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Jared or Kay.

The Kay commercials are unbelievably douchy, with the romantic plays on words. Especially the one with the deaf woman. I cringe.

I make it a point NOT to shop at these places as I get some sort of defeated feeling like the evil ad campaign won.
Another good one. The marketing people for both must be #######. In what other industry do you do everything possible to piss off the people spending the money on your products? I can't think of one.
A lot of commercials annoy the piss out of me and keep me from shopping at their store, merely because of the ignorant commercials.
 
Jared or Kay.

The Kay commercials are unbelievably douchy, with the romantic plays on words. Especially the one with the deaf woman. I cringe.

I make it a point NOT to shop at these places as I get some sort of defeated feeling like the evil ad campaign won.
exactly
 
This reminds of the commercials that I have an undying hatred for: The Subway "Jared". This guy started a trend of terrible commercials long ago that can never be stopped. I've dreamed of the day he becomes morbidly obese again and those commercials will finally come to an end. :wall:

 
Did Jared exist before a year or so ago? It seemed like all of a sudden they just appeared on the map and all their commercials acted like they'd been around forever.

 
So...for a schmuck who has no idea where to begin, where does one start shopping for an engagement ring? If not Jared, Kay, Kesslers etc, how would one know ballpark prices?

:2cents: :hophead:

 
I hate all those commercials! Jared (and their radio commercials used to be even MORE annoying), Kay, JB Robinson, etc. etc. The ones that make it sound like all women want from their men is jewelry and if you don't buy her some shiny bauble you will OMGRUINHERLIFEFOREVER! are the worst.

My boyfriend and I agree that when the time comes to think about buying rings, we'll go to Jewelers Row in downtown Chicago.

 
Honestly, the Jared commercials don't really bother me that much. I just think of how stupid they are and wonder why anyone would be influenced to go there because of the commercials. Who knows? Maybe, Jared's intent is to get people to hate them so much that they won't be able to forget about them. :wall:

 
Honestly, the Jared commercials don't really bother me that much. I just think of how stupid they are and wonder why anyone would be influenced to go there because of the commercials. Who knows? Maybe, Jared's intent is to get people to hate them so much that they won't be able to forget about them. :P
The text messaging commercial is :wall: It honestly almost got me.
 
Honestly, the Jared commercials don't really bother me that much. I just think of how stupid they are and wonder why anyone would be influenced to go there because of the commercials. Who knows? Maybe, Jared's intent is to get people to hate them so much that they won't be able to forget about them. :P
The text messaging commercial is :wall: It honestly almost got me.
Is that the one with Ozzie?
 
So...for a schmuck who has no idea where to begin, where does one start shopping for an engagement ring? If not Jared, Kay, Kesslers etc, how would one know ballpark prices?

:thumbup: :goodposting:
Start by asking questions. If you don't know anything about diamonds, read up a little online, but you should be able to go into a decent, reputable jewelery store and tell them "I am just starting to look for an engagement ring. Can you show me some different stones and tell me about the difference between them." DO NOT BUY. Regardless of what they say about how "this stone is a great deal and won't last" do not buy it. There are always deals to be had so don't buy before you are ready because something seems like a good buy. Be patient.

Ask your friends to recommend someone that they know. Go in and talk to someone and just look, listen, and learn. If you can't find someone by word of mouth, go to a local jeweler that's been around for a while and and ask them to educate you. Right now the main thing is to find someone you are comfortable with and someone that will take the time to educate you.

At this point you should focus on learning about carat, color and clarity.

Look around and talk to a few different jewelers and see what's out there right now.

After you begin to learn what your dollar will get you, you can then narrow down what you want... size (carat), color, clarity and cut.

 
Diamonds:BiggestScamEver
:unsure: And, the worst stones out there are at places like Jared and Kay. They won't let you look at the stones under a high resolution microscope, they hide flaws beneath settings and prongs, and they have been caught several times in the past switching jewelry pieces (at least Kay has) after a customer orders one or after they bring in jewelry for cleaning. I will never buy jewelry from one of those big retail outlets. They're all about volume, not quantity.
 
Diamonds:

Biggest

Scam

Ever
:rolleyes: And, the worst stones out there are at places like Jared and Kay. They won't let you look at the stones under a high resolution microscope, they hide flaws beneath settings and prongs, and they have been caught several times in the past switching jewelry pieces (at least Kay has) after a customer orders one or after they bring in jewelry for cleaning. I will never buy jewelry from one of those big retail outlets. They're all about volume, not quantity.
Uhhhhh........All the time our customers ask us, "How do you make money doing this?" The answer is simple, volume."

 
Diamonds:

Biggest

Scam

Ever
:rolleyes: And, the worst stones out there are at places like Jared and Kay. They won't let you look at the stones under a high resolution microscope, they hide flaws beneath settings and prongs, and they have been caught several times in the past switching jewelry pieces (at least Kay has) after a customer orders one or after they bring in jewelry for cleaning. I will never buy jewelry from one of those big retail outlets. They're all about volume, not quantity.
Uhhhhh........All the time our customers ask us, "How do you make money doing this?" The answer is simple, volume."
LOFLObviously I meant to say quality, not quantity.

