How much do you pay to get your ring polished?

tbrose16

Hi,

I brought my engagement ring to get polished and they charged me $75. What have you guys paid in the past? It seems high to me so I'm curious. Also, where do you bring it?

TIA

AnnPH424

What type of metal is your band? I've never had mine polished. If I stop by the jewlery store where FI bought it they steam clean it for free.

Laurms15

Is it white gold that needs to be re-dipped or re-plated?

tbrose16

Mine is platium. I was shocked when they charged me and then shocked again when they said $75. We had got it polished at the place where he bought my ring so I thought they would do it for free. I need to look for a good place in NJ!

VanessaB24

I didn't get charged because its in the ring plan. i guess dh had that added. not sure.

njpabzy

FI bought lifetime re-sizing and repolishing with ring so its included whenever i want - that seems like a lot considering the plan he got wasnt all that much extra.

clarereedy

Our jewelry store will steam clean mine and re-dip it for free.  The re-dip is part of the care plan we purchsed, but the steam clean is complimentary to anyone. 

kasabby

I have had mine cleaned once since I had it. It was free at the place where I bought it.

uppereastgirl

My rings are also platinum.  I take it to the place in the Diamond District that a lot of jewelers use for polishing (I got the recommendation from a friend of a friend who works in the area -- her store only does steam cleaning).  It is an extremely bizarre experience through and through, but they charge $6 a ring and are trustworthy. 

If I took them to the place where my engagement ring was purchased, polishing would be free -- no care plan or anything required.  (Not worth the trip though because that's an hour plus away from where I live.)  My mom's jeweler also polishes my rings for free because he knows her, so sometimes I'll take them there when I'm in the area.  I got them polished for free at the jeweler by the second floor escalators at the Bridgewater Mall once too.  $75 is highway robbery!

tbrose16

Uppereast - Where do you bring it in the diamond district? I work in mid town so that would be very convenient for me. I just never know which ones are trustworthy.  I'm always afraid that they will switch the diamond or something! When they polish it, they take out all of the scratches, right? (I just want to make sure its the same thing that they did for mine).  I'm def not making the hike to long island again to go to the place where DH got my ring and pay that price!

mariaNryan

since I recieved my engagement ring on oct 2009 I have only polished it once and It was free from the store my fiancee bought ring from

uppereastgirl

I go here:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/marco-delano-fine-jewelry-polishing-new-york

Again, it is a bizarre experience.  The atmosphere is definitely... interesting.  Not unsafe, and not untrustworthy, but a little shady (I guess all of the Diamond District kind of is though).  And I'd bring a magazine or book or something for while you wait because they usually have weird tv on and it can take 15-20 minutes.  They do good work though and are nice.

And yup, polishing gets rid of all the scratches.  Makes my rings look like new!

tbrose16

uppereast - Thank you! I'm going to check it out! I'm still so pissed my place charged me! What a rip off! Last time we go there!

Lola Minnie

I only have used my jeweler so far so free

Reilly626

Free!!! Adlers in Westfield is lifetime free since we bought them there.

KellyandEddie0808

The place where I got my rings polished my E-ring  for free when we went to get our wedding bands.

lblumetti

Ours is going to do it for free.  Before I left when I picked up my wedding band, they said don't forget to come in and get your ring re-polished and cleaned.  Whenever I've gone there in the past as well, they've always cleaned it for free.  That seems crazy to charge that!