How Can I Find Discount Diamond Engagement Rings?

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Buying an engagement ring is intimidating for someone who is poor. Finding an affordable option that allows a couple a ring can become a major issue. There are options, but they should be considered carefully by both partners.

To save money a substitute for a diamond is a good idea such as a cubic zirconia. Back at the beginning of the last century, the De Beers company, faced with a glut of quality diamonds and a sagging market, devised a very successful advertising campaign linking diamonds with true love, and the diamond engagement ring as a "necessity" was born. 

De Beers and other diamond sellers perpetuated the myth that the diamond is the only stone to have and thus have led to diamond rings becoming outrageously expensive.  Diamond alternatives can be just as durable and convey the same beauty, clarity, and symbolism.

If you and your partner want a real diamond its time to start to look into some of your current options. The first one is overlooked a lot: resetting the stone existing in one of the two families. Purchasing a used diamond will generally be less expensive than a new one, and the new ring may have added significance if it's from a family member. When a ring is an outright gift and the setting is appealing, that kind of diamond will not break your budget.

Failing that, consider asking a reputed, jeweler dealing in gemstones in case he or she could get you a nice stone at a cheaper price. Understand, your idea of low price may not match a jeweler's…but a jeweler of repute is far less likely to cheat you than a fly by night, or a well intentioned chain supplier with limited jewelry education.

There are a number of ways you can find the stone you love and not break your budget and a good jeweler can help locate that stone either through estate sales, putting you in contact with other dealers or finding a stone that may have a small imperfection but otherwise is beautiful.       

A good jeweler will give you additional information about the sources of diamonds and educate you. You may be surprised at what you are told, however: many jewelers, fully aware of the price rigging involved in diamond sales, but unable to buck the market price, will tell you openly which substitutes they consider as beautiful, durable, and desirable as diamonds without the imposed price increase. Not everyone lusts for a diamond.  Some just love white topaz, others Moissanite, and some cubic zirconium, so there is something for everyone if you look.   

Some, with knowledge of many stones, will recommend some strong, beautiful, but quite unexpected alternatives. Hear them out, and think about their suggestions. Jewelers do not want to sell their diamonds at a crazy price to anyone who will not appreciate the stone for more than its shine and traditional place in wedding and engagement rings. For a lot of people in this business who charge a markup, there is a tendency to feel they are guilty of gouging; however, one must charge enough to make a profit for what they themselves have paid out. It would be their pleasure to assist you in finding an option that will ensure them that they make money and keep their good name while keeping you satisfied.

A final, long-shot option, not recommended but certainly possible, is to take advantage of pawn shops and such bidding venues as eBay. One discrepancy in terms of resolving the blind spots that form as a result of acquisition trails is the lack of quality control.

Even a dealer in good faith, can "cheat"  you simply because you are not knowledgeable in jewelery and the buyer has little ability to assess the value before purchase. There are all sorts of opportunities for taking risks. Your engagement ring ought not be one of them.

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