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Where did you DH's wedding band?
FI and I started searching for wedding bands for him yesterday. He doesn't want a plain band and would like it to be in palladium or maybe that tungsten carbide. Anybody have a place that they would recommend for us to look since we need to find one soon?
Re: Where did you DH's wedding band?
DH had a good experience at Helzberg when he bought my engagement ring, so we went back there for wedding bands. That was a while ago, so I'm not sure what different kinds of rings they have now.
Maybe check out some jewelers websites online to see if you see anything?
We got DH's tungsten bands (yes, bands plural b/c the first one didn't fit him come wedding day, so we had to buy a second - lol!) at JM Edwards in Cary on Kildaire Farm. My e-ring was also from there.
They tend to sometimes be pricier but it seems they carry better-quality for some things. The tungsten band was the same price as mall-type stores, so it was a no brainer for us to re-use them again. I go there on a regular basis to get my ring cleaned and they are just so nice! Christian is who we've worked w/ the most.
I'll third the Jared's recommendation, their customer service is phenomenal.
Seriously they replaced at no charge an opal ring that couldn't be resized 2 years after DH bought it for me. ( I wanted to switch it to my right hand after I got my e-ring, and was hoping to get it streched. Since they couldn't do that due to the opals being fragile, they ordered me a new one in a larger size) Anything we've ever wanted or needed they've gone above and beyond to be helpful.
Another vote for Jareds customer service!
I go once a month to get my rings cleaned, so they also inspect it at the same time. I lost one of my sapphires here at work but thankfully a co-worker found it. Turns out had it not been found, Jared would of covered it because the ring had been in there within the past 60 days. I wouldn't have even needed to use my extended service plan.
i'm searching for a palladium band right now for DH and the only store i've found that carries them is reed's. i got his 2nd band there (yes, i'm buying his 3rd in just under 4 years of marriage... first was white gold and we didn't know his pH was so high, 2nd is at the bottom of lake norman) and had a good experience.
i'm going this week to negotiate price, but otherwise i'm going to this website. i've gotten several recommendations for it. it helps that there's 10% off too.
We got DH's palladium band at Diamonds Direct during one of their truck shows. They had a decent regular selection too. Personally, I think Diamonds Direct has the best service around. Of course, you pay a little more for that but they were willing to negotiate too.
DH ended up having to order a replacement ring because he was convinced that the first was too tight. They didn't want to stretch the first ring to fit since it might weaken the metal. So they were super helpful and turned the order around quickly
we went to Jareds too and have had nothing be amazing customer service!
DH got one of Scott Kay's new bands, one of the more inexpensive bands. I've forgotten what it's made of, I have a horrible memory. It's not plain, but not super fancy, but it does have detailing to it. Just what he wanted!
Good luck!
We got his at Sams Club!! Costco also has some really nice rings.
I second Blue Nile though, DH got my E ring and Wedding Band there, and I also have several other pieces from there and I LOVE them all!!
Got DH's and my bands at Diamonds Direct. They just had a sale this past weekend that doesn't help you, but there customer service is AWESOME!