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i bought my girlfriend a chunky amber ring for her birthday with matching necklace. four months down the line the stone falls out, we assume into the drain or grass verge etc and can't find it. then we find it two months later in the lining of her handbag (i wanted to punch her that night).

i take it back to the shop (Crystals in the Brunel) and ask if it can be re-set. apparently 6 months, two of which the ring has been unused is reasonable wear for a ring that did cost less than £100 but was still not overly cheap.

so i get to pay a fee everytime this fucker falls out because someone made it badly (again, it's only a few quid but a few quid every month is not a reasonable thing to do when there are no warnings that the item is effectively not fit for purpose).

grrrrr etc

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agreed, not the point though

Is it over six months or just under?

If it's under 6 months then the ring was not fit for purpose and you're entitled to get it repaired, replaced or refunded.  If the seller disputes this then give trading standards a bell and see what they recomment.

If you purchased this with a credit card it maybe worth escalating the issue through them to get a refund sorted.

probably just over, which is why they're saying it's acceptable. but you don't buy a ring expecting to have to replace it every 6 months do you? (rhetorically). i shall do that tomorrow though Dazzza

the cost she put on the item was half of what i paid so it's balls and quoted something along the lines of "you paid £x for it, it's about the products life"

it's annoyed me a great deal.

I think you are being stitched up, I would be banging on their door first thing tomorrow.  Take it to Iles just around the corner and ask them to take a look, very good workmanship and very reasonable.

I think you're a moaning cunt

i took it to the place along from Iles Mr Ronnie, they're going to adjust the size and re-set the stone

thank you steve, i think most of the one's i've let the TEF know about have been warranted though :)

Why was the ring in her handbag and not on her finger?

Get a decent ring.

Make sure you're decent on saturday!

She says it tickles.

it was the stone in the handbag

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Fatbury also has a damaged ring

How did it get there? Even Columbo would suspect the ring had been placed in the handbag for the stone to fall out in there.

Also, these rants are becoming quite Alan H-esque. Good work.

Maybe start going out with someone that likes more simple Jewellery???

I like simple jewllery! ;)

did she put the ring in the handbag because she was with another man? If i was you i would want to know the full story.

Exactly  :nod:

Do you men not understand what its like to have a handbag?!? She clearly put her ring hand in the bag to look for something. After finding everything else the lady finds what she is looking for but in the process does not realise that the ring bit has caught and fell off into said bag.
It's such an easy mistake to make. I loose everything in my bag

the lady doth complains too much, something your bloke should know miss angry?

he gets a bit mad at me for loosing everything in there, we went on holiday and i somehow managed to loose all my holiday spends in said bloody bag even though i had put it in a safe part.

My misses's handbag is like a bleedin' tardis.

Yeah same as my missus, although I am happy with that safe in the knowledge that if hard times hit and the house gets repossesed then we can move into her handbag at a moments notice...cosy !

Every handbag in the whole world is like a tardis. I think its almost certain that Lord Lucan and Shergar will one day be found in the bottom of a handbag.

If you got the ring repaired, would that count as jewellery service ?

You have a thing about Bennett don't you.  :)

it's his cheekbones evidently.

What is "simple" jewellery?

Gold rings without gems, nowt to break there.

Possibly rolled gold.

That sounds really blokey.

I often take off my ring and put it in my handbag when I need to find something. I totally understand now :D