Jessica Alba is engaged

[MoonWater]

I little bit back someone mentioned that there was a backup at WF due to something they were working on for her. Strangely I can no longer find that post. At the time I stated it would suck if someone at WF actually did make that comment because if she made an engagement annoucement later, it would appear that they let the cat out of the bag for her. But maybe the two situations aren't related...or maybe tomorrow she will deny being engaged.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20168345,00.html

 

[mrssalvo]

well, whether WF made it or not, it looks gorgeous...i''d love to see more pictures. several sources are reporting her as engaged so maybe it is true!! that would be really cool though if WF was the one to make her ring...

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Gorgeous ring, but although beautiful, I don''t think it''s a WF ring.

That post you''re referring to was deleted a while back. Don''t know why, but I can only assume it was bad information.

 

[sparkles]

One things for sure...she didn''t buy that beautiful 5ct ACA she was wearing from Whiteflash awhile back....HA HA HA HA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

 

[Steel]

Date: 12/28/2007 7:33:27 PM
Author: sparkles
One things for sure...she didn''t buy that beautiful 5ct ACA she was wearing from Whiteflash awhile back....HA HA HA HA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Shhh, we can THINK it, but we can''t SAY it!

 

[MoonWater]

Date: 12/28/2007 7:25:19 PM
Author: LaurenThePartier
Gorgeous ring, but although beautiful, I don''t think it''s a WF ring.


That post you''re referring to was deleted a while back. Don''t know why, but I can only assume it was bad information.

I assumed it was deleted for a different reason entirely. The fact that it was true but should have never been revealed. And it''s hard to tell if it''s a custom WF ring or not.

 

[Mara]

Date: 12/28/2007 9:54:12 PM
Author: MoonWater

Date: 12/28/2007 7:25:19 PM
Author: LaurenThePartier
Gorgeous ring, but although beautiful, I don''t think it''s a WF ring.


That post you''re referring to was deleted a while back. Don''t know why, but I can only assume it was bad information.

I assumed it was deleted for a different reason entirely. The fact that it was true but should have never been revealed. And it''s hard to tell if it''s a custom WF ring or not.

At the risk of pointing out the obvious, if you assumed that rumor was true, yet therefore should never have been revealed and THAT is why the post was deleted, then what is the point of starting this new thread basically pointing that out?

 

[MoonWater]

Because when I made the new thread I had no idea it was deleted. It isn't my responsibility to keep the secrets that a WF staffer revealed to a member here when that member posted it for all to see. I thought I would follow up with the fact that she became engaged only a few weeks after that post was mentioned. Perhaps if it were made clear that the reason for it's deletion had to do with that information, I would not have reposted. Feel free to keep your snarkiness to yourself.

ETA: I also think it's relevant because if that is in fact what happened, we should be able to discuss the fact that someone was not being professional when they revealed private information about a sale regarding another customer. WF is free to clear this up however. There is no longer any harm considering she's engaged now, where as before, anyone could have ran to some gossip blog to say "psst, Alba is getting some custom jewelry done by a company known for engagement rings...expect an announcement soon"...

 

[JohnQuixote]

Date: 12/29/2007 9:38:51 PM
Author: MoonWater
Because when I made the new thread I had no idea it was deleted. It isn't my responsibility to keep the secrets that a WF staffer revealed to a member here when that member posted it for all to see. I thought I would follow up with the fact that she became engaged only a few weeks after that post was mentioned. Perhaps if it were made clear that the reason for it's deletion had to do with that information, I would not have reposted. Feel free to keep your snarkiness to yourself.

There was no such revelation. The rumor was generated elsewhere; innocently we gather.

When alerted to the contents of the prior thread we contacted the original poster. We were told the info had come second-hand (perhaps from a significant other laying ground for a ‘surprise’ gift arrival?). We asked that it be corrected and shortly thereafter the thread was removed - we presume at the request of the op. We don’t believe there was any ill intent and consider it a closed case.

We respect every client’s privacy and timeline, as any good engagement ring provider should. We would not share information about our celebrity constituents without approval, nor would we share yours. All orders follow the same process and timeline.

To avoid future confusion, our bona fide list of past and ongoing publicized collaborations can be found at the Whiteflash In The News section of our website.

 

[MoonWater]

Thank you John. This is exactly the kind of response I was hoping for and expected. I wanted clarification for my own sake and the sake of other customers.

 

[Mara]

Date: 12/29/2007 9:38:51 PM
Author: MoonWater
Perhaps if it were made clear that the reason for it's deletion had to do with that information, I would not have reposted. Feel free to keep your snarkiness to yourself.

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If you need clarification on something that was previously deleted, you might want to message the moderator, as it notes in the rules that you agreed to when you signed up for Pricescope.

As for the 'sake of other customers'...I don't see anyone else asking this but you. So if there was a need to satisfy your curiousity, an email to WF could have easily done the trick.

