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Antwerp engagement ring. Haggling?

daveyjoe · 2023-09-21 15:04:36

I'm going to propose to my girlfriend in November and the plan is to use a nice but cheap ring as a stand-in ring (<€500) and then go to Antwerp together and let her pick out a ring. My max budget is about €5000. I've seen it mentioned a few times that haggling is expected in Antwerp. How do I go about this if my…

21-09-2023 3:04pm

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I'm going to propose to my girlfriend in November and the plan is to use a nice but cheap ring as a stand-in ring (<€500) and then go to Antwerp together and let her pick out a ring. My max budget is about €5000.
I've seen it mentioned a few times that haggling is expected in Antwerp. How do I go about this if my girlfriend is going to be with me? I feel like it might not be the most romantic experience if I'm haggling in front of her. Do I just bookmark it and then go back to haggle later without her and actually buy it?
Does anybody have experience of this?

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