Do you want a big 3-carat diamond engagement ring? Maybe you looked at Jared, and saw this ring for $23,999.99. (See it below.) Don’t buy it. You can get a GIA-certified, objectively better quality diamond in a ring from James Allen for $15,845 instead. Or you can get an IGI-certified, even better diamond ring of […]
Are These Jared Diamonds a Good Buy?
Don’t buy this Neil Lane diamond engagement ring at Jared for $22K. Get a GIA-certified, better one at James Allen for about $14K (or less, at about $9K).
A reader looked at this beautiful Neil Lane diamond engagement ring at Jared for $21,999.99. Worth it? I think not. It had some red flags: the Clarity and Color grades were too low for this price point. And it had no certification lab that I could find. I showed him how to find a GIA-certified, […]
Looking for a coupon for Jared’s 1-3/4 total carat weight $16,000 Royal Asscher Tatiana Diamond Engagement Ring? This is better than a coupon: Certified better quality diamond for thousands less.
Looking for a coupon for Jared’s 1-3/4 total carat weight $16,000 Royal Asscher Tatiana Diamond Engagement Ring? I have excellent news. You can get an IGI- or GIA-certified, better diamond ring for $9,500 or so, if you know how to shop for it. And I have “bad” news.” Bad news: there are no substantial coupons […]
Is this 3/4-carat Princess Cut diamond solitaire engagement ring from Jared a good deal for $2,200? No. Instead get a certified, better diamond ring in this style for as low as $1,525.
Is this 0.75-carat Princess Cut diamond engagement ring a good deal at Jared? You’ll agree with me that it isn’t, after looking at the quick, hard data in this article. The Jared diamond isn’t certified. (Or if it is, they don’t say so on the product page.) You can get a certified, better-quality diamond ring […]
Should you buy this 2-1/2-carat Princess cut diamond solitaire engagement ring from Jared for $15,000? No. You should buy a GIA- or IGI-certified BETTER diamond ring for as low as $7,215 (Yes, really.) Here’s how.
Is this 2.5-carat oval diamond solitaire engagement ring for $14,999.99 from Jared worth it? It’s a I2-Clarity, I-Color diamond on a 14K yellow gold band. (No certification shown.) Instead you should get a quite similar design of ring, with a GIA- or IGI-certified, better diamond, from James Allen for as low as $7,215. Here’s how. […]
Is this 3/4-carat oval diamond solitaire engagement ring from Jared a good deal for $2,200? Sorry, no. You can get a certified better diamond ring for as low as $1,265. Here’s how.
Is this 0.75-carat oval diamond solitaire engagement ring for $2,200 from Jared a good deal? It’s a I2-Clarity, I-Color diamond on a 14K yellow gold band. (No certification is evident.) But Jared doesn’t want you to know that you can get a very similar design of ring, with an IGI-certified, better diamond, from James Allen […]
Is this 1-1/2-tcw “Princess Cut” Diamond Engagement Ring from Jared for $2,800 a good buy? No. Did you notice it has no center diamond? Get a much better, similar ring for $2,655.
Intro It’s item number 991750908 at Jared. See it live, unless it’s discontinued. It has a total carat weight, of all the diamonds on the ring, of 1-1/2 Carats. The “Center Stone” is a total of 1/2-carat. (It’s not truly a center stone. Rarther, it’s a grouping of four 1/8-carat stones! Clarity of the diamonds […]
Are these 1-tcw Lab-Created Diamond Solitaire Earrings in 14K White Gold at Jared a good deal on sale at $999? A surprise twist.
For this year’s shopping season, in a deal published today, November 20, 2020, Jared has reduced these 1-carat total weight (1/2-carat each) diamond earrings (item number 200484602 at Jared) to $1,000. Are they a smart buy at that price? That depends. You can get Lab-Created diamond earrings of the same size and cut with significantly […]
Is this 3/4-carat oval diamond solitaire engagement ring from Jared a smart buy for $5,000? Not at all. You can get a certified better diamond ring for as low as $1,040. Here’s how.
Jared offers this ring for $4,999.99. I’m not finding that it has any diamond certificate, either. But you can get such a ring with an IGI diamond certificate, with better specs, and slightly bigger diamonds, from James Allen, for as low as $1,040. There’s no catch. James Allen is just more transparent, has lower overhead, […]
Is this $1,605 IGI-Certified 1-Carat diamond engagement ring actually better than a Jared 1-Carat ring costing $3,499.99? You bet. I prove it here.
Jared offers this 1-Carat Round Brilliant Cut diamond ring for $3,499.99. But you can get a better diamond ring for less than half the cost by smart shopping. I show you exactly how. James Allen’s prices are $2,465 (earth-mined diamond) or $1,605 (lab-created diamond … and yes, lab-created diamonds are 100% authentic, same as earth-mined […]
