Do you ever find yourself perusing the aisles of a supermarket on a busy day, your mind wandering to all of the amazing things your partner does and the ways in which they improve your life, and suddenly think: “They’re the one! I should really put a ring on it!”
Us neither, but apparently some people out there do, and if there’s one thing they’re looking for, it’s diamonds at a bulk-buy discount price.
Enter Costco’s engagement ring collection.
Like the state of Texas, Costco is the supermarket franchise famed for everything being bigger, better and cheaper than the rest.
But oddly enough that unofficial motto doesn't extend to the ring collection, with one clocking in at a whopping $70,000 AUD. Just think of all the frozen bagels you could buy for that...
According to their site, there's close to 100 rings to choose from, with prices starting at the $2000 mark.
There's eight styles of rings to choose from, but sadly rings cannot be resized onsite.
Costco says the "low" prices come from working their connections.
"Our long-standing relationship with our suppliers guarantees we get the best selection at the best value," the site says.
"Costco's experienced buying team works with our suppliers evaluating and hand-selecting each diamond for its quality and brilliance. Next, our team of Graduate Gemologists inspects every diamond to ensure it meets the strictest quality standards in the industry in cut, color, clarity, and craftsmanship. You can be confident your purchase is as special to us as it is to you."
Would you buy an engagement ring from Costco? Would you accept a ring from Costco?
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Largest retailer of diamonds in the world. Incredible quality, and happy for you to go and have them appraised and return them if you're not happy (although the actually appraised price may lead you to buy more).
I went to Costco yesterday at Auburn in Sydney. They had a 3ct D IF diamond solitaire ring for $300,000. They didint have the real thing on display it was a cubic, but that is a very high quality diamond and for that size I would say a good price.
I love that ring!! I look at it every time I go lol #freetodream
$300K for 3 carats? That's actually a pretty crummy deal...You can get a D, IF, GIA certified 3 carat from Blue Nile for $135K (so, $137K if you include the platinum setting).
Unfortunately, Costco doesn't have the same ambience as buying a ring from Bulgari or Tiffany & Co. though, where for that price, the buyers would be well and truly loaded up on French Champagne.
hehe goes to show I dont know much about the price of diamonds, just love admiring them