Am I supposed to haggle over my wedding ring??

I'd say haggle! I'm trying to haggle for everything! I hate doing it but I keep thinking I am unlikely to ever see these people again and I remind myself that they want my business and so they should be fighting for it. What have you got to lose??

We got £150 off by haggling and paying in cash at the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham, it's worth a try, if you are prepared to pay full price anyway then what have you got to loose?

Yes haggle! We did.

We paid £900 for both my platinum ring with diamonds and H's palladium ring in Hatton Gardens. So £1300 for one ring seems quite a lot.

I've always been really uncomfortable with haggling, but if you're confident enough to do it, then you've got nothing to lose - although be polite.

We got a bit of a discount on our wedding rings as H had bought my engagement ring there, and he buys a lot of my birthday/Christmas presents there. It was a local jeweller and I think you'll have more luck with an independent than a chain.

Oh good!! I will haggle away then. I am determined to come away with a ring for a fiver and a packet of hobnobs!

Don't haggle like you're in a Moroccan souk, but definitely ask for a discount. I got my wedding ring reduced from £2400 to £1500 simply because OH said the initial price was out of budget, and didn't accept the initial offer of 20% discount either!

I would definitely give it a go. I got my platinum weddng ring with diamonds from 1200 down to 800 at the jewellery quarter in Brum and another 200 off H2Bs palladium ring. 1300 does sound quite pricey for a gold ring, but I know having it custom made will add a chunk onto the price.

This is very encouraging. We only want my ring cus H2B has found the one he wants online for £40!!! I have told him not to come crying to me when his finger turns green. Still, more money for me to spend on pretty nonsense I suppose. I will try and keep the haggling respectable and not get too carried away.

I wish I could go Jewellery Quarter, I'm from Brum and would be much more at home. Alas I live in London now and I just can't fit in another journey home between now and the wedding. I'll just have to haggle with these cockneys.

Haha sorry I laughed when you said your dad probably haggles in Tesco. That got me ?

If you do not try you will never know ;-)

I want a platinum band with diamonds and your £1400 quote made me panic! I'm sure you can get it cheaper. I had my engagement ring made in hatten garden and has 10 diamonds in the shoulders (plus the beast in the centre!!). The price excluding the main diamond was £400 so I'm not expecting to spend more than £800. Having said that, it is a friend of a friend!

Guess what?? I managed to get my wedding ring for £590 instead of the £1300 they originally quoted. White gold with 22 diamonds in the band. I can't believe the difference in price! Me and the fella were outside the shop psyching ourselves up ready to get our haggle on. We went in and it was a different person, the owner as opposed to a sales assistant. I just casually mentioned we had had a quote from the jewellery quarter in brum for £600 (we hadn't) and that I was back to see what they could do cus I liked his shop the best (bit of shameless flattery always helps). He said he would go lower than our lowest price and throw in a polish on my engagement ring. It really goes to show how much they can and do chuck on top to try their luck!! Very pleased!!

Ooo that is fab, I have to say I am the worst haggler known to mankind but I guess I may try it on this occasion