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Grace Split Shank Diamond Engagement Ring
Dear Whiteflash.com Sales Team,
I just wanted to give you and your team thanks for a great job. The Grace Split Shank Diamond Engagement Ring looks beautiful. The diamond is beautiful (and big). She said yes! Everyone thinks the diamond ring is just amazing. I have been evangelizing you folks to all my friends.
Doug
Grace Split Shank Diamond Engagement Ring
Cross-posted from WHiteflash News: New York Museum of American Finance Unveils 18-Karat Gold Monopoly Set
New York Museum of American financial History
Monopoly, the classic great game you memorize from your childhood, costs around $20 and comes with $15,000 in brightly painted paper play cash. But still if all that money were truly, it would still not be nearly enough to buy this extraordinary one-of-a-kind gold and diamond Monopoly set, recently put on show at the Museum of American Finance.
The museum, a New York institution near Wall Street, is displaying the blinged-out version of the classic board game on loan from Sidney Mobell, an artist and jewelry designer. Mobell, a San Francisco native, has made many artworks that reworks everyday household items with precious stones and metals, with dazzling results.
New Yourk Financial Museum
Museum president David Cowan sees the diamond-encrusted board game as more than just a glamorous take on a classic. “The game is symbolic to America and was popularized during the difficult economic times of the Depression,” Cowan explained to the NY Daily News. “We again face difficult economic times and this incredibly valuable item will bring joy to our many visitors.
Although the visitors will no doubt get a thrill just from seeing this over-the-top deluxe edition of Monopoly, this will not be a hands-on exhibit. Only one game of Monopoly was ever played on the 18-karat gold board, between the artist and the former Prime Minister of England. The entire board and game set is valued at over $2 million. Even the dice are unbelievably extravagant: they are set with 42 high-quality diamonds for the number dots and are said to be worth over $10,000.
No word on whether the Monopoly money is real, though!
Legato Sleek Line Solitaire Engagement Ring
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Shopping online has never felt so safe, it was truly a remarkable experience. Whtieflash was amazing to work with to the point where I felt like I was in an actual store. Everything was made convenient for me because we were able to do a lot of it through email and calls were only made when everything was finalized. Even when I originally messed up and put the wrong loose diamond on hold it was easy to remedy and Whiteflash never made me feel bad about it at all. I would recommend shopping here for anyone looking for diamonds for great quality and customer service. If only all stores were like this!
Sincerely,
Jeff S.
Legato Sleek Line Solitaire Engagement Ring
Rounded Open Cathedral Diamond Engagement Ring
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Working with Sheerah to create the Rounded Open Cathedral Engagement Ring that I knew she would love was a great experience. It was everything I hoped it would be and more. Whiteflash’s patience dealing with my endless questions speaks volumes to their customer service. I would not hesitate to do business with them again and will most certainly be back for a wedding band in the near future.
Sincerely,
Andrew M.
Rounded Open Cathedral Diamond Engagement Ring
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Dear Whiteflash.com Sales Team,
This is a long overdue review (I proposed back in August 2010), but the Tiffany Style Diamond Engagement Ring is perfect! Kim, my fiancee, loves it! I followed the recommendation of several friends who used Whiteflash to purchase buy engagement rings for their spouses. The pictures that were sent to me prior to receiving the ring only hinted at the beauty that could be fully grasped in-person. I can’t really claim to fully appreciate a diamond (I’m more of a colored gemstone fan ), but after looking at the diamond and setting the Whiteflash team put together for us, I’m definitely a diamond fan now!
The workmanship on the diamond and setting as an entire package was wonderful. For insurance purposes, I had the diamond appraised by an independent appraiser and he continues to be impressed by the work of Whiteflash.com. Everything from the mounting, diamond and setting quality, and craftsmanship – he complimented highly and congratulated me on an excellent purchase. The ring appraised at several thousand dollars more than when purchased – what an excellent value from Whiteflash.com. Hewas very complimentary of the workmanship and said your company was consistently at the top of quality and value he has seen in his many years of experience.
Traci was very enjoyable to work with and helped with the financing. As a security measure, my bank doesn’t allow for withdrawals over a set amount so Traci was able to work out an installment payment plan for the ring as a workaround. I really appreciated that as I didn’t have to make any awkward phone calls to my bank trying to find out who I needed to speak to so Whiteflash can get paid. 
Kim continues to receive compliments about the ring!
Thank you, everyone, at Whiteflash!
Sincerely,
Andrew
Cross-posted from Whiteflash News: Rapper Kanye West Debuts a New Kind of Diamond Jewelry
The hip-hop group is indeed not shy when it comes to bling. Rappers such like Kanye West and Jay-Z have been sporting large diamond earrings and necklaces for years. In fact, these performers made bring men’s diamond studs into the mainstream, and they are now one of the most common forms of men’s diamond jewelry.
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Music producer and American Idol judge Randy Jackson shows off his Whiteflash jewelry
But Kanye West recently took this penchant for all things sparkly one step further, when he had his entire row of bottom teeth replaced with a set of dazzling diamonds. He insists that it is not a grill, a temporary mouth guard sometimes worn by performers, but a permanent replacement. West recently appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show to discuss his latest antics, including a 40-minute epic music video and this set of diamond dentures. “I just thought diamonds were cooler,” he told DeGeneres. As he explained, he needed reconstructive dental work after a car accident several years ago, and he decided to turn it into an unprecedented fashion opportunity.
