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Saving up for and engagement ring can take a long time because you still have to pay for all your living, travel and housing expenses etc, each month.  So when the time comes to buy a diamond engagement ring, here are five top tips to make your budget stretch a bit further! 

1 Buy in a Sale
Most jewelers offer deep discounts when sales are slow or when they are making room for new inventory.  Your budget will go further if you buy your engagement ring in a sale.  Look for special offer codes on this site.

2 Buy White Gold Instead of Platinum
Although most of the cost of an engagement ring is in the price of the diamond, choosing a white gold engagement ring over a the very expensive platinum one will make a noticeable difference to the price of the engagement ring.

3 Add Baguettes
If you choose to build your own engagement ring, why not add tiny baguettes to accent a smaller good quality diamond?  This will add a significant amount of extra sparkle for not much extra cost. This is a much better option than simply choosing a poorer quality, but bigger carat diamond, which will have less sparkle and look dull by comparison.

4 Do Not Buy Top Quality
If you cannot appreciate the subtleties between top graded diamonds and those that are next tier down, why pay top dollar for the best?  To the untrained eye, G,H or I color white diamonds are virtually indistinguishable from the very expensive D, E, F grades, making them cost effective choices. 

In the same way, choosing a “good” or “very good” cut diamond, rather than the top priced “ideal” cut, will make your budget go further since the differences in sparkle are only apparent when the various cut qualities are compared alongside each other.

5 Buy Online
Many jewelers use online stores to showcase old stock and are able to offer special discounts because of their lower overheads.  So your budget will go further and you will find the best bargains when you buy your engagement ring online.

When it comes to buying diamond jewelry, whether it be a tennis bracelet, a diamond pendant, stud earrings or an engagement ring, there are very good reasons why you should ONLY buy it online. 

Firstly, you can get a better price online.  This is because online retailers have significantly lower overheads than offline stores so they can pass the savings on to you. 

Secondly, you get a much wider choice of diamond jewelry and settings in your choice of metal mounting when you shop online.  To get the same range offline, you would have to visit a considerable number of shops in several different malls! 

Thirdly, shopping online is convenient.  You can do it whenever you have the time which means you do not have to sacrifice a lunch break to shop for jewelry (and what man likes that?)

And yet a great many people still think that buying diamond jewelry online is fundamentally unsafe.  Why?

The reason is perceived trust.  When you walk into a shop to buy diamond jewelry, you can look into the eyes of the sales assistant.  And that makes you feel comfortable.  And the nature of bricks and mortar makes you feel confident that the merchant is not going to disappear overnight with your hard earned cash.  And then there is the jewelry itself.  You can touch it and nothing beats the feeling of cold diamond jewelry to convince you of their authenticity.

And that is what offline real life con artists rely on.  You are a captive audience.  You have to take their word for the diamond quality.  It is harder to shop around.  You may be tired and desperate to end your search for the perfect diamond, especially if you are buying an engagement ring or are looking for fancy colored diamond jewelry!  And once you are in the shop, you may fall foul of high pressure sales tactics too. 

It is very different online.  Reputable jewelers pretty much all have online stores.  And their reputation is a stake.  So they are going to be authentic and trustworthy.  Furthermore, when you decide on a particular cut, clarity, color, shape and carat weight, you do not need to see the diamond to know what you are getting.  Do your research and then buy your diamond jewelry online. 

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