Jewelry mishaps. Share and commiserate.
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When I was in high school I had a silver James Avery armadillo ring that I loved. It was way too big for me and I was too lazy to get it resized, and while walking down a gravel pathway and gesturing one day, it flew off and landed in the gravel where it was basically invisible. I looked for it for hours, and whenever I walked down that pathway for the remainder of high school, but I never found it. I hope someone found it eventually and got to enjoy a free ring.
A happier story: My grandfather made silver jewelry as a hobby, and I have a few pieces of it that are priceless sentimentally. There was one braided silver ring he made that I used to wear daily and would often absentmindedly take off and flip through my fingers. I was at a concert and sitting in the back row of seating which was almost flush with the back wall of the venue, but there was a space in between them that dropped down into a dark crevice. I was flipping my ring and of course dropped it straight down into the dark abyss. I was immediately devastated because the ring was irreplaceable, but I looked over the edge of the crevice to see if there was any chance of retrieving it. Amazingly, the ring was sitting on a wooden support beam no more than a foot down into the chasm. It was balanced precariously on the edge. I jammed it right back on my finger and since then I try not to fiddle with my jewelry.
A happier story: My grandfather made silver jewelry as a hobby, and I have a few pieces of it that are priceless sentimentally. There was one braided silver ring he made that I used to wear daily and would often absentmindedly take off and flip through my fingers. I was at a concert and sitting in the back row of seating which was almost flush with the back wall of the venue, but there was a space in between them that dropped down into a dark crevice. I was flipping my ring and of course dropped it straight down into the dark abyss. I was immediately devastated because the ring was irreplaceable, but I looked over the edge of the crevice to see if there was any chance of retrieving it. Amazingly, the ring was sitting on a wooden support beam no more than a foot down into the chasm. It was balanced precariously on the edge. I jammed it right back on my finger and since then I try not to fiddle with my jewelry.
I am extremely sad & cannot get past that I lost my weddings rings today 
I am going to post this in hopes it helps anyone that may have a habit to do the same stupid mistake I did this afternoon.
My husband & I went to pick up our little guy from pre k this afternoon & since it was raining my husband said I should stay in the car while he went in to get him. While I am sitting on the seat I take my rings off & place them on my lap to apply lotion on them. When I see my husband & son I get up to go open my son's door while my son is carrying him in a rush due to the rain. There went my rings from my lap to the floor & we left
We went back to the school after 20 mins immediately when I noticed they were gone, after my husband looked, we switched & I looked, nothing! I then asked a lady that was directing older kids to their buses & she told me she saw a kid (and knows who he is) bend down & pick up two rings & get inside his car. She was so nice & said she was going inside the school to notify the school secretary so they can contact the boys parents. My husband called after to follow up & they said they tried reaching out to his parents by their cell phones, but had no luck so they sent them an email. I do not have any hope that I will get them back
As I sit here & type this I cannot stand to look at my ring finger because it reminds me of my stupidity, I feel so sad, mad at myself for being so careless.
I feel horrible, any advise would be helpful if you have experienced this please tell me what you did, did you always think of your original rings? did you get completely different ones, or try to replicate original ones.
I just really needed to vent, thank you if you made it till the end!
I am going to post this in hopes it helps anyone that may have a habit to do the same stupid mistake I did this afternoon.
My husband & I went to pick up our little guy from pre k this afternoon & since it was raining my husband said I should stay in the car while he went in to get him. While I am sitting on the seat I take my rings off & place them on my lap to apply lotion on them. When I see my husband & son I get up to go open my son's door while my son is carrying him in a rush due to the rain. There went my rings from my lap to the floor & we left
We went back to the school after 20 mins immediately when I noticed they were gone, after my husband looked, we switched & I looked, nothing! I then asked a lady that was directing older kids to their buses & she told me she saw a kid (and knows who he is) bend down & pick up two rings & get inside his car. She was so nice & said she was going inside the school to notify the school secretary so they can contact the boys parents. My husband called after to follow up & they said they tried reaching out to his parents by their cell phones, but had no luck so they sent them an email. I do not have any hope that I will get them back
As I sit here & type this I cannot stand to look at my ring finger because it reminds me of my stupidity, I feel so sad, mad at myself for being so careless.
