So, you’re in the market to buy an engagement ring. Problem is, the run of the mill, shopping mall jewelry stores don’t have what you’re looking to buy her. Zales has a solution, and it comes in the form of an online ring builder to create the ring of her dreams and one that fits your budget.

This particular ring builder is designed to take you through the process of designing a ring that she will cherish forever (and may even help you in the design process). When you first click on the ring builder you will be given the options of what type of ring (or ring set) you’d like to create and from there what style of ring you’re going to be designing. In choosing you can decide between yellow and white gold (both in either 14k or 18k) or you can choose platinum or palladium for the band you’re going to want. This allows you to build any ring you want, using any metal that you like the most.

After you’ve gone through the first page (size, setting and style) you will be prompted to choose which diamond you’d like to have as the center stone. Here is where you can either save money, or go all out. Diamonds can be replaced at a later date if you don’t have the money to buy the best of the best right away. The variety is enormous when choosing the right diamond and can even reach up into the million dollar range, but they also offer very beautiful and wonderfully cut diamonds that are smaller and much more affordable. The only downside to building a ring online through one of these tools is that you aren’t able to actually handle the ring until after you’ve agreed to buy it and it’s been shipped out.