Furious!!! (rant)

kmd0501

So the other day while I was babysitting, the little girl I was watching started pointing at my left hand.  I was holding her doll so I assumed thats what she wanted.  When I offered her the doll, she pushed it back to me and kept pointing to my hand.  So finally I turned my hand around to look at the back when I saw it....the center stone feel out of my engagement ring!!!!!!

Immediately I felt sick to my stomach and started freaking out.  We had just gotten back from the natural history museum (where we were digging in sand, climbing rock walls, etc).  This stone could be anywhere!!!  Luckily enough, the stone had only fallen out in the little girls kitchen and the light was hitting it just the right way for me to find it pretty quick.  As soon as I found it I started crying.  I was so mad!  I've only had the ring for 4 months...how is it supposed to last me a lifetime if it cant last 4 months?????  

We took the ring right back to Jared's and I flipped.  Come to find out...they KNOWINGLY sold it to FI with the wrong setting in it!!! WHAT???!!!  You sell a $2500 diamond with the wrong setting because you're too lazy to put the right one in???  My stone is cushion cut which apparently needs a slightly different setting and they just decided to use the standard setting because they thought it would be ok.  Well it wasnt and I am so mad.  Luckily, FI had the service plan and insurance all ready to go and they fixed it the next day but really?  That shouldnt have happened.

Did any of you girls have problems with your rings early on?

hellerc1

This is my worst nightmare. I am so sorry, oh the stress you must have had. I am so happy you found it. I have not had any trouble with my ring knock on wood I won't. I hope they not only made it right but offered something and if not I would be going to head office/owners of the store.

kmd0501

Well in order to keep my service plan I need to have it inspected every 6 months at the store...but I havent even made it to the first 6 months!  I dont wear my ring at work, or in the shower, or when I do dishes or clean...I pretty much wear it to sleep and babysit lol. 

I just couldnt believe that when I took the ring in, the woman who sold it to FI said "Oh, well we didnt use the correct setting for the cushion cut stone because that needs to be special ordered.  So lets look into that now."  So she sold it to FI knowing it needed something more sturdy because of the cut.  I just got the ring back 2 days ago and i must check to see if the stone is there every 5 minutes.

kirshy156

When I first got mine, didn't even have it a week and one of the tiny side diamonds fell out! I was so upset, but the store was really nice about it. Except when they reset it now it looks much darker but they said that's just they way the setting is. luckily it's slightly under the large center diamond so it's not noticeable (except of course to me!) They said it just had to settle, and after that one, none have fallen out since.

julbgordo

My stone became loose after a few months.  I took it in immediately because I could touch the diamond and hear it moving around.  They fixed it for me super fast.  I've only been engaged a year, but I've brought me ring in to the jeweler every 4 months or so to get it shined up since they do that for free.  They also check the prongs every time I bring it in, so I've been really happy with the service and their guarantee.

If your jeweler offers free shining and prongs checks, I would take advantage of that regularly so this doesn't happen again.

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It was recommended by the jewelry store that I get my setting & prongs checked every 6 months to ensure everything is tight.

beth824

I have not had this happen to me. My ring has been just fine so far *knock on wood*! I am going for my first 6 month inspection this weekend!

I did have a dream the other night about losing my center stone! I was freaking out and when I found it I tried to glue the stone back in! I woke up upset and immediately checked my ring. It was such a scary feeling. I can only imagine how upset you were. I am glad it all worked out in the end though. I would be totally pissed at Jared's.

greygarnett

I didn't lose a stone I lost my whole ring! I worked at my local SPCA and we used hand sanitiser a lot on our hands to keep everybody healthy and one day I noticed it was gone at the end of the day after having done all the clean up! I almost threw up instantly. I never felt so panicked in my life. After scanning the place on my hands and knees I ended up dumpster diving and pulling out every garbage bag I had tossed that day and ripped them all open. When I tore open one bag and heard that ring make that "tink-tink" sound as it rolled around on the pavement I SCREAMED with joy. Never been so scared/upset in my life. I can laugh about it now, but its sized half a size smaller than necessary from now on. The jeweller had himself a laugh when I took it in to be re-sized and he told me it was a good size...even now my heart skips a beat if I forget that I took it off for dishes.

achiduck

OMG.. that terrifies me! My ring is vintage, so they first thing I did after getting it was have the setting checked to make sure there were no lose stones. Thank god you found it! I would have given the jeweller hell too. 

