Comments on: Your Take: Would an Engagement Ring from Costco Bother You?

By: judy

judy — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:48:18 +0000

Actually the engagment ring on my finger is from costco…..Absolutely stunning…and I dont care where its from other than the fact that its from the man I am going to spend the rest of my life with. Thats whats important not the name behind it or the pricetag

By: Cable guy

Cable guy — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:15:43 +0000

Costco even has “Tiffany setting” rings for half the price of Tiffany’s…

By: Cable guy

Cable guy — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:10:24 +0000

Costo sells Tags and Addidas. The rings at Costco usually appraise for a few thousand if not more than what you pay for – and all their diamonds are near flawless.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:55:21 +0000

Costco is high end I mean super high end Vs quality and almost all flawless.

By: Robbie

Robbie — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:12:51 +0000

Doesn’t bother me a bit. I am the proud fiance’ of a beautiful Costco engagement ring. I wanted a gemstone as my center stone and found Costco to have the best available and the price was great…I wanted the most ring for the buck and Costco fit the bill. Robbie

By: Nicki

Nicki — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 21:49:46 +0000

I have a ring from Costco… I begged my husband to go there. I have a diamond appraised for 9k that we got for 3k. We purchased a setting at Jared that I wanted. Because the setting came from them, they routinely inspect the setting and the prongs every six months. Makes no difference where the diamond came from….They guarantee their setting not the diamond. I highly recommend costco for those who want way more diamond for their money!

By: Samantha

Samantha — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:37:17 +0000

I knew we were about to become engaged, I begged him not to do anything silly, no matter where your ring comes from, it is the ring for you, it is a symbol of love. However, the little girl in me sreams, “Oh my god !!!! I have a Tiffany!!!!” I’m so happy my man went over the top!!!

By: FactChecker

FactChecker — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 05:31:57 +0000

Your analogy falls short of truth. Costco sells high end merchandise including engagement rings that are usually “one-off’s”. Do illustrate thus point, allow me to mention some of Costco’s high end merchants (timepieces): Breitling, Cartier, RW, Rolex, and the overpriced Tag Heuer.

By: donna

donna — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:13:01 +0000

i would duplicate it with my own money and taste albeit what i could afford without financing and be sure it’s beautiful – cubic
zirconias are beautiful – if he’s so blind
he’ll never know and you shall have a pretty
ring – it’s probably just some guy thing that he just doesn’t get – it’s more important he puts out the trash for you. good luck. be good
to yourself.

By: Sibyl

Sibyl — Sat, 28 May 2011 15:31:56 +0000

I’d only be bothered if my ring came from Costco, if Costco sold blood diamonds. I cannot find any literature at the store or on their website with information about where they source their diamonds. Does anyone know?

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:01:33 +0000

I just bought my engagement ring at Costco. It cost me $4,350.00 with tax. It’s a 1.03 carat diamond. Color is an I, the clarity is VS1, the cut was Excellent and it came in a 950 platinum setting. The replacement value from GIA and IGI was $10,950.00. I did a plethora of research over the past 6 months and couldn’t a ring close to that price of the same quality.

If your girlfriend complains about the ring coming from Costco, tell her you would gladly take the ring back to Costco and buy her a smaller diamond of less quality from a jewelery store.

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:08:10 +0000

I purchased a diamond ring at Costco recently because it was priced within my budget and I considered a few things; the design was something that I liked and the price! I shopped around and was about to spend twice as much but since I do shop a lot at Costco I was confident it would be a great choice!… I do have to say…NOT SATISFIED! While the diamond was good and does seem to be of good grade the craftsmanship and attention to detail of the crafter was just very POOR! I, without a doubt went the extra mile in trying to find the same ring at other Costcos and even though I dove to 4 different ones I was shocked to find the same POOR craftsmanship! 5 out of the 7 rings I looked at had the center diamond set completely crooked and the other 1 has the marques pigeon toed – NOT SET CORRECTLY! Given the FACT that I drove over 400 miles between these “few” Costcos that had them in stock I was very disappointed that the buyer of Costco did such a poor job in making sure that their supplier meat the minimum guidelines for such a standard task as setting the stones correctly. I took the ring to a few retailers and they where quick to find the center stone not only set crooked but also incorrectly with one corner of the four lower that the other three. I then called Costco Corporate office and found they where fast about assisting me with sending a few more directly to my closest Costco after explaining my ordeal and excessive driving in what seemed to have turned into an endless project. Look everyone… I’m posting this because it was a total waste of my time and I’m not arguing that their diamonds are bad or good…WHAT I’M UPSET ABOUT IS THE FACT THAT SOMEONE IS NOT MAINTAINING A STANDARD IN CRAFTSMANSHIP TO MAKE SURE WHAT THEY ARE SELLING IS NOT CRAP! In the box it says “INSPECTED BY JM”! That brings me to the example in the movie Tommy Boy with Chris Farley where he says “Hey, if you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed… I will. I got spare time. But for now, for your customer’s sake, for your daughter’s sake, ya might wanna think about buying a quality product from me”….
Thanks Costco for the waste of my time! And if you guys are going to be selling diamond rings lets just think for a while and make it a common scene to have a the tools of the trade and make sure that you guys have a loupe! All jewelry places have one just like all mechanics have a 10mm wrench! FYI don’t be surprised if the rings Costco is selling are made in China! Like I told Costco representatives… Would you like to buy a car that the hood is crooked even if the engine purrs… its like WTF!

By: Oksana

Oksana — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 22:31:39 +0000

Target doesn’t have expensive rings. Costco’s rings go into the $100,000 range. Big difference! I’d love a ring from Costco. One from Target would bother me.

By: Miriam

Miriam — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 07:03:03 +0000

I askes my Boyfriend of 12yrs to buy my jewlery at Costco. I did my research and Costco absolutely has quality stones. I compared the 4 “C”s of diamonds with comparison to other jewlers. He brought me home a 1.21 carat diamond and platinum ring tonight that is stunning. Color is “G” and clarity is VS1. The cost was $6234.00. I compared this to other stores, including blue nile and he beat the price by several hundred dollars. The ring came with GIA and IGI certifications which valued the replacement cost at $13,000. I think Costco has very good quality as well as price.

By: FJ

FJ — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 08:34:30 +0000

I work at Costco, and the whole point at Costco is to attract people by offering quality merchandise at the lowest price possible. they do this so people buy memberships, and that’s where costco makes most of its profits. As far as the diamonds they only sell VS2 clarity and I color or better, so no matter what you’re getting quality. The only thing keeping me from buying one there is that I want something unique. that would be my issue with costco or another big company. I know my girlfriend would like to have a big golf ball size diamond ring, but as long as I just say those words that come right before you give the ring she wouldent care if it’s an onion ring (haha Simpsons reference, that’s what Homer gave Marge)