Diamond stud earrings have become mainstream for men; are diamond teeth next?
Whether diamond teeth becomes a widespread trend remains to be seen, however. The LA Times interviewed a dentist, who cautioned would-be trendsetters that having a sparkling smile would mean never eating hard candies like peanut brittle, and not being able to open a beer can with their teeth. Although one has to imagine that someone like Kanye West probably has an assistant to open his beer cans for him, the real question is why he decided to install diamond hardware in his mouth in the first place. So it this all an elaborate Halloween prank? A sign of a man with more money than fashion sense? Or is this the beginning of a bona-fide trend?
Rapper LL Cool J is no stranger to bling; he even supports Whiteflash’s Awear line of socially conscious jewelry
Legato Sleek Line Pave Diamond Engagement Ring
Dear WhiteFlash.com Team:
I just wanted to send you all a Thank You for helping me with my fiancé’s ring. I picked the Legato Sleek Line Pave Diamond Engagement Ring up last week while on vacation in Las Vegas. The pickup was hassle free and the ring was in perfect condition. I had zero experience with mens engagement rings prior to this one, and all of you really made the process as easy on me as possible ( I don’t part with large quantities of money very easily, so this is a testament to your hard work ). Also, I don’t have any experience to draw upon, but this diamond ring looked fantastic! Still does…I don’t know how, but it even manages to glimmer at night! The diamond is great and the setting was exactly what my fiancé was looking for. Maybe all engagement rings look like this, but all I know is my fiancé couldn’t stop looking at her ring for like a week. For a second I though her head was going to be permanently stuck in a half sideways cocked position, and her left hand extended out in front of her face. Luckily, she’s recovered.
Also, I guess you can tell by my continually referring to her as my fiancé, she did say yes. So, I guess I have to keep the ring now (hahaha)! Thanks again to all of you, and WhiteFlash will always come highly recommended from me to anyone I come across looking for excellent jewelry.
Sincerely,
Chris K
Legato Sleek Line Pave Diamond Engagement Ring
This holiday season is expected to be the strongest in four years, so it’s no wonder retailers are busy preparing their e-commerce sites in order to drive sales.
“This year’s theme has been the optimization of what you already have,” says Larry Joseloff, VP of content for Shop.org, the digital arm of the National Retail Federation. “A shopping cart abandonment rate of 50% to 60% − which is a real number for some retailers − can drop by 10% with some quick changes. That can translate into huge sales growth.”
Harry and David, the gourmet food company, has redesigned its website, with the aim of growing its 12-month “active” file through increased retention, reactivation of inactive customers and by converting gift recipients into customers, says Jeff Dunn, VP, e-commerce and marketing operations for Harry and David.
The redesign aims to bring a “better balance between selling and community,” says Dunn, by bringing ratings and reviews to the forefront, and including a new recipe submission component and more video.
The company also added a delivery option called Auto Delivery, which allows customers to receive products on an ongoing basis (every 30 days, for instance). “We want to showcase that our products are not only for those big special occasions, but are also well-suited for the smaller every day or every week celebrations,” says Dunn.
The new delivery option is part of a larger strategy to convert holiday shoppers into year-round customers.
With steady traffic generated by search engine optimization, WhiteFlash.com has turned its focus to driving sales. The online jewelry and diamond retailer has optimized its live chat tool, which enables shoppers to speak with a sales consultant in real-time.
The chat tool, from Bold Software, includes a feedback mechanism, inviting visitors who use the chat to provide comment on their experience. “If we get the wrong feedback, then we know in which areas to train personnel,” says WhiteFlash.com CEO Debi Wexler.
Shoppers who use chat are about 10% to 30% more likely to buy something versus those who do not, she adds. “But chat technology will not help with conversion without the right training,” advises Wexler.
In its holiday campaign, Best Buy will promote its Geek Squad technical support service, in which agents help consumers with installations, such as mounting a plasma TV or setting up a MP3 player, through the Web.
Steve Rozek, VP, online store team for Best Buy, says the focus on customer service strives to address the fact that many customers feel lost after making a technology purchase. “We want to be that bridge for people as they prepare for Christmas,” says Rozek. “So we are going to provide customers with free Geek Squad services on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.”
By getting more people to try Geek Squad, the aim is also to increase the likelihood they’ll purchase more often from BestBuy.com, says Rozek, and use the service.
WhiteFlash.com converts about 25% of new buyers into regular customers, thanks in part to the fact that sales consultants phone new buyers in advance of their special occasions, such as a wedding anniversary or milestone birthday.
“E-mail is less personal,” says Wexler. “The phone really is our magic wand to relationship building.”
Akoya Pearl and Diamond Earrings
The winner of this week’s hotly contested Savvy Steal giveaway- the beautiful Akoya Pearl and Diamond Earrings from Whiteflash.com- is…
Chiffon G.!
Congratulations, Chiffon! You are one lucky girl! Thanks for entering, one and all!
Dear Whiteflash.com Sales Team,
I received my 4 Prong Diamond Basket Earrings on Friday and I just love them! They are so beautiful and sparkly and exactly what I wanted. They are much higher quality than the ones I could afford at jewelry stores I visited. I really want to thank you for helping me through the process and for the great advice you gave me. I couldn’t be happier. I will definitely be a repeat customer and refer you whenever I can.
Thanks to the whole team at Whiteflash for making the process so smooth and for keeping me updated.
Best,
Diana
Conflict Free Diamonds – DreamsofAfrica.org
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