I am confused by the terms KDM, 24 caret, 916, 99.5 purity and 99.9 purity. Could someone explain, please? Thanks and regards.
On 11/9/12, payal <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Syed, > > Not the best time to be shopping for jewellery, I think. Sky high prices, > although contrary to the prices, everyone is rushing to tuck in the yellow > metal like it is going out of fashion. > > Anyway, I have recently been shopping and am afraid, there was no way I > could tell the difference in any metal, real or otherwise. Gold, silver or > any precious or semi precious stones. To the bet of my knowledge, there is > no technology available either. The person you go to and the faith in the > gold guarantee cards they give you is the only answer. The reputed stores > and brands, which are many in number are my best bet. Having said that, any > goldsmith selling you a kdm marked ornament in gold will give you a card to > that effect and you can get the full amount in return for an exchange. > Tanishq is expensive, but the guarantee is in place. > > So, go, shop on your own, but ensure you get your guarantee card and that, > I > think you can read on your knfb reader or some other such technology. > > Happy shopping and hope there's some happy bunny waiting for that piece of > precious metal. > > Payal > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Syed Imran > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 8:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [AI] Curious - Best Practices for Blind while Shopping for > Jewellery > > Hi all > > > > How safe is it for a blind person to shop for the jewellery independently, > more specifically, can we distinguish the genuineness of gold merely by > touch and feel? > > Blind lady shoppoholics, what's your take on this? > > Can you differentiate the gold-plated jewellery vs, the real gold jewellery > by just touch and feel alone? Lastly, if there is an assistive technology > which allows you to accomplish this, how often would you be using it? > > > > Appreciate it > > > > Syed > > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > -- కాకర్ల నాగేశ్వరయ్య K. Nageswaraiah Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
