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I feel like the jeweler should have stopped him.
The customer is always right in matters of taste. He wants an ugly ring? Jeweler should try and steer him away... but if homey is dead set, get paid in advance and make sure they sign off on the design.
I mean to be fair 99% of those rings look ugly.
I'm with you on this - I think most jewelery is gaudy AF.
But eye of the beholder and all.
Yea, I've definitely seen "normal" rings that this one looks better than.
Yeah, but like... Bruh, are you sure she's as into Iron Man as you are? I know it was your first date, but she's going to have to wear this everywhere. She's going to show it off to her friends and family and coworkers. This bright red abomination that looks like it came in a box of cereal, that's going to cost at a minimum $50 thousand dollars. Are. You. Sure?
She could have always asked for a different ring. This ring wasn't what was wrong with that relationship. it is hilariously awful though.
You're right about that. I would guess that this ring is a strong indication of the underlying problem, though. Specifically, impulsivity and egocentrism and an unhealthy dose of obtuse carelessness.
I hate the way it looks, but I might not if I was in love with the person who gave it to me. I hope I wouldn’t, because tbh, I don’t think I could bring myself to ask for a different ring if someone spent 18 months salary on one for me.
Oh my god I just felt my chest release slightly with a tension I didn't even know was there.
I never hear the full sentence, people always just cut it off 5 words in for some reason...
Fixed that for ya. ;)
I am always wrong in matters of taste. This is why I get other people to do all tastes for me. This includes my wardrobe
The only thing that is real is that ring
Customer: Did you do it?
Jeweler: Yes
Customer: What did it cost?
Jeweler: Everything
Who is to say he didn't? He probably told him this isn't going to work out the way he thinks it will, but Delusional Man said, "Bet" and gave him a bag of money.
Good point, you're probably right.
Also look at the amount of people just in this thread who got some lord of the rings prop or whatever and loved it - women not being a homogeneous block of feminine virtue actually have their own opinions and taste, they are to the shock of many here actually just people and are often dumb, tasteless, and obsessed by things like marvel or that one fantasy book that got popular.
Jeweller was* probably like 'oh another client wants something ugly for their nerd wife, well at least it's not disney ip this time...'
*yes I acknowledge this was almost certainly made by a nerd jeweler as a show piece and nor brought by oop as a wedding ring.
Yeah, this reminds me of the time I asked a hair stylist for a mullet and she refused. Also, a good tattoo artist won't tattoo something that offends their sensibilities.
Jeweler was right to take his money.
Sure, he made the ring as asked. But it's conceivable to me that the customer only talked to one person about his plan, because any sane person would have tried to talk him out of it. And the jeweler could have made a different choice, and then maybe he would be making anniversary rings, or rings for her jealous friends. Instead, there's a viral image with his stamp on it, and I just realized this is all probably fake anyway. I'm not a smart man.
Best case scenario then. The mark and the conman both pay
I've got a friend who's a jeweler and if he's asked to engrave something where there's a typo he won't say a thing, he does it as is and keeps a copy of the original to show the client if they come back, it's not his place to question them.
That's a shit jeweler just begging for less return customers.
Ain't gotta make a big deal of it either. Just ask, "Okay so you want, 'No ragrets' engraved?"
That sounds kind of petty to be honest. I'd just send an email or leave a voicemail and wait a day as long as I can still meet whatever deadline I had set. Everyone makes mistakes and it seems like it would be hard on everyone involved to have to do it over again.
If it's a name, then yeah I wouldn't question them though lol