Sell me a men’s wedding band!

Do I have to scream this from the rooftop? Sell me a men’s wedding band! Let me tell you how this all started …

I am in my favorite mall heading for the largest and most respected jewelry store in the state. I am on a mission. My soon-to-be daughter in law called me in a panic and said the men’s ring she had ordered for their wedding was somehow lost in the mail - no one could find it although she had been trying to track the shipment for 7 days. Vanished. She was not happy and really needed my help and Ai did not want to disappoint her. You know what the mother-in-law reputation is like without a heavy disappointment heaped upon it!

The salesperson, I will call her Gloria, was pleasant and professional. I explained the dilemma and said I needed to pick something out today - no time for sizing or anything else. She said she understood. I looked through dozens of styles and narrowed it down to one of two tungsten rings. They were beautiful and under $300 each. Finally i decided and told Gloria to put it in a ring box and I would take it. She hesitated. I waited. We were at a standstill.

She said slowly, “may I make a suggestion, I know you are in a hurry but don’t you think we ought to show this to the bride first? This will mean as much to her as to her husband and given my experience I think it would be the right thing to do.” I felt like saying the right thing to do is to put the #@!x&# ring in the box. I tried to explain the situation again and she OK, let me get my manager. I said no, just tell me the final price, I will pay for it and leave - I am in a huge hurry. She said OK but went straight to her manager and sure enough he is on his way …

I know you wouldn’t have done this, but I simply picked up my purse and left the store … I could hear them calling after me but I didn’t even look back. I found another store, picked out the ring I wanted and bought it without a glitch.

Just sell me the ring!!!!!

Sell me a men’s wedding band!

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