Jewelry in Bad Economic Times

Over the years it's been ingrained in our minds the old adage that when one wants to purchase an engagement ring one should spend up to two months' salary. Personally I think this is very interesting when this idea came from the jewelry industry. Since this would be like the drug or vitamin companies giving results from their own studies and expecting you buy the product.

Unfortunately a statement like this does not give a real concern about you personally as a customer or your personal finances regardless of what they are. Especially in not so good economic times like we are in now.

Fortunately the current economic time has created a lot of affordable buys in the market place for all types of goods, including jewelry. It has created options for all income levels to take advantage, including you. Whether or not you are shopping for engagement rings or any other kind of jewelry you should be able to find something that will fit your, or anyone's budget.

We are going to explore some of the options from engagement rings to earrings. A few things we must keep in mind when searching for our purchases. There are many factors you can utilize in getting a better price:

• The material or metals used. For example, 10K, 14K, 18K gold or some type of alternative.


• You can also work with the quality of the gemstones for instance in a diamonds case, clarity, color, cut and carat weight.

By working with the different options you can obtain results that just might please you and best of all no one knows but you and your jeweler.

I have selected three choices that offer great value at a good price. All selections are gold and diamond jewelry.

The first selection is an engagement ring:

14k White Gold Preset Solitaire Engagement Ring With 0.50 Carat Excellent Cut Round Shaped Diamond Having HI Color and SI Clarity.
Retail Price $1879.50 -
Sale Price $895.00

A second selection was earrings with freshwater cultured pearls and diamonds:

Freshwater Cultured Pearl And Diamond Earring with diamond color HI and Clarity SI1-SI2.
Retail Price $205.02 -
Sale Price $85.00

And my final selection is a pair of diamond stud earrings:

14K White Gold Diamond Stud Earrings With 0.50 Ct. Total Weight Having HI Color and SI Clarity.
Retail Price $871.50 -
Sale Price $415.00

All choices had in common 14k white gold, diamond clarity in the SI1-SI2 range and diamond color in the HI range. All offer a great product for a great price and very affordable even in bad economic times.

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Regards,
Richard A. Nehls
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