FutureMrsSheeler

I had problems with my pave set side stones. I guess they easily fall out, more so than other settings, but my ring had to be sized down almost 2 sizes, which caused the side diamonds to shift. I lost one of them after being engaged for two months, so I brought it in, they fixed it, and inspected it, and a couple more were loose. I was SO mad about it, so they ordered my setting in, in the right size so it did not have to be sized, and set my diamond in the new setting, and I haven't had any problems since! *Knock On Wood!!*

bridezillatobe2009

I've been engaged 3 years and wear my ring EVERYWHERE, work, shower, gym, sleep, school, cleaning, dishes etc and have had zero problems other than the hand sanitizer makes it dull (i'm a nurse) but nothing a polishing and cleaning doesn't fix.

trudymarietta

Thank goodness you found it!  I would also be furious.  I have had no problems with my ring so far but your post made me check the prongs immediately.  Thank you for the reminder.

luckyme502

I haven't lost my rings or any stones, thank goodness!

almost-a-bride

Mine is insured so I'm not worried. But I havent had any issues with it.

EMTmommy

One month after FI proposed, a small side stone fell out. Instead of waiting for it to be sent away to get a new stone put in, I just traded it for the exact same ring they had in the store. Three weeks after that, the same flippin stone fell out. We went back to the jeweler's and traded the ring in for another type of ring. 

CassandraPotter

that happened to my old roommate, luckily she found her stone and went back to kay and they fixed it. She only had hers for a couple months, too.

Ghoti

Wow I would be pissed! You should go on their Facebook wall and leave a rant, get corporate attention that that is how they are running the local business.

lyndausvi

Meh... these things happen. 

 A small diamond fell out after 5 days of wearing my e-ring.  It was custom made so I took it back and they replaced the diamond and fixed it.  Haven't had any problems since then.

2 diamonds from my wedding band fell out after wearing it for 2.5 years.   It's a design flaw and I need to get a different ring entirely.

I would be upset if my center diamond was lost because it was given to us from my MIL.  The rest of the diamonds I don't have a real sentimental attachment to.

SarahRobert12

Two small side diamonds fell out of my ring after only a couple of months, but there was a good reason.  My FI decided to propose on New Year's during our trip to NYC, and in order to get the ring in time, he had to order it in the standard size, and then have it sized down (I'm a 5).  They ordered another one to be custom made in my size, but he actually had to propose with the altered one.  The sizing compromised the strength of the original ring which made the stones loose.  Luckily, my custom ring came in shortly after the stones fell out of the other one, and it was no cost to us. I'm really sorry that happened to you, but at least it all worked out in the end!  And that the child you babysit has a good eye!

EmilyW416

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Ohh Id be so mad! That sucks

SO far *knock on wood* nothing so far has happened to my ring.

kitc101

omgosh! My fiance bought my ring from Zales (which I will never recommend to anyone- not our local store, anyway). I went in to get it appraised for our insurance. The clerk told me it'd be $100. I asked why. She said bc they don't do appraisals. Well, a month later we were in South Dakota for a convention and on our day off went shopping (hey, he drug me to a Chevy Nomad convention, so it was only fair lol). There was a Zales in the mall. I stopped in just to see what they would say (clearly I did not believe our clerk at home). She said, "oh, no problem!" and PRINTED the appraisal off! I couldn't believe it was that easy... ugh... BAck to the whole crappy setting though... She asked if I wanted my ring cleaned and when she was cleaning it noticed that the diamond was about to fall out. We were going to Mt. Rushmore the next day- how much would that have sucked to lose my diamond there?!?

tunaep11

omg that is awful I would be furious too! I havent had any fall out yet, but I think one the pave` diamonds in my ring is loose so I need to have that looked at asap

tiffanycdemeo

thats horrible!!! imagine if you didnt have the insurance. but losing it in the first place is scary enough! they should really compensate you further like if they are a reputable company (which they are) they should compensate you because that is their fault not yours

Smg1724

If your ring is insured it shouldn't be an issue.  Although I could see where you would be upset.  I know my jewler told me to get my ring checked out like every time I get my oil changed in my car (roughly every 3-4 months)  I am very rough with my hands (I'm a PE teacher) so getting the diamonds and prongs checked out often works for me! 

Hope this doesn't happen to you again.  Maybe next time if you lose it, you may get an upgrade!

AmandalovesAl

one word....insurance