Lastly, as anyone who knows me, I never keep my snarkiness to myself (what fun would THAT be??), but you can feel free to ask.

 

[aljdewey]

I''m sorry, but I gotta agree with Mara here.......

If you really wanted ''clarification'', a simple courtesy phone call to WF or an email to the moderator would have been much more courteous and effective route.

Shoe on the other foot.....how would you like someone publicly calling you out (especially for something untrue) in the name of "clarification"?

 

[MoonWater]

Again, I''ll say, I did not know for certain it was deleted, so there was no point in me contacting a moderator. I would be doing that all day every day over other threads I''ve had a hard time finding since the email notification has never worked for me.

I am sure you are aware of the fact that just because ONE person asks a question, it does not mean others do not have the same question. I don''t know how many times a person has stated that they were afraid of saying certain things out of fear that older members would say negative things to them (gee I wonder why?). I am one without that fear. I think the topic should be kept on the board with a refutation from WF so that ANYONE can read it. A call to them does not help that and hell, if I had called, I still would have posted about it for the very same reasons. I have a big problem when it comes to the privacy of customers, I don''t doubt others do as well.

As for your snarkiness, if you want to use in unnecessarily, by all means have fun. I tend to save the attitude and eyeroll emoticon for people that are being rude. I don''t believe I have ever presented myself that way to you. No wonder people are afraid to post here.

 

[MoonWater]

Date: 12/29/2007 11:14:39 PM
Author: aljdewey

Shoe on the other foot.....how would you like someone publicly calling you out (especially for something untrue) in the name of ''clarification''?

I would welcome it in a heartbeat. Especially if it were untrue. If the original post had been left up and there was no truth to it, there was no harm in it. A simple refutation (like the one John posted here) would have sufficed and anyone with any questions (whether it''s just little ol me or otherwise) would have felt better about the situation. Considering I am about to make a big purchase with WF and have been recommending them to co-workers, friends, and family, I had a huge problem with it.

 

[aljdewey]

This business about being "afraid" to post or having fear......RIDICULOUS.

If you have an opinion, express it. Don't expect that others will agree with it.....they may not, and they may say that they don't. If people can't handle differing opinions, they are in the wrong place.......period. This is a forum for adults......and I presume that most adults can disagree without drama and trauma.

Perhaps, Moon, the tone in your post was the problem. There is a difference between asking a question about something and asking a question in a way that presumes guilt. The way your post read to ME (and apparently not just to me), you appeared to presume that WF spilled the beans simply because Jessica Alba did turn up engaged.

If you'd asked a more general question, I think you'd be getting a different response. If you'd posted with "Hey, what has everyone's experiences been around customer privacy? It's a bugaboo for me, and a recent thread got me thinking about it. Many of you have dealt with the vendors here and many of them deal with several PSers at the same time. Have you all been comfortable with the level of confidentiality/privacy with these vendors?", I'm sure that would have gone over MUCH better than the way you implied with your post.

The vibe your post gave instead: "I ASSUMED (your first mistake) that the post was taken down because they inappropriate revealed info about a customer purchase, and that's so unprofessional of them."

HUGE difference in the delivery of the question.....one is *wrongly* assumptive and accusatory, and the other isn't. Surely you can tell the difference??

And yeah, most of the long-timers are here aren't terribly warm when folks assume and then slight people or question their professionalism. It's not the vibe of PS....if PS were about assuming/accusing as a way of fact-finding, it probably wouldn't still be here.

Many of the vendors here have participated long enough to have earned a solid reputation. As such, they shouldn't have to 'refute' stupid, careless, or erroneous assumptions just to preserve their well-earned reputations. It's not in the spirit of common courtesy to frame questions this way.

 

[Maria D]

There wasn''t any problem whatsoever with the ''tone'' of MoonWater''s posts. Sure there was drama perpetuated here, but not by MoonWater.

I, for one, did not read *any* of the ''vibe'' and ''implication'' that aljedewey found in MW''s post. I do find it amusing that alj takes it upon herself to tell MW how she *should* have worded her post -- so that she''d get a more favorabe response. hahaha, more favorable response from whom? Only two people in this thread had a problem with it.

Not to worry, MoonWater, you can''t please everyone all of the time -- and there''s no PS rule that says you have to go out of your way to please the more popular members. We''re not in jr. high school, thankfully.

 

[MoonWater]

LOL, now i''m being lectured on how to post? I thought we were all free to say what we wish? I thought the spirit of PS wasn''t to be negative, yet that''s exactly what I''m getting. Oh wait, as long as we aren''t negative to a well liked vendor (even if you aren''t actually being negative LMAO...my god, WF is about to get $6k of my damn money).

