ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?
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Been looking to get Heather some jewelry for Christmas, but have been having trouble finding something that fits all the following criteria:
- Ships to Canada by Christmas (all the China crap takes 600+ business days)
- Is hypoallergenic-- so something like silver or gold is okay, but MoltenFakeCrapium isn't
- Bunny/rabbit themed (because of our new Snugglebunny!)
- Has two birthstones: April for Molly, and (possibly a smaller or subtler one) February for our lost itty bitty.
- Necklace (though I'll gladly buy charms and necklaces separately and put them together myself)
I do like this thing-- diamond, if I bought an extra brithstone-- but it says 16 business days delivery. That usually means it ships from USA->USA via warehouse, or China->International.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1-10-ct-April-Birthstone-Natural-Diamond-Bunny-Infinity-Pendant-Sterling-Silver-/262635153949?hash=item3d26466a1d:g:hOMAAOSw-0xYQm7B
http://i.imgur.com/kqIIgPm.pngThese are cute, though again I'd need to buy another birthstone charm:
https://www.amazon.com/Sterling-Silver-Zirconia-Pendant-Necklace/dp/B01IQRY0KO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481924984&sr=8-1&keywords=bunny+birthstone
http://i.imgur.com/SSElSQf.pngI've checked ebay and amazon (as is evident above). Most Google searches end up on dead Etsy stores, or places that don't ship to Canada, or that don't have what I'm looking for.
Any experience in online jewelry buying / customizing?
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With more notice I could have dug up the guy who did my husband's custom wedding ring, but I don't think he could turn it around fast enough.
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@Yamikuronue said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
With more notice I could have dug up the guy who did my husband's custom wedding ring, but I don't think he could turn it around fast enough.
Call me a bigot, but I don't like buying things from zombies.
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I also know a jeweler in the US who could help but he probably also needs a bit more time than you still have left :)
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@Lorne-Kates Do they have any of those places that have a bunch of jewlers in one location? Often called things like Jewelry Marts.
Uh...something like this place: http://www.jewelleryexchange.ca/
I know, I know...IRL shopping, but these places have a lot of different things going on so it might be your best bet.
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@boomzilla
no jewelersexchange
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@Luhmann said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
@boomzilla
no jewelersexchangeIsn't the english translation of Antwerpen something like "hand-tosser"?
Filed under: close enough
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@boomzilla That's fairly close to where I live, I might be able to pop in after work.
Filed under: Hey jeweler, why pay full price for your sex change?
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@Lorne-Kates said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
Call me a bigot, but I don't like buying things from zombies.
Bigot.
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@Mikael_Svahnberg said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
english translation of Antwerpen
The modern Dutch translation from the old Dutch name means hand throwing. But there is some debate about that. It refers to the legend of the giant Antigoon who chopped of the hands of those who refused to pay his toll. Brabo then defeated him, chopped the hands of Antigoon off and threw them in the river.
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@Mikael_Svahnberg said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
hand-tosser
Also: inhabitants of Antwerpen are tossers alright.
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@Lorne-Kates said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
FFS, this doesn't ship to Canada.
Anyone with an Amazon Prime account willing to order this and do a package redirect to Canada?
This product:
Plus this charm:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LPAB4OY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3R4XZFLE576G
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Amethyst and diamond are the two birthstones yes?
This might not be quite what you're after as the main stone is amethyst, and you wanted the amethyst, if either, to be more subtle, but best I can find so far. And it's also got ruby (I don't know if anyone special to you was born in July...)
EDIT: Just looked at the two you linked as examples and this is an order of magnitude more expensive so might be a non-starter.
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Another one, this time a more realistic price, but again it's more amethyst than diamond and also looks like it may not come with a chain. Also I don't like the style much but that may just be me.
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/o-kura/item/a134127/?s-id=borderless_recommend_item_en
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@Luhmann said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
@boomzilla
no jewelersexchangeJeweler Sex Change? Why? Is it different, like mobile?
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@kt_ said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
@Luhmann said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
@boomzilla
no jewelersexchangeJeweler Sex Change? Why? Is it different, like mobile?
No, but your jewels will probably be rated more intensely?
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Oh, what, you mean, the vampire demon bunny isn't attractive?
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@Lorne-Kates said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
FFS, this doesn't ship to Canada.
:(
There's so much stuff I'd buy from Norway.
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When I look at Amazon.ca, I'm seeing a lot of stuff saying "expected to arrive after Christmas" "usually ships in 2 to 3 days".
So, I wonder if I'm seeing the after Christmas because my address is US based.
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@xaade said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
When I look at Amazon.ca, I'm seeing a lot of stuff saying "expected to arrive after Christmas" "usually ships in 2 to 3 days".
So, I wonder if I'm seeing the after Christmas because my address is US based.Could be. One of the annoying things about cross-Amazon shopping is that it usually doesn't tell you shipping restrictions until you're halfway through checkout.
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@Lorne-Kates said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
) February for our lost itty bitty.
