All That Glitters is not Gold! Online Jewelry Buying Tips

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All That Glitters is not Gold! Online Jewelry
Buying Tips
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Summary

• You should be extremely careful when buying
  jewelry online. You may get a cheap or broken
  piece of something you wouldn't call gold.
• While buying jewelry online is convenient, the
  process is not free from several concerns
  regarding safety, quality and value for money.
  Unlike physical stores where you can touch and
  feel the products, online shopping is based on
  the pictures, product description and user
  reviews.
• We have listed some important tips to keep in
  mind while shopping online jewelry.

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Know The Purity Of Gold

• If you are buying gold and silver jewelry, you
  must check the reference for their purity.
• For example, karat is a unit to measure the
  purity of gold. 1 karat or 1k means 1 part of
  gold and 23 parts of other metal alloys.
  Therefore, 24 karats means 100 pure gold, 18k
  gold means 75 gold. However, 24 karats gold is
  too delicate for jewelry making. Therefore, you
  are likely to find 18k gold jewelry easily than
  24k.

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Know the Purity of Silver

• There are 2 levels of silver purity. Fine silver
  is 99.9 pure silver and often referred as 999
  Fine Silver or .999 Fine Silver.
• Second one is sterling silver which contains 92.5
  percent silver and 7.5 percent of other metal
  alloys (generally copper). It is also known as
  925 Sterling Silver or .925 Sterling Silver.
• Like 24 carat gold, pure silver (fine silver) is
  too soft for jewelry making, so you can easily
  find sterling silver jewelries. Make sure there
  is a 925 stamp on your silver jewelry.

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Check if Diamonds are Genuine

• Check whether diamonds are certified by leading
  labs like GIA and AGS. Make sure to check the
  complete specification of the jewelry.

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Is Your Vendor Reputed Trusted?

• While shopping from online store, make sure to
  check everything related to quality and
  authenticity of a vendor before placing an order.
• You can check users feedback to figure out the
  quality of the product. Also check the sellers
  reputation and go through return and privacy
  policy.
• Ask if they can provide you a picture of the
  signature and metal purity stamp.

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Check Customers Feedback

• Going through user's reviews about the product
  gives you a hint about the quality of the
  product.
• It will help you make purchase decision. Apart
  from vendors website, you can read the user's
  feedbacks on third party reviewing websites.

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Will it Fit You?

• Many stores dont offer to refund the jewelry
  piece if it doesnt fit or diamond size is not of
  your expectation.
• So, make sure to ask about this and take required
  precautions. Or it is better if you visit your
  nearest jewelry store in Nashville to try
  something similar to what you want to order
  online. In this way, you get an idea of price,
  size, and other features of that piece.
• It is clear that you should check quality, fit,
  and refund and return policy before purchasing
  jewelry online. It will minimize the hassles of
  getting not the right piece.

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