Best place to buy an engagement ring in Denver area?

[ben4372]

+1 for Shane Co. My advice would be buy big and sparkly rather than the highest quality stone. Or check out a synthetic diamond. Seriously, if it "shows" well to the naked eye you can get a way bigger stone. And that's what the ladies want. And fellas. I don't judge.

[feal]

Someone else suggested it but bluenile is pretty close to wholesale. I'd at least check it to see the ball park of what you should be spending

[sic_semper_tyrannis]

Thanks for everyone's feedback. After checking out different stores and websites, I ended up going with Shane Co, which was a pretty common recommendation in this thread. The customer service was fantastic, and the warranty they provide seems like a huge benefit should anything ever go wrong. They aren't the cheapest, but they aren't the most expensive either. Timeliness was an issue in my specific situation, so buying online would not have worked for what I have planned. Shane was able to get the whole ring put together in 48 hours, and that wasn't even with a rush put on it. Frankly, for the quality of the final piece, I am actually paying a little less than I had expected. In the end I started focusing less on cost and more on quality, and I am happy with the final product and happy that I didn't cheap-out on such an important purchase.

[Irving]

It's not a cliche so much as rooted in tradition. If you left your wife, she'd ideally have two months worth of your salary in the value of the ring to help her back on her feet. Modern relationships often have two incomes, and most women hardly consider the history of that social norm.

[GilpinGuy]

Good call on Shane Co. I'm late in this thread but this is who I went with 7 years ago and couldn't have been happier since. Warranty included, which we had to use when one of my wife's smaller diamonds came loose. No hassle and quick turn around. Had my ring polished a few times too.

Funny story: My wife and I stopped into a jewelry store near Colorado Mills (forget the name - right across from Target) to look at stuff. We're looking at these "chocolate diamonds" and I say something like "I don't like those at all...." to my wife. The sales beeotch interjects and says smugly, "Those are very popular right now". Me: "Not with me". Snotty beeotch walks away.

Later, my wife is looking at something and she's bs-ing with the same beeotch. I just walk up and stand there when they're talking warranty and the sales bitch says something about how Shane's warranty is bullshit and they don't stand by their guarantee, etc. I say, "We just had my wife's wedding ring repaired under warranty and had no problems." Sales beeotch says, "But you had to pay for it, right?". Me, "No....let's go babe."

Congrats man!

[TheGrey]

Late to the game, but I agree that you should talk with her and get her input. I did NOT want a diamond, and didn't want a ton of money sunk into a ring- I just don't see that as practical at all. We ended up going to a goldsmith and he listened to my input and I got exactly what I wanted in an engagement ring, for under $400.

And it's still beautiful, many years later.