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I would love to unite this ring with its owner and be able to see their happiness! 
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Threadjack SS... So, my ring got done early!!! My BF actually got the call yesterday and instantly drove to go and pick it up (without telling me he was making the 6 hour trip in our snowstorm) He surprised me and let me see it today - OMG!!!! - Kinda cruel... just letting me see it (to make sure it came out just as I wanted it) It is beautiful!!!! WOWZA!! I''m so happy he let me see it and WHAT a AWESOME surprise!
I will now continue my wait for the proposal!....
I will now continue my wait for the proposal!....
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Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! I am sooooo happy for u! And I''m sooo glad that u got to see it and now u have piece of mind that it turned out great! But what a tease!!!!! Isn''t your finger itchin for that ring!!!! U gotta start a thread with ur ring as soon as he proposes!!!! Yay!
Does this mean ur no longer my SS tho? Sadface....
Does this mean ur no longer my SS tho? Sadface....
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I think you have a lucky find if you do try to find the owner and no one claims that ring. It definitely looks like a vintage piece to me and not a maul store ring. Just because of that even 2.5 years later I would try to find the owner of the ring. I like to purchase vintage pieces so I know not every owner knows the history of a ring nor cares, but on the off chance it was a girl wearing her great grandma''s ring, I''d try to find the owner.
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Yeah, I would have turned it in to the police right away. That''s the logical place someone would go after searching all over their house, car, etc especially if they filed an insurance claim. I think it''s probably a lost cause now after 2.5 years though, but I would probably still turn it into the police...like SDL said, they will probably return it to you if nobody claims it and then you can keep it without feeling too guilty.
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Yes, tease is RIGHT!! (although he did let me look at it whenever I asked him to see it yesterday) Yeah, itchy finger - I''mm soooooo glad he let me have piece of mind and now I can take care of the essentials with the insurance company and get my warranty registered with Verragio and all (things that I know are VERY important to do asap and know he would probably not know where to start on getting them done)
I''m definately still your SS
He was soo sweet, he actually showed our parents the ring so they had some sort of idea that the big proposal is coming - their waiting.. patiently, but with baby #2 on the way thier like... "Are you guy gonna get married any time?" (they both came over and met at our house yesterday for the first time in 4 years - amazing how much a little 3 hour drive can effect those things)
Background: We have both been divorced, his being nasty and the ex taking everything but his business and mine being very mutual and separating for the better of us both so not to bad.. In any case, . we''re both in no hurry to get married since it didn''t go so well the first times around (eventhough we were both way to young to get married the first time)
So, after he showed our parents (he just kinda handed them the little box and said "this is Tanya''s latest presents") so they had no idea that he didn''t actually propose yet so when I was like "it''s not mine YET"- they were like WHAT, are you serious,.... you just got tortured looking at it and you (them meaning the BF) went through all the trouble on christmas eve (remember we had a nasty snow storm here) to go and get it just so she could see it!
Soo... the moral of the story.. I thought it was kinda retarded too because what a surprise that he had pulled off - I was so not expecting it, and he had me open it on the Video after our daugher opened presents (what a memory to save now.... the day I didn''t get my ring.. BUT I got to look at it.. haha). After all the commotion and the family left he was like, "what did your parents say about the ring.....etc." and I wasn''t going to lie so I told him that they thougt it was beautiful, but retarded that it wasn''t mine yet with such a nice surprise. and this is where he was honest and I''m so glad that he actually thought about past/present and said.. " I got married the first time on Christmas and I can''t go through the holidays without thinking what a mistake it was and how much hell she put me through so I just can''t start our new lives memories with an engagement on the same day that caused the most nasty vengeful times of my life...I''m sorry, I know it wouldv''e been PERFECT, but it''s not fair to us and our memories"
Sorry, I had to share the story because I was so happy that it matters to him so much to start happy new memories and ended up not being at all disappointed that I didn''t get my little ring for a reason that was important (with the hell that his ex put him through I would love to dream and say that one day he will be able to forget about that bad and get through Christmas without the reminder but I know it''s not reality with knowing everything they went through in the end)
Again sorry for the threadjack SS, but I had to share my "no engagement christmas" story...
