Jay and Adrienne Yontef are a breath of fresh air in the Jewelry business. I ran into so many shady salespeople in my search for an engagement ring; and even at stores with great or well known names in Nashville. I was a little concerned about pricing through a custom jeweler, but I did my research and went to several other stores to compare everything from price/quality/cut/trade and everything else. Not only do the Yontefs have better quality jewelry than anyone else, they are competitive or even slightly cheaper than some big name stores. Jay has access and demands the highest quality stones for his customers. Jay sent back a few diamonds for me because they werent up to his standards. He wants the best quality every time for his customers so that they keep coming back. Believe me, he has by far the best quality stones you can buy.
As business people you will not find more honest folks than Jay and Adrienne. I backed up everything they said and with personal research and against other jewelry stores both online and in town. Jay treats you fairly, and straightforward from the very start. They put absolutely zero pressure on you to buy. Its almost as if they do it for a hobby and you can tell they clearly like helping people. You could go in there 5 times and not buy something, and I have a feeling they would be OK with that. They want you to be 100% satisfied no matter what.
My advice would be to have a style or something in mind before going in. Adrienne is an award winning designer but sometimes its hard to picture what you want on your finger without seeing it actually on there. She will help you with everything if you need help designing. My fiance actually changed her mind a month after wearing her ring so we exchanged it. It was an expensive switch but Jay and Adrienne were both very understanding and more than fair in the exchange.
I would recommend going to the Yontef's to anyone. I wish I would have found them sooner in my search for a ring. I will be going back to them for anything and everything related to jewelry. I might even go back for a chat because they are such nice people...
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