1/5
Earlier this year I had been gifted my great grandmother's ring so that I could propose to my girlfriend, now fiancé, with it. It just had to be resized, which involved them having to cut the old band off due to how thin my great grandmother had worn the ring down. So my mom and I brought it into this store to be resized so that I could actually put it on my fiancé's finger when I proposed. Initially, this store appeared to have done a phenomenal job with the Ring. When I first got it, I was absolutely thrilled with how it looked. They did an amazing job of cleaning it up and making it look like a brand new ring. Fast forward 5 months however and the new welds they did to replace the band snapped. My fiancé is distraught because she knows that this is an heirloom and she absolutely LOVES this ring, she hardly ever takes it off and she has always taken great care with it. I admit, I had not checked the reviews prior to taking the ring here, I only thought to check them after seeing what happened to the ring, and I have to say that after seeing all of the 1 star reviews, I am not surprised this happened at all. I feel that with how I was treated when I walked through the door 5 months ago initially as well, that I should have taken my business elsewhere, however I tried to give them the benefit of the doubt. I will say, the lady at the desk was a little rough around the edges, but she was sweet enough towards my mother and I that it was the gentleman that actually does the work that really rubbed me the wrong way. Again, as I look at all of the reviews now, I am not shocked at all with how I and my mother were treated when I brought the ring into the store. I intend to call the store and see what they plan to do, if anything, about the shoddy craftsmanship. My soon to be mother-in-law says that any jeweler that is reputable, would not have had this issue. This ring should not have come apart like this in just 5 months, it should have taken years for this sort of thing to happen. I personally don't expect anything out of calling this store and asking them what they intend to do, but i am still going to give them that chance. How they handle the situation over the phone may get me to re-think this review, but as of right now, it is sitting at a hard 1 star.