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Hi Diamond Pro team,
I am looking for an engagement ring for my girlfriend with the following specs:
Round or princess shaped, around 0.5 carat stone to be placed on a white gold solitary ring.
From what I have found so far I think about 1500€ should suffice, maybe even less than 1200 should do the job.
As I am currently living in Europe I reckon Blue Nile is the best option as they ship from Ireland and therefore I can avoid import taxes.
As it is pretty hard to distinguish between what is overpriced and what is not, I would love a few recommendations from your experts.
My mate mentioned that sometimes you even give out discount vouchers, so if you have any I would gladly take one too.
Thanks a ton in advance!
You are leaning towards the right direction with Blue Nile. They have the best track record with our European readers.
We do have some special discount codes. Here is one for $50 off your purchase (over $1,000). Just pop it in: [contact us for your own unique coupon code]
On to the diamonds. Here’s what I’d recommend for a simple solitaire setting:
Blue Nile LD11160441
They are beautifully cut and either of them will be very brilliant.
What do you think?
Looking at those two stones I have decided that I want to go for a round stone on a petite white gold solitaire ring which unfortunately is on back order and as I hadn’t found the time to call them this past weekend the diamond you recommended is unfortunately already sold.
So if you could give me some more suggestions for round rocks I would very much appreciate your help.
No problem. Here you go:
Blue Nile LD11027781
The prices have jumped a little since the last time, so I hope this diamond suits you.
Unfortunately with this one I wasn’t even able to have a look as it must have been sold just hours after your recommendation.
Sorry for the inconveniences but could you give me some more options, please?
It’s true that good diamonds move pretty quickly. Here’s a couple of more stones and fingers crossed at least one of them will make it into your cart:
Blue Nile LD10993418
The stones were all beautiful and I went for the biggest option for the slightly higher price.
You have been a tremendous help as I would have probably spent almost 1k more on a ring that would have not looked that much better. I will definitely recommend your service to any of my friends and will be coming back to it in case I ever want to buy another diamond, albeit hopefully not another engagement ring 😉
Thank you very very much!
That is fantastic news, you got yourself a beautiful diamond! Thank you so much for the nice words.
Let me know how you like the diamond when it arrives!
Just a month later and the stone is not just only as beautiful as in the pictures, it also fulfilled its purpose perfectly.
So I am happily engaged now and my fiancee absolutely loves it.
You just made my day! 🙂 Thank you so much for the wonderful feedback and congratulations on your engagement!
If it’s not too much to ask, do you think you can do us a quick favor and write us a small review on www.ivouch.com? If you could, we would be extremely grateful. Here is the link:
[LINK TO REVIEW ON IVOUCH]
What we love about them:
- No questions asked returns within 30 days of shipment. James Allen will send you a paid shipping label to return the ring.
- Lifetime Warranty
- Free International Shipping
- Free prong tightening, repolishing, rhodium plating and cleaning every 6 months
- Provide insurance appraisals
- One free resizing within 60 days of purchase
- Free ring inscriptions
- Best-in-class high quality imagery of all diamonds in stock
- 24/7 Customer Service
- Best-in-class packaging
What we love about them:
- No questions asked returns within 30 days of shipment. Blue Nile will send you a paid shipping label to return the ring.
- Lifetime Warranty
- Free Shipping
- Free prong tightening, repolishing, rhodium plating and cleaning every 6 months
- Provide insurance appraisal
- One free resizing within the first year of purchase
- High quality images of about half of their diamonds
- 24/7 Customer Service
- 100% credit towards future upgrades (must be at least double in value)
- Best in class fulfillment
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