Anyhoo, I posted it exactly the way I saw fit. I wasn''t accusing anyone of anything, someone posted a comment and I commented on it. In the previous thread I stated that it would be a shame if she turned up engaged and followed up when she did in fact, turn up engaged. Like I said before (and frankly at this point why anyone is making a big deal out of it is beyond me), had the post stayed up with a refutation from WF it would have been the end of the topic. Deleting it without that explanation can lead anyone that had the chance to read it to believe it was true and wonder about it. Most people lurk and many do not trust WF in the way that members here do.

What''s really hilarious is that I only chose to use the word "assume" in response to the other poster making an assumption. God, this has become so hilarious. Next time I''ll pass out some lavender and chamomile tea before posting.

 

[MoonWater]

Date: 12/30/2007 4:44:58 PM
Author: Maria D


Not to worry, MoonWater, you can''t please everyone all of the time -- and there''s no PS rule that says you have to go out of your way to please the more popular members. We''re not in jr. high school, thankfully.

Thank you. I truly appreciate the comment.

 

[aljdewey]

Date: 12/30/2007 4:46:08 PM
Author: MoonWater
LOL, now i'm being lectured on how to post? I thought we were all free to say what we wish? I thought the spirit of PS wasn't to be negative, yet that's exactly what I'm getting. Oh wait, as long as we aren't negative to a well liked vendor (even if you aren't actually being negative LMAO...my god, WF is about to get $6k of my damn money).

Anyhoo, I posted it exactly the way I saw fit. I wasn't accusing anyone of anything, someone posted a comment and I commented on it. In the previous thread I stated that it would be a shame if she turned up engaged and followed up when she did in fact, turn up engaged. Like I said before (and frankly at this point why anyone is making a big deal out of it is beyond me), had the post stayed up with a refutation from WF it would have been the end of the topic. Deleting it without that explanation can lead anyone that had the chance to read it to believe it was true and wonder about it. Most people lurk and many do not trust WF in the way that members here do.

What's really hilarious is that I only chose to use the word 'assume' in response to the other poster making an assumption. God, this has become so hilarious. Next time I'll pass out some lavender and chamomile tea before posting.

No, I'm not telling you *how* to post. My sole purpose was to HELP in giving you an example of what might have been a less accusatory way to frame your question. You're certainly free to disregard it. You seemed to be questioning why you got the kind of response you did, and I thought it might be helpful. If not, oh well.

Yes, you're free to say what you want. Just as in real life, what you say and how you say it may prompt replies, and some may disagree. If they do, they are free to express that, too. I presume you can handle that.

How LOVELY for Jessica that she's engaged! Since I'm not terribly interested in her status though and don't have any concerns about information security, I'd rather go back to swooning over my jackets. Hope you find what you're looking for.

 

[MoonWater]

Bleh, whatever. I never even asked a question, so let's just clear that one up. The disagreement was not the problem, the attitude was. Nothing I posted warranted a negative attitude. Any reasonable person could see that. If you would like to be free of assumptions, perhaps you should refrain from assuming there is a tone in my post. Instead of "teaching" people how they should post, you could teach yourself and others on how to respond. Ta ta.

 

[indecisive]

Well I def noticed a tone, especially in the second post, before mara or alj posted anything. To me it seemed like you wanted to believe the worst before you had any other information.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Ouch, I didn't expect this thread to spiral like this. Apologies because I assumed it was indeed bad information. Although, in my almost 4 year mostly-lurking tenure here, posts of that nature generally get deleted because of 3rd party miscommunication all of the time! Oops!

Sorry for riling this whole thread up, MoonWater - I hope your ring purchase goes well!

 

[DMBsGirl]

moving right along....anyone have more pics of jessica alba''s ring, looks gorgeous! is that a halo i see?

 

[FrekeChild]

I concur with DMB, it''s the jewelry that''s important. Speaking of DMB, your new bling is fabulous!

I think everyone else needs to go and take a shot of something strong and chill out.

Having said that, I do think that the original post seemed to presume that WF was guilty...and I thought that before reading the old timer''s posts.

Ok! Back to my liquor cabinet.

 

[Rhea]

There are a couple of photos of Jessica''s ring in the celebrity bling thread, which was recently moved to "Jewellery Pieces".

Date: 12/31/2007 2:27:15 AM
Author: FrekeChild
Ok! Back to my liquor cabinet.

Agreed! No one has to tell me twice to head back to the liquor cabinet. Although mine isn''t that great since I polished off a couple of things and forgot to restock.

 

[FrekeChild]

Date: 12/31/2007 6:06:42 AM
Author: Addy
There are a couple of photos of Jessica''s ring in the celebrity bling thread, which was recently moved to ''Jewellery Pieces''.

Date: 12/31/2007 2:27:15 AM

Author: FrekeChild

Ok! Back to my liquor cabinet.

Agreed! No one has to tell me twice to head back to the liquor cabinet. Although mine isn''t that great since I polished off a couple of things and forgot to restock.

LOL addy! You''ve got to go restock already! I have two bottles of a couple things so that I don''t run into that situation, and I don''t even drink that much!