Very expensive and NOT such good value as they will tell you. They are out of touch with prices in UK
Hemachandras (Kandy) Limited Jewellers的点评
点评:We were taken here by our guide who highly recommended we pay a visit. We were impressed by the showroom and the video showing how they mine the sapphires, however our guide Malaka, hadn't allowed enough time for us to really enjoy this experience.
We opted to buy a pair of earrings and a bracelet and after a lot of backwards and forwards with the price we finally agreed. Part of our decision to buy was the lure of being told that their sapphires would be worth a lot more in the UK, that their prices were very competitive, and the fact that they are members of the GIA.
However, when we got home and had the items valued professionally, they were valued at the same price that we had paid for them. Thankfully no less, nevertheless we still felt cheated. I contacted our guide to discuss this with him and the jeweller rang me. They disputed the professional valuation and refused to accept that their prices are significantly different to their perceived value in the UK. I have a 15 page report detailing exactly every detail of each stone and its setting, yet they chose not to believe this and asked that I go into a selection of London jewellers to compare prices.
The long and short of it is this, bargain hard as their prices are NOT as good as they say they are and don't be rushed into making a decision. This was a big purchase for us and although I love them, I wouldn't recommend this company to anyone.
翻译:我们的导游带我们来到这里,他极力推荐我们去参观。我们对展厅和展示他们如何开采蓝宝石的视频印象深刻,但是我们的导游 Malaka 没有给我们足够的时间让我们真正享受这次体验。
我们选择购买一对耳环和一只手镯,经过多次反复讨价还价后,我们最终同意了。我们决定购买的部分原因是,他们告诉我们,他们的蓝宝石在英国会更值钱,他们的价格非常有竞争力,而且他们是 GIA 的成员。
然而,当我们回到家并让专业人士对这些物品进行估价时,它们的估价与我们支付的价格相同。谢天谢地,价格没有降低,但我们仍然觉得被骗了。我联系了我们的导游,与他讨论此事,珠宝商给我打了电话。他们对专业估价提出异议,并拒绝接受他们的价格与英国的感知价值存在很大差异。我有一份 15 页的报告,详细记录了每颗宝石及其镶嵌方式的每一个细节,但他们却不相信,并要求我去伦敦的几家珠宝店比较价格。
总而言之,要好好讨价还价,因为他们的价格并不像他们说的那么好,不要仓促做出决定。这对我们来说是一笔大买卖,虽然我很喜欢他们,但我不会向任何人推荐这家公司。