Category: | Jewelry Designer |
Address: | 4801 Jefferson St, Kansas City, MO 64112, USA |
Phone: | +1 816-531-5591 |
Site: | vincakc.com |
Rating: | 4.6 |
Working: | 10:15AM–7PM 10:15AM–7PM 10:15AM–7PM 10:15AM–7PM 10:15AM–7PM 10:15AM–7PM 12:15–5PM |
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A Private User
My wife and I went to Vinca Jewelers today to try and get a price quote on a 19.8 CW Watermelon Tourmaline that I purchased while overseas. We had been to a jewelers earlier in the morning and they pretty much pressured us into asking what they would ask for it if they were interested in it the gem. They would not give us a price figure or even look at it. The lady took it into a room to the side and returned not even two minutes later. She then informed us that the saturation was not what they wanted and told us to look elsewhere. Later that day we went to the plaza as we were going out for dinner before I travel to Alaska for the summer. A night out, if you will. We went to a jeweler in the center of the plaza that said that they only give quotes in house and then referred us to Vinca. To say the least it was a 100% great experience. We walked in and were greeted by a very nice young lady. She asked us if we could be helped and what we were there for. We told her that we were there for a quote on our stone (we had three stones total, roughly 21 CW combined) but wanted a quote on the largest as we want to make it a pass down in our family) she motioned us over towards Simon who looked at the stone and told us the value. It was over what we purchased them for. Not by a lot, only a couple hundred dollars. We then sat for a good 45 minutes and talked about life in general. He is very friendly, open minded, opinionated, and cares about life. After talking about what my wife and I wanted (we want to turn the three gems into a necklace) he showed us examples of his work that pertained to what we wanted. Every single piece he showed was of top quality. We sat again and talked about random things. My wife got up and started looking at more of his jewelry. At this point he took the three stones out of the case and drew up a very awesome design. Nothing close to what my wife and I had in mind (we did not tell him the design I had in mind). It was something I did not think about at all and both my wife and I loved it. To include diamonds and everything! The drawing was simple and elegant, yet left so much to the imagination. He said that he will be in touch with my wife as it is for her to wear and I will be out of state. When he progresses and makes changes he will contact her to come into the store and talk to her about changes in the design; for approval. The gems are prismatic and need the light to show their quality. His design is built to make them stand out and showcase the centerpiece. I have never talked to a jeweler that is so knowledgeable and helpful. Simon really does know what he is doing and is there to help out the people that are sincere and true. I would recommend Vinca to anyone that wants 100% custom made Jewelry and 100% satisfaction with a local business! My wife and I have been talking about their shop and service all night since we left. We could not imagine giving our money to any other jeweler! I will recommend Simon and his store to anyone and everyone that is in the market! We are thrilled and are anticipating the journey to our finished piece! Thank you Simon for you help, knowledge, and passion for the art!
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Lisa Pattison
I first stumbled into Vinca a few years ago during the Plaza Art Fair. My first impression was that the store was really cute and the jewelry was pretty. My fiancé and I later decided to go back to get a diamond appraised there. They appraised the diamond for free and even showed me settings while we were waiting. It was then that I fell in love with a unique and gorgeous setting. It has a white gold band with diamonds and rose gold with pink diamonds around the center diamond. I knew then that I had to have it! My now Fiancé and I were not quite ready to get engaged so Tu, the manager, said that she would take notes and that way if the setting had been purchased when we were ready, we could have it made. Later I found out My Fiancé purchased the ring and we are now engaged. It is the most beautiful ring I have ever seen. I am in LOVE with it! I honestly get compliments at least 5 times a week about my ring. One negative is that I did have to pay, I think $35 to have the ring resized. I dont really mind this though because they are a small local business and I understand small businesses cant always offer all the small free stuff big chains can. The positive is that you get a 100% unique ring! You will never see another person wearing the same one. Tu, the manager is amazing! Whenever I am near Vinca I bring my ring in to be cleaned, it takes about 5 minutes and she recognizes my fiancé and me every time. When I went in to buy his wedding band she remembered me, my fiancé, his job, what we had talked about having made, and even his ring size with even having to look at our file! I truly feel like a valued customer at Vinca. I honestly Love this place and we will be purchasing all of our jewelry from Vinca from Engagement ring on! Another reason I I love this place is once I got the engamnent ring stuck on my Right hand, ring finger and I tried for a day to get it off! I tried everything! Icing it, butter, everything i saw online or anyone suggested I tried and could not get it off! I called and they told me to come in and they would get it off or cut it if they had to. I was really nervous because, by now my finger was really swollen and I didnt want to have it cut off. She got the ring off in about 3 seconds just by using Windex! Amazing. She even had it cleaned before I left the store.
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Aubree Keck
My now husband and I had gone to a couple of different jewelers in order to help find me the perfect engagement ring. We were looking for something that was unique yet didnt break the bank, as well as somewhere where we would be comfortable. As many know, a lot of jewelry stores come off a bit stuffy and pretentious, which doesnt work with our style. The first time I went in, I decided to go alone and get a survey of what they had to offer. Tu, the manager, sat down with me and literally let me look and try on every single ring in the store. We at that point narrowed it down to my favorite 30 or so and then started weeding it out even more. After about 2-3 hours I had it narrowed down to 7 rings. My now husband and I went back a few days later and Tu had all 7 set aside, we looked at those and my husband ultimately picked his favorite for me. Tu was extremely patient, helpful, flexible, etc with us. I even stopped in again a few days later to look at the ring again, just to make sure...no hiccups, it was smooth sailing. Not to mention, at this point, Tu had memorized both of our names, so from then on, when I walk in, I always get a warm "hello" and she remembers both of us by first name, as well as what we have going on in our lives! After we got engaged I started eyeing bands to go with my engagement ring. Because of the shape of it, it was going to be more difficult to find a band that fit well...Tu and I had discussed having Simone custom make sometihng, but fortunately one evening when I stopped in to get my ring cleaned (which they will do for me on a regular basis without question) I saw a band that matched perfectly...I believe Simone had just recently created it and had I had him do something custom, it would have been basically the exact ring, so thats what we went with. We couldnt be more thrilled, happy and proud of what I have on that little ring-finger of mine! Lastly, we also took in an old tarnished gold band that my in-laws gave us for my husbands band...they shined it up beautifully and were able to engrave exactly what I wanted on the inside! Since then Ive sent two other couples to Vinca and both have been just as thrilled as we have been! I couldnt be happier with our decision to go with Vinca!