About a year ago, 18 months to be precise, I had my wedding ring remade. It cost me a fortune but it was worth it as I love my ring and I loved the fact I was combining my ma's wedding ring with mine and making it even more precious to me.
A couple of weeks back I met G for cake delivering and gallivanting and we got talking about wedding rings and I showed her mine, only to discover one of the stones was missing. I didn't quite burst into tears but I wasn't far off it.
I dropped the ring back to the shop and said ".. . story? Stone missing! Ring less than 18 months old and worn less than 18 times probably!" I got a quote back and it was a bit expensive so I said 'leave it with me'. Today I went into the jewellers and they said it will cost €100 to fix my ring.
Am I crazy in expecting something that was made especially for me to last forever? Am I right in being annoyed that my beautiful ring is now in pieces. The price is 'to replace the stone'. Which apparently is my problem. Surely not? I mean, I paid a lot of money to have something made for me. I provided all the raw materials and still paid a lot of money. I am bloody furious that the jeweller is not even trying to meet me halfway here.
If one of my cakes came apart, and it's happened, I've repaired it and offered a refund. This is my wedding ring and when the new stone is in it won't be 'my ring' anymore.
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