How To Turn Your Jewelry Shopping Day Into A Fun Experience And Save a Bundle

If you’ve ever been challenged about buying gemstones online or finding the perfect piece of jewelry for a special friend, you will love my story. Before I started out I did have a lot of questions. Without having time to do any research I took off to the jewelry store. After I reached my destination I was overwhelmed, since I didn’t know much about identifying great jewelry from not so great. I was also worried about getting a fair deal. Well to make matters worse the sales clerk kept referring me to the jewelry in the section with prices way over my head! On top of that I felt like a cheapskate if I paid only what I could afford. Some final questions were, could I shop online and find gemstones wholesale? And is it possible to return a piece of jewelry if I wasn’t satisfied?

Luckily I met a friend whom could give me some advice and referred me to a jewelry store that he knew I could trust to get my questions answered honestly. He also suggested I check out 'fashion jewelry online'. As I stepped inside the jewelry store I could relax and I began to enjoy my day. The sales clerk was friendly and did not try to pressure me to buy what I could not afford, instead advised me that a very nice piece of jewelry could be bought within any budget. The clerk also informed me that with the sales receipt and other paper work I received (like an appraisal or a certificate) I could return an item if I needed to. I proceeded to inspect a variety of gemstones, cubic zirconia’s and diamonds. Fortunately I did have the ring size and some stone preferences after I had coaxed my special friend to talk about his jewelry collection for an extended length of time until I had gleaned the information I needed.

Before I made my final decision for my jewelry purchase I decided to find an online jewelry store and compare prices. I was amazed at the discounted prices. I found jewelry as much as 50% to 75% off. Online stores do not have the overhead of other stores, like state of the art store fronts and not as many employees needed to help customers this helps keep cost down. Another great asset to online safe shopping is that many reputable stores have ‘live online help’ to assist a customer in need. If you make an online purchase be certain you ask for the same paper work as you would at a walk in store, like the receipt, an appraisal and if you purchase a diamond ask for a certificate which is from the lab, it tells you if the stone is a laboratory product or genuine and it identifies the grade of the diamond for carat, color, clarity and cut.

You can learn from my mistakes. Ask a trusted friend for a referral to a reputable jewelry store. It is important to set a budget before you go shopping so you will be more likely to stay within your spending limit. Remember you can purchase a fine piece of jewelry at about any price range and online you can find numerous searches of a gemstones sale. Request and save all your papers in case you need to make a return or exchange. If you go online check for companies that have a secure online ordering site. It is safe to shop for gems online so plan ahead and choose to make this shopping day one you will cherish.