Is that when the lost itty bitty was due?
I've debated wearing something for my lost one.
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@Lorne-Kates Right...
Point being, if you look at it, does it also say "until after Christmas"? Because there's quite a few of those "ships in 3 days" that look like options to me.
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@Karla said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
@Lorne-Kates said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
) February for our lost itty bitty.
Is that when the lost itty bitty was due?
I've debated wearing something for my lost one.
Yup, due date was February. He never left our heart, so I can't see leaving him out of the birthstone pendant that will be close to Heather's heart.
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?Bugs Bunny?
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@Lorne-Kates said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
@Karla said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
@Lorne-Kates said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
) February for our lost itty bitty.
Is that when the lost itty bitty was due?
I've debated wearing something for my lost one.
Yup, due date was February. He never left our heart, so I can't see leaving him out of the birthstone pendant that will be close to Heather's heart.
The one we lost would have been born in October. I actually just told this to my husband as a possible Christmas gift for me (I am not easy to buy for).
I have a necklace (I don't wear it...I am not that into jewelry but it hangs at my desk at home) that has the birthstones of my 4 big kids and my 1 little one.
I asked my husband if he could finish it with the one we lost.
Thank you for posting this.
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@Karla said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
4 big kids
How big? Breadbox? House? Whale?
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@Luhmann said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
@Mikael_Svahnberg said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
english translation of Antwerpen
The modern Dutch translation from the old Dutch name means hand throwing. But there is some debate about that. It refers to the legend of the giant Antigoon who chopped of the hands of those who refused to pay his toll. Brabo then defeated him, chopped the hands of Antigoon off and threw them in the river.
TIL.
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@PleegWat
That's why there is a statue of a guy throwing a big hand away on the market square
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@Lorne-Kates said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
Anyone with an Amazon Prime account willing to order this and do a package redirect to Canada?
Yep. Just let me know. Happy to help.
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@ben_lubar said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
@Karla said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
4 big kids
How big? Breadbox? House? Whale?
They are all in their 20s so bigger than my 3 yo.
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@Karla said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
They are all in their 20s so bigger than my 3 yo.
There's a couple kids in Molly's baby-gym class who are only a couple months older than her-- but they're bottle fed. So they're, like, 3x her weight. Little Sumo wrestlers.
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Am I the only one who initially assumed this was about an international standardization for birthstones?
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@ScholRLEA said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
Am I the only one who initially assumed this was about an international standardization for birthstones?
I thought it was for help finding a pendant/necklace of a peculiar standard-value.
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@ScholRLEA said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
Am I the only one who initially assumed this was about an international standardization for birthstones?
No, but knowing what I know about Lorne I was kind of surprised it was not "ISO BBC".
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Most of jewelry chainstores here in Hong Kong officially offers "express lane" for custom jewelries making orders with an additional fee because they usually hire a team of goldsmiths instead of just one. And my aunt (who worked in jewelry store but now retired) told me that this kind of special order is better directed to a goldsmith that you know is good (you may name the goldsmith when making order if you know him by name) because the skills between goldsmiths differs and might greatly affect the final product.
Since your time is limited, I think you should consider go shopping for it personally instead of try purchasing it online.
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@Polygeekery said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
@ScholRLEA said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
Am I the only one who initially assumed this was about an international standardization for birthstones?
No, but knowing what I know about Lorne I was kind of surprised it was not "ISO BBC".
It's like Uber, but for finding secluded, off-road places for shallow graves.
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@Karla said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
@ben_lubar said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
@Karla said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
4 big kids
How big? Breadbox? House? Whale?
They are all in their 20s so bigger than my 3 yo.
How do you know @ben_lubar meant a breadbox/house/whale in their twenties? Maybe he meant teent tiny ones!
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@cheong said in ISO birthstone pendant/necklace - help shopping?:
Most of jewelry chainstores here in Hong Kong officially offers "express lane" for custom jewelries making orders with an additional fee because they usually hire a team of goldsmiths instead of just one. And my aunt (who worked in jewelry store but now retired) told me that this kind of special order is better directed to a goldsmith that you know is good (you may name the goldsmith when making order if you know him by name) because the skills between goldsmiths differs and might greatly affect the final product.
Since your time is limited, I think you should consider go shopping for it personally instead of try purchasing it online.
@Lorne-Kates has this taken care of now, but for others who have more time to work with this is good advice. If you go to a good jewelry store (as in, not one that is in a mall), they can usually make stuff to order. It is also not as expensive as you might think. But they will need a few weeks to get it done. Probably more during holiday seasons and such.
I once had a custom necklace made from white gold and it was ~$250, IIRC. Expensive, yes. But not as expensive as you would think. IIRC, it was around 50% more expensive than just buying "off the rack".
https://www.amazon.com/Sterling-Silver-Zirconia-Pendant-Necklace/dp/B01IQRY0KO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481924984&sr=8-1&keywords=bunny+birthstone
