Coping with loss of Jewellery.

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#31
I don't think the monetary worth of a piece of jewelry- or anything- matters as much as the sentimental value some have.....
A while ago I had a dilemma, 'Which Necklace to Buy??' I had a choice of 2, some gold one (LOL @ how I describe it... can ya tell I really miss the pearl necklace) and a beautiful pearl necklace.
I tried to only buy 1 because I had already spent a large sum that day,and my friend who was shopping with me offered to buy it for me. I rejected at first. But it was so sweet, these things weren't cheap either.
One of the best thing was the pearl necklace totally completed so many of my outfits, and even now when I try on an outfit that seems kind of boring I think to myself 'that necklace would make it hot:sad:'

o ya!... I forgot to mention I lost it while travelling :crybaby:
 
#32
I lost my engagement ring. My husband and I were driving from Utah to Texas (long story) and on the second day I took the ring off while dozing (I do this sometimes) and put it in my lap. I asked him when I woke up to stop so I could stretch my legs ... he stopped by the side of the road, I got out, and it must have fallen from me then. I discovered this after about 100 miles. We don't even know where we stopped; it was by some cotton field. I still am really really sad about that.
 
#33
Just 2 days ago, I lost my favorite ring - It wasn't that valuable, just sterling silver, but it was my everyday right hand ring and I loved it!!! Totally not replaceable and I'm sick over it - I have relived my last two days and for the life of me, I can't figure out what happened - I am so meticulous with my stuff - life goes on and in the scheme of things, of course it doesn't matter very much but damn, I don't like losing my stuff. P.S - this comes on the heels of AA losing my luggage permanently!!!! Just recovering from that violation.
 
#34
Yes. Very old, very beautiful diamond pieces that were passed down to me. What makes it so very sickening, is that the person who took them is a member of my immediate family.

Could I sue? Sure. But you know something? It isn't worth it. It opened my eyes to a few things, especially about the person and, well, THAT was worth the price of the rings.
 
#35
awwww, i feel so sorry for your loss. i've never lost anything before. but....my boyfriend almost lost our one year anniversary ring....wheeew. he was at tiffany's bathroom washing his hands and took his ring off (i don't know why) and he forgot to put it back on. then he went outside......and went back into the bathroom, good thing it was still here. i was with im at the time but he never told me until later later on......wheeew!!!!!!!

i feel for you...because those things that were given to you are definately sentimental and i'm sorry for you loss once again
 
#36
I lost the Peridot necklace AGAIN! I was out with Crochetbella in the city and wore it then. I came home, was having dinner and telling DH about my day and thought "I should take my necklace off" and it was GONE! CB SWEARS I had it on as I was leaving (I thought so too!). It didn't fall off in my car (I tore that apart). I MIGHT have taken it off when I got home..but, the problem there is that it's not where I would keep it (in the blue drawer)...so I have NO idea where it could be...

...I JUST started wearing it again after finding it LAST year (My sister found it for me in a bag...after a year of looking).

I guess I'm not meant to have pretty things.

Sigh.
 
#37
I know you shouldn't dwell on lost jewelry but it's hard. When I was a young adult, (I'm still not very old.) I had my first actual silver ring from Tiffany's that my best friend gave to me. I lost it. I don't know how I did. Sometimes I still think about it. It's sad though. I've been looking for it for years, and I'm finally just starting to say to myself that I will never find it. Sometimes classic peices of jewelry are just irreplaceable and no matter how you look to find the exact model of the one you had, when someone gives it to you, it's still not the same as buying one like the one you lost.
 
#38
Gosh, this is just the saddest thread on all of tpf.:cry:

I remember being in 11th grade and a senior boy I was dating from another high school gave me his class ring and I lost it on a public bus. My mother had to drive me down to the bus depot to look for it. Funny thing? I can't remember if I ever found it or not!

I also once threw away a gold bracelet in the trash at a gas station. (TRUE.) My hubby and I had been on a little vacation and had left my then-3-year-old daughter with my parents. I was keeping the cash and travelers checks for the trip in a little paper envelope in my purse. While we were away, the catch on my bracelet (an anniversary gift, I think) broke and so I put it in the little paper envelope with the other "valuables." At the end of the vacation, we went back to my parents to pick up the baby. We stopped at a gas station and I gave my husband the last $20 bill out of the envelope and handed him the envelope and said, "Here, toss this. Its empty." In the middle of the night, I suddenly woke up and KNEW I'd thrown my gold bracelet in the garbage. It was 3 AM, but I woke up my husband, we got in the car and drove back to the gas station and FOUND IT!:yahoo:

My last story is about a Bat Ami sterling silver and gold bangle I had about 10-11 years ago. It was big and had a ruffled edge and I just loved it. It was too big to fit into any jewelry box I had at the time, so I would just set it out on the top of my dresser. Well, one day it was just GONE. My then-7-year-old daughter blamed my then 2-year-old daughter. Who knows what happened... Did one of the girls take it? Hide it? Throw it out? We remodeled the house a few years later and didn't find it anywhere in what had been our bedroom, so I know it wasn't there. The girls are now 20 and 13, and they still tease each other (and me) about it. What happened after the bracelet disappeared? I sort of went on this wild hunt to replace it... which actually led to years of buying, selling, and collecting jewelry. All kinds of jewelry! I got into costume and collectible jewelry (bakelite, rhinestones, etc.) and shopped garage and estate sales and sold on ebay when ebay was just a baby. I even had my own online business for a few years! While I never replaced that same Bat Ami bracelet, my jewelry collection EXPLODED! I now have an armoire in the bedroom, as well as various other cases, boxes, and shelves filled with jewelry. I don't even wear 95% of it! It just became an obsession. All because of that one silly bracelet. Thankfully, I am (mostly) over it now. (Anyone want to buy a nice old collection of bakelite bangles? Email me privately. We'll talk.:;):
 
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