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Looking for a ring! (Gulp!)
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Whereabouts in the US do you travel to ? Check options across state lines- for example a jeweller in New Jersey is likely to offer a better price than one in Manhattan 20 minutes away.
You can claim the tax back on exit btw but there would also be a tax liability when you declared it entering the UK as you'd be importing above your tax free allowance.I Would Rather Climb A Mountain Than Crawl Into A Hole
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Whereabouts in the US do you travel to ? Check options across state lines- for example a jeweller in New Jersey is likely to offer a better price than one in Manhattan 20 minutes away.
You can claim the tax back on exit btw but there would also be a tax liability when you declared it entering the UK as you'd be importing above your tax free allowance.
Thanks - I travel to Austin Texas for work mainly!
When you get the sales tax back on exiting the US do they give you it straight away?
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MercilessKiller wrote: »Why Birmingham? Is jewellery mostly cheaper there?
Compared to the high street then yes. The jewellery quarter is an area where there are a lot of independent jewellers who don't have the high overheads of a retail store and so much competition locally means they have to be very competitive on price.0 -
At the moment my top option is this ring:
http://www.adiamor.com/Engagement-Rings/Pave/Milgrain-and-Pave-Sapphire-Engagement-Setting/1320
With a 0.5 high quality diamond it's about £2,400 inc tax, however it oddly comes out at £1,500 when using the site in USD.
Due to this, I'll most likely buy it when I'm in America for work (which is often). It's a gift so bought in the US I don't think I need to worry about declaring it etc...
Will evaluate some other options - thanks for your advice people though!
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Someone has thrown a spanner in the works due to a word I didn't know changed anything:
Fluorescence..
Apparently Medium fluorescence diamonds are visibly worse than those with "none" and thus it's worth paying more.
So would a 0.5c with none be better than a 0.6c with medium?![FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The internet is a great way to get on the net."
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