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kimmyandjohn
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Ok, here's the story...My mom gave us her engagement ring and wedding band last year for our marriage because at the time we had very little money. She'd been divorced from my father for 5 years but they still talked and still loved each other very much, just couldn't live together. He passed away this February, which was a total shock. He was only 55 and died of a heart attack. None of us are even near over his death. It still hurts very much. My mom asked me after the funeral that if my husband ever bought me rings (he wants to eventually), if she could have her rings back because they are very special to her.
Well, in April we moved to Cleveland and during the move, my diamond fell out (the prongs were very worn) of the engagement ring. Of course I searched every possible area for the diamond but never found it. So we decided to take it to some jewelry store in the mall to have it replaced. My mom is coming to visit in July and I wanted to have it replaced before she gets here and I didn't plan on telling her about it. We took it around the middle of May. The jewelry store told my husband that it should be ready by June 1st. June 1st rolled around and we called..they said the jeweler had not even ordered the stone and it wouldn't be ready for another week. so for the whole month of June, we got some kind of excuse on why the ring wasn't ready. 3 days ago, June 25th, the jewelry store called my husband and told him that the jeweler had lost the ring. They said they had fired the jeweler cause this wasn't the first time he had messed up but it was the final straw. When my husband first took the ring there, they had valued it at $500 (without the diamond) and he signed this slip of paper saying that they would not be held responsible for damage, blah blah blah over the appraised value. None of us know the true value of the ring...my mom never asked my dad. But my dad worked for a fine jewerly store like 30 something years ago and purchased it there for an employee discount. It was a beautiful ring. I think it's platinum and had an emerald cut diamond in the center and little diamonds surrounding it. But the sentimental value, of course, means so much more to us. The jewelry store said we could either take the $500 or replace the ring with one of theirs for the same value. We asked for the contracted jeweler's phone number and they said he had already vacated the premises. They didn't give us his number.
Does anyone have any advice? This has upset me so much. Everytime I think about it, all I do is cry. I don't want money or another ring, I want MY ring back.
Please help. I'd appreciate any feedback.
Thank you
Well, in April we moved to Cleveland and during the move, my diamond fell out (the prongs were very worn) of the engagement ring. Of course I searched every possible area for the diamond but never found it. So we decided to take it to some jewelry store in the mall to have it replaced. My mom is coming to visit in July and I wanted to have it replaced before she gets here and I didn't plan on telling her about it. We took it around the middle of May. The jewelry store told my husband that it should be ready by June 1st. June 1st rolled around and we called..they said the jeweler had not even ordered the stone and it wouldn't be ready for another week. so for the whole month of June, we got some kind of excuse on why the ring wasn't ready. 3 days ago, June 25th, the jewelry store called my husband and told him that the jeweler had lost the ring. They said they had fired the jeweler cause this wasn't the first time he had messed up but it was the final straw. When my husband first took the ring there, they had valued it at $500 (without the diamond) and he signed this slip of paper saying that they would not be held responsible for damage, blah blah blah over the appraised value. None of us know the true value of the ring...my mom never asked my dad. But my dad worked for a fine jewerly store like 30 something years ago and purchased it there for an employee discount. It was a beautiful ring. I think it's platinum and had an emerald cut diamond in the center and little diamonds surrounding it. But the sentimental value, of course, means so much more to us. The jewelry store said we could either take the $500 or replace the ring with one of theirs for the same value. We asked for the contracted jeweler's phone number and they said he had already vacated the premises. They didn't give us his number.
Does anyone have any advice? This has upset me so much. Everytime I think about it, all I do is cry. I don't want money or another ring, I want MY ring back.
Please help. I'd appreciate any feedback.
Thank you