It’s
wedding season and as the online searches for terms like “wedding
venue”, “ wedding dress” and “wedding dance” rise, so do the number of
jewelry complaints on pissedconsumer.com,
the consumer review site operated by market research firm Opinion Corp.
The wedding bands and engagement rings are often one of the most costly
parts of the wedding. Avoid following up the wedding day bliss with
buyers remorse by being fully informed.
Vladimir
Nardin, Executive Director of PissedConsumer.com, offers the following
tips for purchasing the best engagement or wedding ring:
Do Your Homework-
Familiarize yourself with the 4 c’s, Cut, Clarity, Color and Carat
Weight. When you understand the criteria jewelers use for grading
diamonds you’ll be better able to choose the right one for you.
Get Certified-
A diamond of a carat or more should come with a gem report, a
gemologist's evaluation of the stone's color by letter grade. This
certification will be important if you ever decide to trade in the ring
to upgrade.
Check for Quality- Make
sure wedding bands have two marks inside the shank ring-the
manufacturer's trademark (proves they stand behind their work and the
quality mark (24K for example) is proof of the metal. If the ring
consists of two or more metals, make sure there is a quality mark for
each metal.
Invest in Insurance-While
your annual premium will be about 1 to 2.7 percent of the jewelry's
appraised value, the investment is worth the security.
PissedConsumer.com is a premier consumer advocacy group, featuring consumer reviews and
complaints in a social networking environment. The company uses online
tools to publicize reviews and complaints filed by consumers on the
Internet. In addition, the site offers a set of free tools necessary to
bring the dispute to a fast and successful resolution, including a
consumer complaint letter generator and collection of consumer tips and
advice in the site’s consumer advocacy section.
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