The Sari-Clad Bride recently had the opportunity to go shopping for gold in New York City –exact location: the infamous Jackson Heights a.ka. Desi Central! There are probably twenty or more jewelry stores in this Queens neighborhood and competition is fierce. The Sari-Clad Bride was on a mission to help her friend, Syeda, shop for bridal jewelry for her last-minute wedding the very next day (look out for a post on planning a quickie wedding, coming soon)!

We discovered a few jewelry shopping basics;

  • Bridal sets prices depend on karat, weight, color, intricacy of design, and whether all-gold, semi-precious and precious gemstones.
  • Gold sets with gemstones are usually more expensive.
  • This summer, the price of 22-karat gold varies between 32.5 dollars per gram to 36dollars per gram–depending how well you could bargain (in which case, taking along a particularly annoying Auntie might help!).
  • Tip: Pay in cash and you won’t have to pay taxes, which can be a hefty sum, considering the thousands of dollars one set costs!

Here are some traditional, 22-karat bridal sets our friend, Syeda, tried out.

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price: $6230
178 grams
$35.00/gram
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price: $3,557
107.8 grams
$33/gram

Gold Jewelry_5Gold Jewelry_6

price: $3,400
100 grams
$34/gram

Gold Jewelry_7Gold Jewelry_8

price: $4,336
133.4 grams
$32.5/gram

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5 Responses to “Gold Shopping in NYC!”
  1. BettyMingLiu says:

    Wow! This post was fun to read.

  2. Eshrat Jahan says:

    wow, love all of them :)

  3. Vanita says:

    Damn!!! Jewelry is expensive.

  4. jennifer says:

    Yes, it is Vani!

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