Jonathan:

Sorry for the delay in getting this note out to you but it's been kind of hectic lately :-)

I wrote to you a couple months back with questions about getting a diamond engagement ring for my then-girlfriend. I had a few bad experiences with some "swanky" jewelry boutiques and mall stores and came upon goodoldgold while doing an Internet search looking for information. Well your site was so informative I sent you an email and got a response within a few hours. You answered the questions I had and didn't go for the hard sell. I appreciated that immensely so I had you get me information on a few rocks that were on the website. I almost immediately went with the 1.087 I VS1 after I saw the pictures (and the fact you told me the price had dropped was the clincher).

I had the Vatche Surprise Setting ordered and within two weeks I got an email from Christen saying it was done. When I got it via FedEx the next day, wow! It looked AWESOME!!!

I had planned a surprise birthday party for my g/f in the Toronto area (it was a couple days before her birthday but what the heck) and our mutual friend, who actually had "hooked us up" (imagine, two people from metro Detroit being put together by someone in Toronto!!) helped me out immensely. After the "surprise" for the birthday party, I took her to another hotel room we'd set up with flowers, champage and all kinds of ambiance and I popped the question (she said yes before I finished asking!!!). It doesn't happen often but when I gave her the ring she was speechless!! She absolutely loved it!

In the month since then I keep kidding her that she doesn't pay attention to me anymore because she is always staring at her left hand! She gets compliments from everyone we go out with (and so do I..no one can believe I picked the diamond and setting out on my own! LOL).

We're looking at an August 2003 wedding so she has lots of time left to get more compliments!!! Now it's time to find some nice simple and elegant platinum bands for us!!! LOL

Thanks again to both you and Christen for all your help!! I couldn't have gotten nearly the value on a diamond that I did without your website and the way you do business. As I said in my first email to you, it's obvious you love your work. It certainly came through to me in our dealings and I will heartily recommend goodoldgold to anyone!!!

And as my fiancee Donna said, thanks for teaching Ed about diamonds so he could pick me out such a beauty!!!

What better endorsement could you get?? :-)

Regards,