I once tried a nearly 5ct EC solitaire at Tiffany's and it was something around $80,000, and the stone looked really nice too!

Oh WOW! I have never been to Tiffany's before either. They sound like they were awesome to you! I went to a Cartier boutique once in Grand Cayman and the lady looked at us like we were something she found under her shoe! LOL

We went into a Tiffany's at a high end mall, dressed in sloppy clothes and carrying motorcycle helmets (i.e. too poor to afford a car). The sales associate remained friendly and even joked with us when we commented that one of their rings cost enough to buy a car.

Very pleasantly surprised by the service rendered particularly when Singapore isn't really known for great retail service.

I bet that was so much fun!! I've never tried on any of their "holy smokes" items.

We have a Tiffany's here. I have a few pieces of their silver jewlery line. I'm a lover of silver and they have really pretty pieces. Waaaaay over priced, I know, but I still love 'em. It's the smooth polish and the simplicity. If you love silver, it's hard to find fully finished pieces.

Ebedner - that is horrible to be treated that way. I think it's funny - they are sales people. Where do they get off acting that way.

I know! I wish I would have thought to say, "C'mon honey... Let's take our lottery winnings elsewhere..." LOL!

Brilliant!!!

You could have pulled a Pretty Woman and come back the next day with gobs of bags from other jewelry stores! LOL!!

I always end up thinking about something great to say looong after the fact!

Ya wanna hear what the funniest thing was? I wimped out at the last second an pulled off my new 10mm blingy-bling from my left hand! I only left on my LBT--10x8 oval shaped purchased from GemShopping back when Marvin was till around, set in a Dianna-like setting purchased from a kiosk of all places, lol. I didn't even have my "diamond" tennis bracelet on! Just a bead bracelet my children made me (and the matching anklet) and one other silver bracelet!

I was dressed in capris, Birkenstocks and a white linen shirt with some embroidering on the sleeves; I was hot and my feet were tired (store is approx. 12 blocks from my office), and I almost didn't go in.

It truly was alot of fun! That emerald cut may have been a 3-ct something or other.

Question though, she showed my a ring and called the stone the Lucida; I've always thought Lucida was a prong type? The prong type is what I expected it to be, but I know she referred to the stone as being Lucida. Talk about pinpoint shots of fire on that baby!

Anyhoo, it really was fun! Someone asked about pics of my LBT; I wish I had a camera to take pics! Only thing I have is a cell phone camera! I'd love for you guys to see some of my pieces.

Nighty-night all, it's past my bedtime.

--theresa

What a great story and it sounds like so much fun! Dh and I went into Tiffany's and the SA let me try on a couple of lovlies, (rings). She wasn't overly friendly but she wasn't mean, lol I guess just nice enough.

rotflol that would have been funny!

There are three Louis Vuitton stores all within 1 - 1.5 hours of our house and out of the three I told dh I only want to go back to one, (he has bought at all three) because they are always so nice and welcoming regardless of what I look like, so they will get our business. I sure hope the ladies in there get commission as well as salary they definitely deserve it for always giving great customer service!

The Lucida is actually a cut Tiffany's came up with... I think it is a modified Flanders or something like that. They also came up with the setting, which a lot of people refer to as Lucida, but the name is for the cut of the stones.