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Looking for a ring! (Gulp!)

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  • duchy
    duchy Posts: 19,511 Forumite
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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.
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  • MercilessKiller
    MercilessKiller Posts: 7,143 Forumite
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    duchy wrote: »
    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?

    Cheers
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  • gadgeteer_2
    gadgeteer_2 Posts: 772 Forumite
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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.
  • MercilessKiller
    MercilessKiller Posts: 7,143 Forumite
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    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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  • MercilessKiller
    MercilessKiller Posts: 7,143 Forumite
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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?!
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