{"id":10431,"date":"2013-05-10T08:25:45","date_gmt":"2013-05-10T12:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=10431"},"modified":"2015-08-22T08:45:04","modified_gmt":"2015-08-22T12:45:04","slug":"can-you-return-an-engagement-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/can-you-return-an-engagement-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"CAN YOU RETURN AN ENGAGEMENT RING?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Return-An-Engagement-Ring.gif\" alt=\"Can you Return An Engagement Ring?\" title=\"Can you Return An Engagement Ring?\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10433\" \/><\/div>\n<p>You would be Amazed at how many People Google the Phrase &#8220;<strong>Can you Return an Engagement Ring?<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><h2>In Fact, it&#8217;s Pretty Scary!<\/h2>\n<p>\nDo that many Couples Break up Before the Wedding and Need to Return the Ring? Or, is it just that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/dont-like-your-engagement-ring\/\">she doesn&#8217;t like the Engagement Ring<\/a> and wants something else?<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Who knows?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nThere&#8217;s <strong>Good News<\/strong> and<strong> Bad News<\/strong> to all of this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>The Good News is:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>YES, you CAN Return an Engagement Ring!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>The Bad News is:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Your Chances of being able to Return the Ring are Slim!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Let me Explain&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>Many Jewelry Stores offer a Return Policy on their Bridal Jewelry, Rings and Bands. Some Chain Stores (Like <strong>Kays, Zales and Helzberg<\/strong>), may offer up to <strong>90-100 Days<\/strong> for a Full Refund&#8230; (Some of these stores at one time used to offer up to <strong>6 Months!<\/strong> )<\/p>\n<p>\nBut, then again, some Jewelers, especially<strong> Independent Jewelers<\/strong>, may only give just 30 Days, 1 Week, or even just a Couple of Days to Return the Goods.<\/p>\n<p><h2>SO ACT FAST!<\/h2>\n<p>\nEvery Store is Different, and I&#8217;m sure there are even a Few Jewelers who have <strong>NO Return Policy!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nThey may allow you to <strong>Exchange the Ring<\/strong>, or Trade up, but once they have your Money, <strong>they&#8217;re Keeping it!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nBut you probably knew all that Before you Bought the Ring, right?<strong> <\/p>\n<p>\nI&#8217;m Hoping you Asked what their Return Policy was?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Here&#8217;s the Kicker&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\nEven if the Store <strong>DOES<\/strong> have a Return Policy&#8230; <strong>That doesn&#8217;t always mean they&#8217;ll take it back and Issue you a Full Refund!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nThe chances are, if it&#8217;s a Bridal Ring or Wedding Set, she&#8217;s Wearing it Already, and<strong> you&#8217;ve already VOIDED the Policy! <\/strong><strong>The Store doesn&#8217;t have to Return Anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>It&#8217;s True!<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Read the Fine Print!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nMany Folks don&#8217;t Realize that there are <strong>Disclaimers in the Return Policy<\/strong> that could make Returning an Engagement Ring <strong>Impossible<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Things like:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Ring was a Clearance Item<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Ring was Sized<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Ring was Engraved<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Rings were Soldered Together<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Center Diamond was Bought somewhere else (You Bought the Mounting from one Store, the Diamond from another)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Ring was Custom Designed<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Other Stores Repaired your Ring<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>You don&#8217;t have the Original Paperwork or Certificate<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><h2>REFUSE A REFUND<\/h2>\n<p>You see, any and all of these things could be Enough for any Jeweler to <strong>REFUSE A REFUND!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nYou can&#8217;t Blame them Either. Once a Ring is Returned, <strong>they can&#8217;t Sell it as New anymore<\/strong>. They have to Break the Ring apart and make a New one. It takes <strong>Time, Effort, Labor and Money! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nSo if it&#8217;s an Engagement Ring, YES, <strong>Chances are Good you&#8217;ve already had it Sized<\/strong>. It&#8217;s probably Worn and Scratched. And you may have even had it Engraved Inside the Shank &#8220;<strong>LOVE T &#038; R<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p><h2>So ASK Before you Leap!<\/h2>\n<p>\nFind out what you can and can&#8217;t do that will Affect the Return Policy.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Some Stores may still take it back<\/strong>. Others will give you a Hard Time and Stick to their Policy.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>It&#8217;s Good to Know in Advance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/No-Returns-On-Engagement-Rings.jpg\" alt=\"No Returns on Engagement Rings!\" title=\"No Returns on Engagement Rings!\" width=\"502\" height=\"355\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/No-Returns-On-Engagement-Rings.jpg 502w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/No-Returns-On-Engagement-Rings-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nBecause you&#8217;ll never know if she&#8217;ll say &#8220;<strong>I DO<\/strong>&#8220;, and you will never know when the Rent is Due, and <strong>your Girlfriend Ran off with the Milkman<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>Are there still Milkmans?<\/h2>\n<p>\n&#8220;<strong>Will you Return my Ring?<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>\nThat&#8217;s a Very Good Question indeed. <strong>Some Will, some Won&#8217;t<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nAs Jewelers often say &#8220;<strong>We Guarantee the Ring, not the Romance!<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Will you be Left Holding the Ring? <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>You would be Amazed at how many People Google the Phrase &#8220;Can you Return an Engagement Ring?&#8220;. 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