Best place to buy an engagement ring in Denver area?

[TriggerHappy]

I just bought one in December. The diamond reserve was fantastic, and kaleigh the managing partner is a hunter. But really, her, the owner and staff were great to work with. Their diamond prices are better than any big box stores and they will make exactly what you are looking for. PM me if you have any questions, I would highly recommend and they have made me a crusty for life.

i got carried away on the rock, but they have all sizes and shapes, I can't say enough about them, awesome experience! They even helped and played along with the proposal!!

[gnihcraes]

Shane Co. Centennial. Never had a problem, no pressure. Always have good service when bringing rings back for a checkup/cleaning/appraisal. 25 years now.

[Shooter45]

I had great luck and experience in Amore Jewelry in Parker Colorado. The owner is amazing and we found an extremely rare custom ring from the 1920's era at a great price. Can't say enough about the place and will continue to shop there.

[hurley842002]

Another shout out to ShaneCo, specifically the Centennial store. I was about 50% paid up (layaway), on a $3,000 ring, when things went south in the relationship. They refunded all of what I paid, no questions asked. I suppose I'm not the first person to have that happen, but I thought it was great of them. I've also bought a few other items from them, and they've always been great.

[kawiracer14]

I didn't read the whole thread so not sure if this was suggested but you should buy online and avoid paying the sales tax in CO.

Bluenile.com is one of many options.

[sniper7]

Shane Co was been great to us. My wife's engagement ring had lots of little diamonds along with the main stone. Some of the little ones kept popping out and getting lost and they replaced them no questions asked no extra cost. Eventually it turned into a pain and we picked out a new ring full credit from old ring applied.

Years later my wife lost her wedding ring at the lake and Shane co went above and beyond to get us the same ring and and even higher quality diamond.

Now that ring wasn't free which brings me to my next point. If you are going to buy an expensive ring, put it on a seperate amendment with your insurance company. If I didn't do this it would have cost me about $8k.

[hurley842002]

Also worth noting, ShaneCo will let you upgrade the stone as long as you own the ring, and you only have to pay the difference in value. So if you couldn't quite afford the size rock you wanted in the beginning, you could upgrade later on.

[CO Hugh]

May take more work, but check Craig's list or some other place including jewelry stores or pawn shop to buy a used one, ie a tiffany.

Used stones are not worth much, ie try to sell the ring back to a jeweler.

To have a happy marriage might be best not to tell her you bought it used.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine...iamond/304575/

http://www.businessinsider.com/histo...ican-country-8

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...070203990.html

[CHA-LEE]

The little lady and I have been using the Shane Co exclusively for all of our expensive jewelry purchases. Their warranty is awesome and the customer service has been great. There was only one instance where a sales associate was an idiot. In that situation I simply told him to get someone else to help me and that is exactly what was done no questions asked.

If you are buying a ring for someone else you need their input on the size, style and design for it to be something that they really want. How would you feel if your girlfriend bought you a car that you had zero opportunity to provide any input on selecting? Especially when the primary purchasing requirement was to make it as cheap as possible. How likely would it be that the car would be something you really wanted?

You also need to be an educated buyer and know the value of the different metals for the settings, durability of the metal, and clarity / quality of the stones. Metals have different levels of durability and show wear differently. For example, platinum is fairly soft and can bend and scratch very easily compared to Gold.

Buying an engagement ring or wedding set can be a significant investment but it still needs to be within your reasonable budget. The quality of what you are buying is a very important factor that will dramatically sway the price. Us "Dudes" don't understand the importance "Chicks" place on a high dollar wedding set as there is always something else more practical that the same amount of $$$ could be used for. But we have our expensive vices as well. Tally up how much you have spent on ammo, safes, guns, motorized toys, tools, or whatever else. Once you do that an expensive wedding ring will probably be chump change in comparison. The only difference is that you are taking the big punch to the wallet all at once with a wedding set.

[sic_semper_tyrannis]

The little lady and I have been using the Shane Co exclusively for all of our expensive jewelry purchases. Their warranty is awesome and the customer service has been great. There was only one instance where a sales associate was an idiot. In that situation I simply told him to get someone else to help me and that is exactly what was done no questions asked.

If you are buying a ring for someone else you need their input on the size, style and design for it to be something that they really want. How would you feel if your girlfriend bought you a car that you had zero opportunity to provide any input on selecting? Especially when the primary purchasing requirement was to make it as cheap as possible. How likely would it be that the car would be something you really wanted?

You also need to be an educated buyer and know the value of the different metals for the settings, durability of the metal, and clarity / quality of the stones. Metals have different levels of durability and show wear differently. For example, platinum is fairly soft and can bend and scratch very easily compared to Gold.

Buying an engagement ring or wedding set can be a significant investment but it still needs to be within your reasonable budget. The quality of what you are buying is a very important factor that will dramatically sway the price. Us "Dudes" don't understand the importance "Chicks" place on a high dollar wedding set as there is always something else more practical that the same amount of $$$ could be used for. But we have our expensive vices as well. Tally up how much you have spent on ammo, safes, guns, motorized toys, tools, or whatever else. Once you do that an expensive wedding ring will probably be chump change in comparison. The only difference is that you are taking the big punch to the wallet all at once with a wedding set.

I understand everything you said and even agree on many points. I took all of those into consideration before I even made my original post. In my specific case, I actually have a very good idea of what she likes, and I was able to custom design a ring with personal touches that I think will knock her socks off (well I hope so anyway). If I totally screwed the pooch, then at least we can go back to Shane and change it up, but I don't foresee that happening. As for buying a car as a gift without input, I completely understand the analogy, but it is a risk I'm willing to take. She in particular will value the sentimental nature of the ring I selected, and she would never dare (or know how) to do anything car related without my knowledge.

And yeah, the ring < my ammo supply. But I'm a dude, so I appreciate the utility and practicality of one much more than the other.