Engagement rings

[Deleted member 5265]

Don't forget to ask for discount. Should give you at least 10% off.

This. Very important.

 

[Latka Gravas]

If it had been a good few year back, I’d have highly recommended Ratners. But seeing as they’re no longer around I’d say Elizabeth Duke.

 

[Deleted member 5265]

The people who run this place are friends of friends of friends Davidsons the Jewellers. Luxury jewellery for men and women. Their stuff in the shop on Grey St, Newcastle, is lovely.

 

[Alan BStard]

Marriage is about love and sharing, selling one's car or spunking three months wages on a ring is not sharing.

I was happy to do it.
I'd have walked off Roker Pier if she'd asked me to and still would.

 

[5underland]

I went to beverbrookes and cannot fault them tbh, you get the life time cleaning to so you can go everyday if you want, keeps it looking tip top all of the time to.

The wife(no) got her wedding ring from there, when we take hers to get cleaned they do mine as well even though I didn't get mine there.

 

[peachy]

Marriage is about love and sharing, selling one's car or spunking three months wages on a ring is not sharing.

I think you likely missed the point of my post, but no matter.

 

[AndrewP]

Best thing is, i know a loophole with tesco bank in how to get free clubcard points

Haway then, share

 

[Le Chuck]

Haway then, share

You get points for debit card spend. So it involves sloshing large sums of money between other accounts via debit card. Payments to financial institutions gernerally dont get you points, but there's a few that have been overlooked & do.

 

[Mickdundee]

If it had been a good few year back, I’d have highly recommended Ratners. But seeing as they’re no longer around I’d say Elizabeth Duke.

I opened this thread purely to say Eizabeth Duke only to find somebody stole my thunder!

 

[AndrewP]

You get points for debit card spend. So it involves sloshing large sums of money between other accounts via debit card. Payments to financial institutions gernerally dont get you points, but there's a few that have been overlooked & do.

Ah right. I spent over 30k on my Tesco credit card and didn't get all that many points really.

I've got a debit card too which gives me bonus points for Tesco spends but haven't tried moving money via debit card. Which banks does it work with?

 

[Latka Gravas]

I opened this thread purely to say Eizabeth Duke only to find somebody stole my thunder!

I got my wedding ring from there, 3 days before I got married. Wore it on the day and on honeymoon, never wore it again and sold it too Ramsdens for £15 at a small loss.

 

[Le Chuck]

Ah right. I spent over 30k on my Tesco credit card and didn't get all that many points really.

I've got a debit card too which gives me bonus points for Tesco spends but haven't tried moving money via debit card. Which banks does it work with?

You get 1 point per £8. Because it takes a couple of days clearing each side you should be able to make 6 transfers a month which in effect is the same as getting 9% interest. (So 27% if you can treble up with a tesco partner)

Investment funds will probably work where you deposit money into 'cash' rather than buying an investment. Vanguard does work.

I have a building society which works but dont want really want in known incase Tesco find out & pull it.

 

[Uncle D]

I think you likely missed the point of my post, but no matter.

Nope.

I was happy to do it.
I'd have walked off Roker Pier if she'd asked me to and still would.

You must have had the love bug bad mate.

 

[Terry Collier]

I bought my girlfriend in the late 80s an engagement ring, and even had a party. I don't think I had any intention of getting married, just all my mates were doing it.
Anyway, I got it at Ratner's, which had a terrible reputation for poor jewellery at the time. Even the owner was slaughtered for calling his products "crap".
He was right mind. The ruby fell out after a few weeks, and ended up in the hoover.

 

[Deleted User 11453]

I bought my girlfriend in the late 80s an engagement ring, and even had a party. ...
He was right mind. The ruby fell out after a few weeks, and ended up in the hoover.

Did your girlfriend suck things up?

 

[Terry Collier]

Did your girlfriend suck things up?

No. So it was a short engagement

 

[SPUFF]

This. Very important.

Being a cheeky twat I haggled on a watch n saved £150. I wonder what % of folk just walk in n pay the rrp.

 

[Goat Eyes]

You get 1 point per £8. Because it takes a couple of days clearing each side you should be able to make 6 transfers a month which in effect is the same as getting 9% interest. (So 27% if you can treble up with a tesco partner)

Investment funds will probably work where you deposit money into 'cash' rather than buying an investment. Vanguard does work.

I have a building society which works but dont want really want in known incase Tesco find out & pull it.

I can definitely see why she married you.

 

[Le Chuck]

I can definitely see why she married you.

Not yet married & she doesnt care about money. I try to keep her on straight & narrow as she's had previous money problems. But yes she finds me extremely helpful on shit like this

 

[adam26]

thanks, you've saved me typing that all out. I got my wifes from bluenile. It was about £1200 and has been valued at £3000. I didn't go for the biggest stone, but I did go for perfect cut, D colour and VVS1. I compared it to the high street and for the same price it would have a been a yellow stone, with loads of obvious imperfections.

So the cut, colour and grade should be considered more that the carat?
It’s a minefield out there with so many different options!