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Who's FI/DH has a tungsten ring?
FI likes a tungsten ring with carbon fiber inlay. We liked one at the jeweler that was $300. But, I go online and see something very similar for under $100. Does anyone know if there's a good reason for the price difference? Any good research on it? All I've really found online is that some tungsten rings have cobalt that can tarnish easier and is cheaper in the alloy rather than nickel, which is apparently better and more expensive. As much as I really want to support my locally owned and operated awesome jeweler, if there's no significant quality difference between the price points, we're buying his online.
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Re: Who's FI/DH has a tungsten ring?
I found one seller on amazon that has almost exactly the one he liked at Jared for $200 for $40. For that price, shiit, we'll buy two and if one breaks he's got a backup. I worry that it seems like one of those, if it seems to good to be true, it probably isn't. But the seller has lots of stellar reviews, so we're really thinking about it.
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Anyway, my H got his tungsten band from overstock for $40. Yuppers. 4.0. it's the same thing, but he just wanted a plain band, so it was easy. Still no scratches on it!
He found a ring at Jared that he loved, but we found a ring online, for $70 that he was ok with, too - until it showed scratches a couple weeks later. Then it fell down the drain and instead of retrieving it, he decided to get the one from Jared. He absolutely loves the new ring and we wish we would've spent the extra money to get the more expensive one in the first place. Would've saved us in the long run.
FI and I both ordered tungsten rings online and received them yesterday. I love them both!!
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[QUOTE]We got one for my FI. The way the jewlery store explained it there is two types, a cheaper one that if you have it cut off or something like that or need a new size you have to buy a whole new one. Or a more expensive one that has a lifetime warrenty so you can send in the old one if you need a new size or somthing.
Posted by RodeoRed[/QUOTE]
That sounds like it's the same ring, and they're just charging you for the lifetime warranty.
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Who's FI/DH has a tungsten ring? : That sounds like it's the same ring, and they're just charging you for the lifetime warranty.
Posted by quotequeen[/QUOTE]
Yeah that is pretty much the deal. They are two different companies but the rings are mostly the same though one had more choices than the other. We went with the cheaper one because at the end of the day I don't really care if he looses it or can't wear it if his ring size changes and neither does he.
H uses his ring to take bottle caps off lol and it doesn't leave a scratch!
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Do your research, but chances are you'll save money if you buy online.
Definitely check them out in stores since you can try them on and then order a replica online for a fraction of the cost!
Even if we need to get a new ring for FI down the road thats still saving us money vs paying $300+ in a jewlery store!
[QUOTE]He found a ring at Jared that he loved, but we found a ring online, for $70 that he was ok with, too - until it showed scratches a couple weeks later. Then it fell down the drain and instead of retrieving it, he decided to get the one from Jared. He absolutely loves the new ring and we wish we would've spent the extra money to get the more expensive one in the first place. Would've saved us in the long run.
Posted by scoetto[/QUOTE]
If the one that was showing scratches was supposed to be tungsten carbide, it should not have had scratches at all unless he was working on power tools while wearing it, like drill bits, since not a lot of metals are hard enough to put scratches in tungsten carbide; perhaps it was just plain tungsten.
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