Congratulations So Excited.Date: 12/26/2009 10:04:04 AM
Author: So Excited
Yes, tease is RIGHT!! (although he did let me look at it whenever I asked him to see it yesterday) Yeah, itchy finger - I''mm soooooo glad he let me have piece of mind and now I can take care of the essentials with the insurance company and get my warranty registered with Verragio and all (things that I know are VERY important to do asap and know he would probably not know where to start on getting them done)
I''m definately still your SS(I think now more than ever cuz I''m more excited to get those sparkles on my finger! !)
He was soo sweet, he actually showed our parents the ring so they had some sort of idea that the big proposal is coming - their waiting.. patiently, but with baby #2 on the way thier like... ''Are you guy gonna get married any time?'' (they both came over and met at our house yesterday for the first time in 4 years - amazing how much a little 3 hour drive can effect those things)
Background: We have both been divorced, his being nasty and the ex taking everything but his business and mine being very mutual and separating for the better of us both so not to bad.. In any case, . we''re both in no hurry to get married since it didn''t go so well the first times around (eventhough we were both way to young to get married the first time)
So, after he showed our parents (he just kinda handed them the little box and said ''this is Tanya''s latest presents'') so they had no idea that he didn''t actually propose yet so when I was like ''it''s not mine YET''- they were like WHAT, are you serious,.... you just got tortured looking at it and you (them meaning the BF) went through all the trouble on christmas eve (remember we had a nasty snow storm here) to go and get it just so she could see it!
Soo... the moral of the story.. I thought it was kinda retarded too because what a surprise that he had pulled off - I was so not expecting it, and he had me open it on the Video after our daugher opened presents (what a memory to save now.... the day I didn''t get my ring.. BUT I got to look at it.. haha). After all the commotion and the family left he was like, ''what did your parents say about the ring.....etc.'' and I wasn''t going to lie so I told him that they thougt it was beautiful, but retarded that it wasn''t mine yet with such a nice surprise. and this is where he was honest and I''m so glad that he actually thought about past/present and said.. '' I got married the first time on Christmas and I can''t go through the holidays without thinking what a mistake it was and how much hell she put me through so I just can''t start our new lives memories with an engagement on the same day that caused the most nasty vengeful times of my life...I''m sorry, I know it wouldv''e been PERFECT, but it''s not fair to us and our memories''
Sorry, I had to share the story because I was so happy that it matters to him so much to start happy new memories and ended up not being at all disappointed that I didn''t get my little ring for a reason that was important (with the hell that his ex put him through I would love to dream and say that one day he will be able to forget about that bad and get through Christmas without the reminder but I know it''s not reality with knowing everything they went through in the end)
Again sorry for the threadjack SS, but I had to share my ''no engagement christmas'' story...
This is off topic for sure, but I wanted to point out that your use of the word "retarded" is offensive to me and lots of other people. I know this was not your intention. Please, could you choose another adjective in the future?
So Excited
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wow... I never thought this would be a vintage ring. I am for sure going to find the owner of this ring. I really wish I had pricescope 2 and half years ago. I wasn''t really interested in rings back then and didn''t really think it was vintage. But since it was a plat diamond ring, I did try what I thought I could back then.
I''m thinking maybe I will take it to the police while putting up signs also. And I really don''t wanna keep the ring. All this time I thoght it was a maul ring but if its vintage, it has a story and a significance and im sure someone is trying to find it.
I hope I can find the owner to this ring!!!
thanks everyone for your help!
I''m thinking maybe I will take it to the police while putting up signs also. And I really don''t wanna keep the ring. All this time I thoght it was a maul ring but if its vintage, it has a story and a significance and im sure someone is trying to find it.
I hope I can find the owner to this ring!!!
thanks everyone for your help!
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You keep referring to the fact that you didn''t have PS when you found the ring. I do not mean to offend but I am confused as I do not see the correlation between PS and locating the owner of a lost ring. Whether you were or are knowledgeable about jewelry and diamonds IMO there are common knowledge steps to finding an owner of a lost item (file a report with the police, post signs, place an ad in the local paper and on craigslist etc.). Again, not meant to offend but I am really not understanding the repetitive mention of PS and how it relates to the ring that you found.
