1/5 Tierney K. 4 years ago on Google
DO
NOT
TRUST
THE
SALES
REPS
—
I
WAS
SCAMMED
I
came
in
to
buy
a
gift
for
my
mother
not
knowing
much
about
gemstones.
I
was
“sold”
a
$600
“blue
sapphire”
ring
(which
was
on
sale
from
$840).
I
chose
this
stone
because
it
sapphire
is
my
mother’s
birth
stone.
Got
it
evaluated
and
it
turns
out
it’s
AQUAMARINE,
a
substantially
less
valuable
stone.
For
$600,
I
could
have
gotten
an
aquamarine
stone
4x
the
size
of
what
I
was
duped
into
buying.
For
example,
the
stone
I
purchased
is
2mm,
while
Costco
sells
a
9mm
aquamarine
stone
ring
with
a
similar
14k
gold
setting
with
0.2kt
of
diamonds
for
THE
SAME
PRICE).
I
suspect
I
was
singled
out
because
I
am
a
young
person
who
made
the
mistake
of
showing
up
in
my
university
sweater.
I
implore
other
young
people
and
couples
to
avoid
this
location
and
to
not
put
their
trust
in
the
salespersons.
UPDATE:
My
mother
returned
the
ring
today.
I
asked
her
not
to
be
specific
about
the
reason
for
the
return
and
to
ask
the
salesperson
what
type
of
gem
it
was.
They
are
now
claiming
it
is
blue
topaz,
which
is
another
cheap
gemstone
compared
to
the
$840
blue
sapphire
I
was
sold.
You
can
purchase
a
10mm
blue
topaz
ring
at
Costco
for
$530
dollars,
which
is
a
far
cry
from
the
2mm
stone
I
was
duped
into
purchasing
for
$600.
Luckily
she
was
able
to
get
a
full
refund,
but
I
am
still
flabbergasted
at
the
willingness
of
these
salespeople
to
lie.
A
2mm
topaz
ring
could
NEVER
sell
for
$600
unless
they
were
lying
about
the
type
of
gem
it
was.
I
am
INFURIATED
that
the
salesperson’s
comments
below
claim
that
it
WAS
sapphire.
Less
than
two
hours
ago
they
told
my
mother
it
was
topaz.
I
have
also
included
a
picture
of
the
return
receipt,
which
says
BLUE
TOPAZ
on
it.
No
wonder
they
conveniently
“forgot”
to
give
me
my
original
receipt.
Note
that
the
responses
to
other
poor
reviews
are
all
similar:
deny
the
customer’s
experience,
and
claim
that
it
says
something
else
“on
the
record”.
Again,
do
not
trust
these
scumbags,
and
ALWAYS
make
sure
you
ask
for
a
certificate
of
authentication
no
matter
where
you
go.
EDIT
2:
The
“owner’s”
reply
to
my
review
has
conveniently
been
edited
from
“blue
sapphire”
to
blue
topaz.
Too
bad
I
took
a
screenshot
of
the
original
comment!
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