:rolleyes:

 
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sheerterror said:
massraider said:
There's some weird stuff going on right now. With commercials I mean. Those jewelry commercials are so skeevy, that they are funny. I think of them as entertainment. In this economy, those commercials make me laugh. I have been noticing commercials lately, which is rare for me.That camera commercial with the whole thing done with still photos? Very cool. What's with the chicken McNugget revolution? Did I miss a MySpace uprising, and now McNuggets are hip? If I was McDonald's, I would immediately run a bunch of ads stating that we have people that have eaten LOTS of hamburgers, and they prefer ours.
I'm actually a big fan of the Lexus commercials where people are giving them away as Christmas gifts.
Who in hell buys a $40,000 Christmas gift??But the new ones with the "big wheel" and "atari 2600" are :goodposting: I'm still not buying a Lexus for my wife, but I dig the commercials....
 
~Haze~ said:
strykerpks said:
So...for a schmuck who has no idea where to begin, where does one start shopping for an engagement ring? If not Jared, Kay, Kesslers etc, how would one know ballpark prices?

:goodposting: :coffee:
Start by asking questions. If you don't know anything about diamonds, read up a little online, but you should be able to go into a decent, reputable jewelery store and tell them "I am just starting to look for an engagement ring. Can you show me some different stones and tell me about the difference between them." DO NOT BUY. Regardless of what they say about how "this stone is a great deal and won't last" do not buy it. There are always deals to be had so don't buy before you are ready because something seems like a good buy. Be patient.

Ask your friends to recommend someone that they know. Go in and talk to someone and just look, listen, and learn. If you can't find someone by word of mouth, go to a local jeweler that's been around for a while and and ask them to educate you. Right now the main thing is to find someone you are comfortable with and someone that will take the time to educate you.

At this point you should focus on learning about carat, color and clarity.

Look around and talk to a few different jewelers and see what's out there right now.

After you begin to learn what your dollar will get you, you can then narrow down what you want... size (carat), color, clarity and cut.
Who cares? Regardless of which one you buy, you won't be able to sell it for a fraction of what you paid.
 
strykerpks said:
So...for a schmuck who has no idea where to begin, where does one start shopping for an engagement ring? If not Jared, Kay, Kesslers etc, how would one know ballpark prices? :unsure: :bag:
Oh no. :sadbanana:
 
My wife and I watched the movie Blood Diamond. Now if I ever buy her a diamond again she'll kick me in the groin. She was actually pissed about her diamond engagement ring.

I didn't bother to tell her that you can buy conflict-free diamonds mined in Canada. I'll just let her live the rest of her life hating diamonds.

:sadbanana:

 
My wife and I watched the movie Blood Diamond. Now if I ever buy her a diamond again she'll kick me in the groin. She was actually pissed about her diamond engagement ring.

I didn't bother to tell her that you can buy conflict-free diamonds mined in Canada. I'll just let her live the rest of her life hating diamonds.

:sadbanana:
That is brilliant. :unsure:
 
Shrek said:
Steve Polychronopolous said:
Anyone ever hear Tom Shane on the radio? I think I hate him even more than Jared.
Yes, they're pretty bad.
Maybe they are bad, but listening to his monotone voice is a lot better than watching vapid female characters gush about him going to Jared. At least Tom Shane makes a solid case for going to his stores - Jared ads really don't do that.
 
Shrek said:
Steve Polychronopolous said:
Anyone ever hear Tom Shane on the radio? I think I hate him even more than Jared.
Yes, they're pretty bad.
Maybe they are bad, but listening to his monotone voice is a lot better than watching vapid female characters gush about him going to Jared. At least Tom Shane makes a solid case for going to his stores - Jared ads really don't do that.
OK, Tom. Simmer down.
 
Finless said:
flapgreen said:
Honestly, the Jared commercials don't really bother me that much. I just think of how stupid they are and wonder why anyone would be influenced to go there because of the commercials. Who knows? Maybe, Jared's intent is to get people to hate them so much that they won't be able to forget about them. :doh:
The text messaging commercial is :bag: It honestly almost got me.
;)
 
strykerpks said:
So...for a schmuck who has no idea where to begin, where does one start shopping for an engagement ring? If not Jared, Kay, Kesslers etc, how would one know ballpark prices? :confused: :bag:
bluenile.comStart here for all your research. Prices are very good too. I never bought anything through them, but my buudy did and was very happy.
 
Good God. I was going to start the same thread.

There is a local ad here for some store where the owners daughter says something like "all girls like diamonds" :giggles:

I had the overwhelming feeling to jerk my car into a bridge embankment.

 
there should be a poll of what ad campaign has been the most annoying in recent years.

I absolutely abhor the jared commercials.. BUT I'm pretty sure the Chevy "this is ooouuuuurrrr country" ads nearly drove me to insanity..

I'm 100% convinced those commercials are why GM needed that bailout.

 

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