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When I say that I wasn''t a PS member I am saying that it was a time when I wasn''t familiar with how important a ring would be to someone as much as I know now.
And I''m not a dense person, I did try and search for the owner in the way that I thought was enough. But obviously, I do not think so now. That is why I am going to try to find the owner of this ring again.
What I am not understanding is why I have to keep defending myself to everyone when I am not a bad person.
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I would have turned it into the police. Maybe the owner would find it, and maybe not. But I couldn''t wear and enjoy it knowing it is not *mine*. Just my .02. Since you found it and it has been so long, technically it is yours. And I certainly don''t think you are a bad person. But jewelry is very sentimental to me, and I would always look at that ring and think it belongs to someone else. But I am weird that way. I won''t buy jewelry from a salesperson I don''t like, because I am afraid it will always remind me of them and that day. (like I said - I''m weird)
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A lot of time has gone by, and perhaps the person that lost the ring has given up hope. I do see ads in the paper about such found rings, don''t know if that''s something you are wiling to do. Just a thought, not sure if it''s a good suggestion or not. But hate thinking someone lost a ring... I know how I felt when the nursing home said Nanny "lost" her ring...
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You''re not weird. and I know turning it into the police would have been the smart thing to do. I''m never going to wear the ring. I''m not going to keep it for myself.
Jewelry is sentimental to me also, even more so now, and that is why I joined PS, so that I may converse with people that share the same interests.
And I agree with you about the jewelry buying experience. I would NOT want to buy one from a salesperson I didn''t like. Every piece of jewelry is sentimental and I wouldn''t want a bad beginning.
What happened 2 and a half years ago, I cannot fix. However much people dislike the way I handled it, there is nothing I can do. All I can do is try to do as much as I can now and hope that its not too late.
So please, if everyone can please stop lecturing me for what you think I did wrong, but what I CAN do to unite this ring with its owner, that would be very helpful.
thank you
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Thank you neatfreak. i have already contacted my SIL which works for the local paper here and she is making up an ad. And I am making posters on my computer. Craigslist seems a little iffy to me, I don''t trust craigslist and actually 2 girls got murdered here for responding to an ad on craigslist so its kinda scary for me but im gonna do everything I can.
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There''s nothing to be scared about with this. Just don''t post a lot of details. Say "I found a ring on x date. I know it''s been awhile but I am trying again to find the owner. If you think it might be yours email me with the description of your lost ring".
Make your email anonymous and don''t post your phone number. You might get some crazy emails (and just don''t respond and they will never see your email) but you never know the right person might see it.
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OH MY GOD! I JUST got a phone call from my SIL that works at the newspaper. SHe was telling her mom about this and her mom said that her friend who is a frequent visitor of my work had told her a little ways back about how she lost her grandmother''s 6 stone plat ring about 2 years ago!!!
If this lady is the owner that would be sooooo great!!!!
I''m going to my SIL''s place right now and the lady is meeting me there!!! oh my god... this is crazy!!!
what a small world!!!! i really hope she is the one!
If this lady is the owner that would be sooooo great!!!!
I''m going to my SIL''s place right now and the lady is meeting me there!!! oh my god... this is crazy!!!
what a small world!!!! i really hope she is the one!
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I have mixed feelings about this situation. When I took over the security department of a large hotel, I discovered their lost and found practices needed a complete overhaul in order to unite lost items with their owners. They also had a locked small safe for "valuables". I inherited the small safe and the responsibility to create a policy and procedure for disposing of the items if reunification was not probable.
There was one item that I could tell was of great value. A diamond wedding ring. It was unforunate that the ring was found in a public area restroom, as opposed to a guest room. The latter being easier to track occupants. However, this was a very large convention hotel, so convention guests may not be room guests. Nobody ever called for the ring. By the time I had to deal with it, it had been over a year and a half.
I didn''t know what to do. I also knew that I could take the ring and keep it. I also knew that I could ask my manager what to do with the ring and he wouldn''t have an easy answer either. So, I did what my conscience told me to do....I gave it away.