I feel horrible, any advise would be helpful if you have experienced this please tell me what you did, did you always think of your original rings? did you get completely different ones, or try to replicate original ones.
I just really needed to vent, thank you if you made it till the end!
I feel so bad for you!! You made a mistake. It is easy to get distracted with small children...you had a lot going on.
Please stop beating yourself up about this....at least the school knows who presumably has your rings.
Please give us all an update...remain positive. I believe that you will get your rings back.
Please stop beating yourself up about this....at least the school knows who presumably has your rings.
Please give us all an update...remain positive. I believe that you will get your rings back.
Culprit seems to be identified, shouldn't be too hard to have it sorted out, even if you need to get police involved.
Thank you for your sweet words! My husband is going tomorrow so we will find out then & I will report back. I have cried, prayed, and now all I can do is wait for a miracle.
That's the thing I am not sure what we can do legally...? The kid that found them apparently is a 3rd grader & he left with them. If his parents are dishonest they can say he found something else, ect... I got nervous when the school secretary told my husband she had not been able to reach them by phone
That's the thing I am not sure what we can do legally...? The kid that found them apparently is a 3rd grader & he left with them. If his parents are dishonest they can say he found something else, ect... I got nervous when the school secretary told my husband she had not been able to reach them by phone
It's true that the parents could be dishonest, but there are ways to coerce them a little bit. Since you have an eye-witness that saw the child pick up two rings at the location where you remember dropping them. You can file a police report for lost items, since the child "picked them up" it obviously isn't theft but the parents might be more willing to give it back knowing that there is a police report. /shrug
Another important point is that most insurance policies require you to submit a police report before filing a claim.
As for the school not being able to reach them, it sometimes takes me 72hrs to respond at times. (forgot to recharge cell phone/didn't notice it died/etc...). So I'd give it at least a day or two before you start believing the worst in people.
Thanks! My husband went to the school this morning & they said they have not received a response back from the parents & the student did not go to school today so they have turned it over to the police, I am waiting at my home for them to come take my statement, and they will be handling it from here on out.
I don't think it is looking too great
I will keep you guys updated.
Thanks! My husband went to the school this morning & they said they have not received a response back from the parents & the student did not go to school today so they have turned it over to the police, I am waiting at my home for them to come take my statement, and they will be handling it from here on out.
I don't think it is looking too great
That's beyond sketchy.
I had some people over at my place to help repair some faults and my regular cleaning lady who held my keys.
The next day, I lost my mikimoto pendant necklace (first wedding anniversary gift), a jade and diamond piece which can be worn as a earring or a pendant (I wore its twin out as a pendant that day), a Tiffany hoop earrings and some cash.
Never found out who took it but I never got my stuff back and I never had the repairmen and cleaning lady back again - just couldn't trust any more.
It was devastating to me - first the trust problem I had afterwards but the mikimoto necklace had sentimental value and the jade/ diamond piece is a perfect twin as my other one!
I cried in the night for a week
The next day, I lost my mikimoto pendant necklace (first wedding anniversary gift), a jade and diamond piece which can be worn as a earring or a pendant (I wore its twin out as a pendant that day), a Tiffany hoop earrings and some cash.
Never found out who took it but I never got my stuff back and I never had the repairmen and cleaning lady back again - just couldn't trust any more.
It was devastating to me - first the trust problem I had afterwards but the mikimoto necklace had sentimental value and the jade/ diamond piece is a perfect twin as my other one!
I cried in the night for a week
Thanks! My husband went to the school this morning & they said they have not received a response back from the parents & the student did not go to school today so they have turned it over to the police, I am waiting at my home for them to come take my statement, and they will be handling it from here on out.
I don't think it is looking too great
I agree with the others. That is sketchy. I hope now that the police are involved, you'll be able to get your rings back. Good luck, and don't beat yourself up. Everyone gets distracted once in a while.