I literally have been to every Tiffany & Co in the LA area in the past 2.5 weeks (crazy, I know!) - Santa Monica, Bev Hills, Century City, Beverly Center, Glendale, Pasadena, Canoga Park and Costa Mesa. I also went to all three Tiffany & Co. in the Vegas area - Crystals, Caesar's and Bellagio. I met a lot of SAs (sales associates) and one of the most helpful and sweetest was Lisa Lohri of Topanga Canyon Mall.
I am not sure why there are so many negative reviews at this location (or at any location, really) - every Tiffany & Co. I've been to have been flawless with service and all SAs I've met have been super eager to help me!
Well, the reason why I was at this T&C location was because I was on a hunt for yellow diamonds. I had seen the sola yellow diamond ring at the Pasadena location and once I set my eyes on a drop of liquid sun shaped into a modified brilliant cushion cut, I KNEW I didn't - no, I COULDN'T settle for anything less. With the approval of BH, we decided to up the purchase date of our ring (there is a price increase Jan 15th!!!). In addition to not wanting to pay more, we also knew the sola ring was a hot commodity, since: 1. there aren't many in production, 2. they are attractively priced, 3. everyone seems to want them!
The biggest carat sizes in our price range were sold within ONE WEEK of our search - that definitely drove me into a frenzy. And that's where Lisa came in. She calmed my nerves and told me she would do the best to get me what I wanted.
Even though we weren't planning on buying a week ago (when we first met Lisa and visited the Canoga Park location), Lisa was extremely helpful and showed me all the yellow diamonds in the store in addition to showing what was available in the system, white diamond rings, and colored gemstone legacies. She spent so much time with us without the expectation of a sell. She knew BH and I lived in Pasadena and that we would most likely end up going there for the final purchase. Well, she was wrong! We were so blown away by her attention to detail and enthusiasm that we cancelled our original appointment with another SA so we could be helped by her, and her alone!!!
Granted, sometimes I don't agree with her and I feel like she might be BSing me (i.e., on price increases), BH and I know it is all part of her "act" as a sales person.
We had a morning appointment this past Saturday (1/8) and by noon, I was the proud new owner of the sola yellow diamond! The ring is very unique in that it is set in 18kt gold but the micropave setting and the 72 round colorless diamonds are set in platinum.
Also, T&C provides interest free financing on e-rings! It is called the "Tiffany Time Account" and you can put anywhere from 25-50% down and the rest can be paid in 3 - 12 months.
I love it! It is being re-sized (along with BH's Tiffany lucida ring) and I can't wait until it's finished and I can finally bring it home! Before anything though, it's going into the safe until he can formally propose :P read more