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Before you buy straight off blue nile, I would definitely recommend going in person to see the differences between stones of difference colours and clarity. It's easy to get caught up on making sure all your sliders on blue nile are perfect, but you actually know what those numbers/letters mean by seeing the differences in person.

I've heard great things about blue nile, but if you're a little bit old fashioned, nothing beats going into a store and having people walk/talk you through everything. The free lifetime cleaning and polishing isn't bad either.

I got my wife's ring from Minichiello Jewellers (actually recommended by another RSer).. they were super helpful with reasonable prices (can't compete with online of course), and I would definitely go back, should I ever need another ring..