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| - I actually expected to be snobbed right out of the store but the employees were not off-putting or snobbish in any way. They didn't appear to assume we could not afford the items in the store. We're well off and can afford some of this jewelry, but by no means well-off enough to pretend we can afford a ton of it.
Still, I tried on a few engagement rings for when the time is right for an upgrade. I eyeballed Harry Winston when I was initially looking at engagement rings but there weren't any local retailers for me to try it on. I was finally able to do so and tried on two very beautiful diamonds with pave settings. One was 2 carats and was around $300,000 while the second was smaller at around 1.5 carats and was $150,000.
Both sparkled immensely and were lovely - they were a bit large for my finger but I could get over that if I absolutely had to.
I saw some other lovely pieces in the store - but nothing that was really my taste or style. They have any manner of items you'd wish to see, earrings, bracelets, rings, watches, statement jewelry, every day pieces, etc. Prices range from a few thousand to several hundred thousand.
If you are trying on the high-priced engagement rings as I did - they seal the room and lock it like a safe when they take the rings out of the display case and set them on the table. An interesting experience to be sure.
The employee very kindly wrote the information for the pieces I tried down on a card and provided it to my husband for safekeeping. No pretense or judgment at all. That's good customer service. I loathe snobbery based on age or dress in retail, I will not buy from anyone who does that no matter how much I like the item.
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