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Gosh Crosso, sorry to hear this! So far, Churk seems to have done a good job with banding, but I don't have it in hand yet. Jade4me had hers hinged with him though...

With yours, at least they didn't damage the Jade! Better late then not at all right? It will be lovely with an all new, clean clasp. Maybe he can credit you the gold of the old gold. And, if you do it all new, it will be beautifully clean. You can even do rose gold!

Ugh..,I'm distraught because my ring made it to the next city over...and according to the tracking, it's just sitting there! It hasn't moved on yet and I'm getting super annoyed because it's been there since Friday!
 
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clairejune said:
Gosh Crosso, sorry to hear this! So far, Churk seems to have done a good job with banding, but I don't have it in hand yet. Jade4me had hers hinged with him though...at least they didn't damage the Jade! Better late then not at all right?

Ugh..,I'm distraught because my ring made it to the next city over...and according to the tracking, it's just sitting there! It hasn't moved on yet and I'm getting super annoyed!
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Thanks, Claire! I'm feeling a bit distraught at the moment too! Which I know is silly, there are a LOT of bigger problems one could stress over. But after 2 months was hoping for a better outcome. I believe J4Me had hers banded, not hinged and he did do a great job. So will reach out to him with some pics soon and see what he says.
Hope your ring gets a move on soon! I know it can be so frustrating waiting. The ways of USPS are a mystery to me. For ex, it took 3 days for a package to travel from a town 1.5 hours away from me to my town! Had I known, I would have just hopped in my car and driven there!
 
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I know....it's very similar except no one seems to know exactly where the package is, otherwise i would just jump in the car and get it. Everyone tells me not to worry, but I am kinda worried,
 
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crosso said:
Thanks, Claire! I'm feeling a bit distraught at the moment too! Which I know is silly, there are a LOT of bigger problems one could stress over. But after 2 months was hoping for a better outcome. I believe J4Me had hers banded, not hinged and he did do a great job. So will reach out to him with some pics soon and see what he says.
Hope your ring gets a move on soon! I know it can be so frustrating waiting. The ways of USPS are a mystery to me. For ex, it took 3 days for a package to travel from a town 1.5 hours away from me to my town! Had I known, I would have just hopped in my car and driven there!
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Hey Crosso sorry your bangle is not yet ready. All that waiting! Like Claire said maybe now you can get rose gold like your originally wanted..
The jade on her is so pretty.
And Claire ups / FedEx all of them can be frustrating and no rhyme or reason with their speed of delivery or lack of. You'll get your ring soon :)
 
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Popping in to say Hello ladies and hope everyone is well. I'll back tack through posts but for now I'll post some bangles that i received over the past few months. Today on my left wrist is two jadeite bangles with beads in between and on my right is a jadeite princess and Hetian dragon bangle.

 
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*NYC Princess* said:
Maybe not actually fly off but if it hooked onto a piece of clothing, it could very likely fall off.

In bathroom lighting which I adjusted the photo filter to resemble more what my eyes see. Otherwise the photo looks more attractive than real life, although I think looks a little cooler in reality. With the lighter pink purple Jojo.
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Oh my!! She's absolutely stunning!! Honestly in my opinion, she looks a tad too large for you and you are right to be concerned of her falling off. Can they give you a smaller size in exchange. I think her colors show up beautifully in these photos. So pretty!!
 
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crosso said:
My beautiful lavender hinged bangle is back - in pieces! Two jewelers tried to repair the hinge and now the gold is pretty mangled from their efforts and I will have to have a whole new hinge and clasp put on.:cry:
So considering Churk to redo it for me. Claire, are you happy with his work so far? Is he creating a hinge for your daughter's bangle or just banding together?
If anyone else has any good suggestions for someone to do this repair, please advise! I took it to a third well regarded custom jeweler here and they offered to try - but no guarantees they could fix it and are not accustomed to working with jade, so I'm out of options locally, I think.
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So sorry to hear this Crosso. :( Single the other people mangled the gold can they not return some money for the damage?
 
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teagansmum said:
Popping in to say Hello ladies and hope everyone is well. I'll back tack through posts but for now I'll post some bangles that i received over the past few months. Today on my left wrist is two jadeite bangles with beads in between and on my right is a jadeite princess and Hetian dragon bangle.

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Wow they look great stacked together and I'm glad there is more than just a few of is who wear bangles on both wrist:)
They all look wonderful but my favourite is the green bangle. It's such a nice soft green and I can see bits of orange in it.
 
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Ladies, thanks for the support. The postal people here are just so lazy sometimes. It makes me frustrated! And then I think, what if someone stole it at the post office, and other such thoughts.

crosso, If you have someone do it newly, it's like a new start to a long relationship ahead.....Jade fate!

Tea, great stacks!

Nyc, sorry that the lavender isn't what you hoped. I think the beauty is in the color vividness and patterns, because it has a more opaque look to it. So, the color has to be up to expectations because the Jade isn't playing with light the way that moist/translucent bangles do. If it's also too large and bothersome, well that should not be the case.

I have bangles that are large, but I'm not too bothered by thatfeing of looseness, even though it does feel different. I personally think it's got a unique look...would look great with white slacks and a lavender silk top in the summer...it could really go with a lot, but if you are not thrilled, then I say return and wait for one that you are very excited about.
 
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Jade4Me said:
Lavender almost always look more vibrant in photos than in real life. I'll bet anyone 2 dollars the seller's pic is unaltered. ;-) It looks great on you and I like the bits in it, too. :-)
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I guess you're right. In any case, my new bangle has grown to be another favorite. I can't think of a name! Something related to the red spots maybe. Hahaha measles?? Just joking :D
 
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