Posted by ellie on January 1, 2009 · 2 Comments  

The first impression is “This is it?!” The homepage includes row after row of “featured” body jewelry, while the “about us” tab is seriously lacking in anything related to the company itself. It’s too bad that the initial impression is so poor because the site actually offers thousands of different designs–everything from classic motifs to those incorporating flowers, traditional shapes, animals, initials, and more. The complete lack of information about the company, combined with the glaring omission of any kind of guarantee about the products, Piercingdot.com Review, Body Jehowever, makes Rings4piercings seem like a gamble right from the start.

Because there isn’t any information on the site other than the products themselves (no educational material or FAQs, for example), it’s easy to navigate. You simply click on one of the tabs to the left of the page, and it takes you directly to whatever product category you’re interested in.

There was no sign of reviews or testimonials, even after a visit to the site map to specifically seek them out.

Rings4piercings offers free shipping, which it advertises at the bottom of most product descriptions, but there’s literally no other information about shipping–how long it will take, mode of delivery, whether you have to purchase a certain dollar amount to qualify for free shipping, whether you can pay for express delivery, etc.

There’s a brief mention of a 30-day return policy on the “about us” page, but no details are given about whether the package can be opened or any other conditional qualifications. It’s impossible to determine whether this is a great, no-questions-asked policy or whether you’re in for a nasty surprise if you open the package before trying to return it.

There was no mention of a guarantee.

Some product descriptions were only a few words long. They all indicated the type of metal used and whether the additional materials were CZs or real diamonds or gemstones, and that’s about it. Each product detail also included the free shipping pledge, a customer service phone number, and a 10% off coupon code; unfortunately, those things don’t have anything to do with the product itself.

Nothing on the site addressed whether the diamonds used in their products are conflict free.

Some of the gold jewelry includes the statement that it’s nickel-free, while others don’t. Again, it’s impossible to determine whether that means that they just got lazy in the product descriptions or whether some of the gold is, in fact, not nickel-free. In addition, the company offers sterling silver jewelry, which many experts say is inferior to nickel-free gold or platinum when it comes to reducing skin irritation.

Although the company is located in the U.S., no mention was made of where the jewelry is created. And with prices starting at $15, well, draw your own conclusions.

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