Sunday, June 15, 2008

Ongoing Ring Saga

My son was not happy with the way Megan's ring turned out. I had noticed a couple of things that bothered me, but I am fairly picky so I thought I should let him decide if the work that was done was acceptable. First of all, the ring was too tight on me, and the engagement ring had fit me perfectly. I pointed that out to the jeweler when I picked it up, and he said he had compensated for the extra bands going around the engagement ring by upping the size. I was skeptical, but thought maybe my hands were swollen from the heat. Other than the size issue, the bands surrounding the engagement ring did not match in size - width or height. Plus the soldering wasn't exact. My boy is too much like me, and found the ring unacceptable. He asked if I would make an appointment for them to see the jeweler on Saturday as they flew in and out of St. Louis for their honeymoon. I told him I would make an apppointment, but nothing else. I am soooooo done with this ring thing. They met with him and got the ring sized, and Andy will bring the ring back with him when he comes here for a business trip in July so that some other modifications can be made. Andy said John seemed to indicate that he knew the ring wasn't his best work. It is beautiful, no doubt, but it is not perfect. And when it is the one and only ring you intend to give to a bride, only perfection will do.

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