Lauren Diamonds was the seconds jeweler I went to and it was night and day. Gary (the owner) took plenty of time to sit down with me and walk me through the entire process and never made me feel stupid. Helen (my salesperson) was awesome as well. I came in with a time frame and he said that would be no problem, I had a budget and that was no problem, I had specific ideas and that was no problem. I needed to come in on a Saturday and they stuck around after closing since I was stuck in the mountains. Who else would do that?\r
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I came out with a much better diamond than I thought possible and all of my fiance's friends are jealous and some of her guy friends made comments about how I am ruining it for them. My advice, go see Gary. I never felt pressured to buy anything and it was always pleasant in the shop. The Coors light didn't hurt either. We will be going back for our wedding bands.
Pros: Very friendly, will do whatever it takes, great value
Cons: Not a lot in the store to see but that is to keep the cost down
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