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Does anyone have any general advice on picking an engagement ring? I'll be proposing soon and I honestly have no idea where to start. I assume that walking into a local jewelry store is the easiest way to do this but also by far the most expensive. Is there a better way?
I talked to a couple of my married friends and got a recommendation for a guy. Cross check the price of stones but you are going to get screwed a pretty industry standard level any reasonable place you go. You're committing to spend your life with someone, don't let the ring be the thing you spend the most time thinking about. The ring vender will do a consultation and walk you through the 4Cs of diamonds or whatever, balance the different factors to your taste and pick a setting that fits you/her style broadly. I like simple stuff so hers was very simple with a striking stone. Your budget is going to define a lot of this and the person you're buying the ring from should be able to frankly work with you. There is a little bit of haggling involved depending on the type of store you're at, you'll have to read the room on that but you're talking more on the order of 5-10% than 50%.
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