NGL has gone mobile!

With more and more people relying on PDA's (myself included), I have now published a mobile-friendly version of the website! This new version is pretty basic at this point, and only includes information on the lab. Stay tuned to see the school go mobile too! Point your mobile browser to http://www.nwgem.com/mobile, or be redirected from our current website at http://www.nwgem.com/

Schedule for 2009 classes debuts today!

The much-anticipated 2009 schedule for NGI is now up and running on the website! You can view it here! The new classes will start in March, and the format is similar to this past year, with the success of our one-weekend format as opposed to consecutive Sundays as in the past. Also added is the availability to accept credit cards for tuition, something new offered as of this past summer. Diamond Grading and Gemstone Identification will both be offered three times next year, accommodating most schedules and avoiding holidays. Gemstone Identification and Gemstone Evaluation will each be offered once, so sign up early! Don't forget, that taking Gemstone Identification in conjunction with Gemstone Evaluation class will make you eligible for the Tucson Tour the following February!

Look out for the new website coming soon, where we hope to be able to accept tuition online!

Selling your jewelry?

In these tough economic times, we have been filtering a lot of calls from people wanting to sell their jewelry. For a couple years now, we have had our brochure "What You Need to Know About Selling Your Jewelry" posted on our website. It is available in both quick reference and download form. In the past, many people wanted to sell their jewelry because they no longer wear it, or a broken relationship; but more often we are seeing jewelry for potential sale to boost their current income. We start off our brochure with a dose of reality, but before you sell your jewelry, ask yourself "is selling Grandma's engagement ring really worth one month's rent", what happens next month? Of course there is nothing wrong with selling jewelry you no longer care about, but maybe think about other options before selling a treasured family heirloom.