And although I meant to say no more, I beg to differ. But you are the one who connected price to my query, as I made no mention above. However, as I mentioned at the beginning of the post, I am a huge fan of the K Orgs but not going to call them a great value. Maybe akin to driving a BMW vs a Toyota or Lexus.
It's public statements like yours the help drive up the prices significantly the last few years.
Luckily, while I have not seen alternatives as hoped from the post's query, my own research has led me to a good number of GFE diamonds with asian and other providers with similar service, similar looks, ratings, etc. , some at similar prices and some significantly less. So am off to continue my adventure next week and looking forward to my "mixed" annual budget extending further then it otherwise would. Again, the whole budget thing, is a bit off topic, but you sort of morphed it. Hopefully back on now.