And this girl has two favorite diamond sources--
This place

and this street

More then 2,500 diamond and jewelry merchants on one city block! So much bling!
In addition, sellers stand on the sidewalk and aggressively try to lure customers in. "Buy gold. Buy diamond."
The glitter and the hard-sell=overwhelming!
But, lucky me, has a friend who loves to shop and she has a "diamond guy," a "gold guy," and a "pearl guy" in the Diamond District. I just have to whisper to her, "Gee, I'm thinking I'd like to look for. . . " and off we go.