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After visiting about 5 other jewelery stores & always leaving a little disappointed, my fiance and I were really happy with our experience at Calvin's. Our primary sales person, Katherine Rudd, was very knowledgeable about their vendors & all the options we'd have for customizing my wedding ring. Also, their selection was almost overwhelming--much wider variety of both men's & women's rings than others.
We knew we wanted matching wedding bands, but were having a hard time finding one style that looked & felt good on both of us. We didn't want anything that looked too ordinary. She helped us by first finding the perfect ring for him, then finding something similar but lighter & more delicate for me, and in the process educated us about alternative metals.
As I described a general picture of what I wanted, she helped us get clear on how we wanted my ring to look. When our first custom design came out to around $3,500 (way outside our budget), she immediately gave us an alternative idea, which was really creative & wouldn't have occurred to us to ask for: custom etching on the beveled edges--a nice alternative to diamond trim.
In the end, the cost of my ring, complete with custom etching, came out to even less $ than his. Also, when Katherine was not in on a day I came in, another very helpful staff person (Shelley?) let me & look at all the different etching patterns through their magnifying glass, to make sure I got the one I liked the best.
Within just a few days my ring came back from etching, and ended up costing about $200 LESS than originally estimated! Our rings look great together, and fit us both perfectly.
Pros: great customer service, free / easy parking, wide selection
Cons: expensive, but what jeweler isn't?
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