely in enough places you can probably find the same thing for half that price.
Bu tI would never go smaller than a full 1 ct diamond as an engagement ring. You can probably get it cheaper by changing the ct weight of the gold, or the style of diamond. Why not take her shopping and just casually look at rings you like and see what kind of responce you get before you make a decidion.
My fiance’s ring cost $2500 my ring was $900, the wedding bands I got were $999 each. it’s all going to depend on what you can afford and what you like. By all means see if you can get what you like cheaper. Most Jewlery stores have a discounted price they will offer you when you tell them you are going to see if you can find the same thing elsewhere.
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November 30th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
I cant view the ring either.. But yes always try to get a lower price on a ring!!!
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November 30th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
I would always suggest you look for a lower price.
The link doesnt work by the way, but get one price from one jeweller, then look around for a very similar ring and get prices from different jewellers. Use their prices to bargain down the ring you have decided to go with.
Also try looking at non-retail places for engagement rings. pawnshops, ebay, auctionshouses, artisans etc.
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November 30th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
you can haggle prices on just about anything. Me and my husband NEVER pay retail for jewelry, electronics, cars etc. Just ask you will be surprised how easy it is to get at least 10% off the products you buy. Hen we bought our wedding rings we had our jeweler calling his regional manager to get the deal we got.
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November 30th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Yes! Almost all brick-and-mortar jewelry stores mark up their diamonds 50 to 100%! So there is definitely room for them to bring the price down to what you can afford, as long as you are smart about negotiating the price.
Firstly I recommend you learn as much as you can about diamonds, so you understand how they are priced and what factors affect the price. I recommend reading the Blue Nile education guide and then doing some searches on their site for the type/grade of diamond you have in mind. You have to understand that a jewelry store would never be able to match an online store prices, but it will give you an idea of what the diamonds cost whole-sale, so you can understand what type/how much mark-up there is.
Lastly, you have to be able to walk away empty handed. If you have your heart set on the ring, they will know it and they will know they don’t really have to knock anything off the price. If you are asking for a reasonable (educated) discount, and make it clear that you won’t buy the ring if they don’t give you the price you want, then they will be more likely to meet you in the middle on the price. But that means that if they aren’t budging on the price you MUST get up and walk out of the store without the ring. If you can do that, then they might say/do something to get you to turn around and come back in.
Good Luck!
http://www.bluenile.com/diamond-and-jewelry-education
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November 30th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
Certainly you can ask for a discounted price; jewelry has an enormous mark up (something like 400%) and often you can negotiate a lower price. Never hurts to ask and it may benefit your pocketbook!
Our jeweler suggested that the ring be purchased and mailed to a family member out of the state where we bought the ring; this allowed them to not charge state sales tax - and was a tremendous savings for us. I don’t think they were supposed to do this and we had never heard of the practice but we really appreciated the savings.
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