How To “learn” About Buying “jewelry “?

Go to a reputable shop and buy what you like. I still prefer the classic names like Vummidi, Nathella, Lalitha, GRT, Mehta’s etc. We stopped once in Joy Alukka’s while visiting Kerala and that was dazzling. Can you bargain in the big stores? My father’s college classmate is from a famous family in the jewelry business, so if we buy at their stores they give us a discount in the making charges but we still have to pay the actual gold price.
My grandmother like to make her own designs and would have a “thattan” come to the house and set the stones in front of her but I don’t know if anyone still does that.

 

I took 3 older female relatives along once to the jewelry store and it was a very frustrating experience. All of them had strong opinions and in the end I felt compelled to buy something that wasn’t entirely to my liking, because I was afraid to be rude. My dad was sitting off to the side watching the interaction quietly.
The next day he casually mentioned at breakfast that he had to run some errands and did I want to go? We ended up back at the same jewelry store. He again sat down quietly and with a twinkle said you choose, I pay. I still tear up thinking of that day.

 

All I know is my jewelry should have BIS hallmark logo, purity 916 number and jeweler's symbol. Compare the wastage and making charges between different stores and bargain.

 

8 grams is 1 sovereign. If you see the stones in your jewelry, they charge the stone weight based on total weight in gold price only. Though it is not fair, that`s the usual practice followed in jewelry shops. But for the stone weight, we are paying gold cost only. That break up you can argue, bargain and whatever. The jewelry persons sing a same stereo typed pallavi, blah blah blah.
I understand these things, but I leave to my hubby to bargain.

 

That is the vivid scenario. It takes hours to finalise even 1 item. We need patience, patience, patience....
Further the crowd and waiting makes us tired and we may forego our bargain, benefittable to the shop only.

 

Every time I go to jewellery shop first thing I am clueless and I don’t know for some reason only what others seeing those designs looks good to my eyes except those sales person showing it to me. I go to buy one thing then end up buying something else. DH will be
I wonder does anyone do the same

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