After mulling over the options, I searched my soul for guidance, and since my office was located in the "housekeepng" section, I knew that there were a lot of hard working, underpaid women walking by my door at any given moment. I decided that the next person to walk by my door would be pulled in by me...told about the ring, and then given to her...or him (chances were slim it would be a man...and honestly, I think I would have waited for the next person to walk by, if it was a man).
It turned out to be the laundry department manager. To this day, I don''t regret what I did. I am always concerned with my "karma". Okay, I did freak out a litlle bit when she later told me she had it appraised and I realized that I could have sent my daughter to a much better college with that money
, but aside from that....I think it''s good to go with your gut.
YayTacori,
I sense that you harbored a little bit of guilt over keeping the ring and your post was a bit of a confessional. Posting this on PS was one brave confessional....
Let your conscience be your guide. Perhaps it was your karma that you found the ring...
There was one item that I could tell was of great value. A diamond wedding ring. It was unforunate that the ring was found in a public area restroom, as opposed to a guest room. The latter being easier to track occupants. However, this was a very large convention hotel, so convention guests may not be room guests. Nobody ever called for the ring. By the time I had to deal with it, it had been over a year and a half.
I didn''t know what to do. I also knew that I could take the ring and keep it. I also knew that I could ask my manager what to do with the ring and he wouldn''t have an easy answer either. So, I did what my conscience told me to do....I gave it away.
After mulling over the options, I searched my soul for guidance, and since my office was located in the "housekeepng" section, I knew that there were a lot of hard working, underpaid women walking by my door at any given moment. I decided that the next person to walk by my door would be pulled in by me...told about the ring, and then given to her...or him (chances were slim it would be a man...and honestly, I think I would have waited for the next person to walk by, if it was a man).
It turned out to be the laundry department manager. To this day, I don''t regret what I did. I am always concerned with my "karma". Okay, I did freak out a litlle bit when she later told me she had it appraised and I realized that I could have sent my daughter to a much better college with that money
YayTacori,
I sense that you harbored a little bit of guilt over keeping the ring and your post was a bit of a confessional. Posting this on PS was one brave confessional....
Let your conscience be your guide. Perhaps it was your karma that you found the ring...
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seriously!Date: 12/26/2009 9:32:06 PM
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Weird.
I just hope its her''s cuz then the ring will be reunited and I will have a fun crazy story to tell!
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I found a class ring at a pawnshop a few years ago...it was unusual and had a broken stone, so I sent it back to the maker.
They fixed the stone for free, and I called the school to return the ring to the right owner. Turns out the ring could have belonged to either one of identical twins! The school called the child of one of the long since graduated twins into the office, and she confirmed her mom had her ring stolen while in high school.
They gave me the woman''s work number and I got to meet her and hand it to her. She was so surprised, and gave the ring to her oldest daughter.
They fixed the stone for free, and I called the school to return the ring to the right owner. Turns out the ring could have belonged to either one of identical twins! The school called the child of one of the long since graduated twins into the office, and she confirmed her mom had her ring stolen while in high school.
They gave me the woman''s work number and I got to meet her and hand it to her. She was so surprised, and gave the ring to her oldest daughter.
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i know its weird... im still like what the heck happened.... I live in a small town but this is just crazy dont u think? I cant believe it... and then im thinking maybe its the magic of xmas...either way this is just really weird... haha im happy but kinda creeped out at the same time?Date: 12/26/2009 10:10:33 PM
Author: Kaleigh
Yeah to me too...Heres hoping the ring is reunited with the owner. How cool would that be??Date: 12/26/2009 9:32:06 PM
Author: neatfreak
Weird.
So i did just get back from my SIL''s house and the ring is the lady''s. It was her ex-husband''s grandmothers ring that she lost but didn''t care to find because she was getting divorced. But she told me that recently, they have been trying to reconcile and she had started to feel bad about the ring.
I did have her prove to me it was her ring. It wasn''t very clear pictures but she did bring some...
Im still a bit shocked I guess.... 2 and a half years later and things just fall into place... how often does that happen!!!
I still feel a little suspicious?? i guess... but i dont see why my SIL''s mom''s friend would want to trick me... so i guess i just gotta trust her.
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Past, Present, Future: The Meaning of Three-Stone Engagement Rings
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