I'm a Thrift Shop Hero!

So it was my wife’s birthday recently and I was picking her up a few little gifts. I didn’t have much money, so one of the presents I bought her was a ring for $14.99 at a local thrift store.

She went to the Jewelers to have it sized properly for her second finger…and drum roll…they appraised the ring at around $600.00!

Woot!

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I think they said it’s an Amethyst stone with two smaller silver stones on each side.

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That is awesome. Good find. :moneybag::moneybag::moneybag:

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Good to see you. Happy late birthday to Mrs. Patrick.

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It really is a stunning-looking ring…and I somehow knew i was getting away with a steal of a deal. Turned out i was right! :slight_smile:

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When we pick up the re-sized ring from the Jewelry store, I’ll get my daughter to take a picture of it, and I’ll post it on this thread so you can all see it.

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I follow crazy lamp lady on YouTube. She’s always finding something great!

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Wow…that is a pretty serious score. Well done to you and your shopping skills and taste. Pays to recognize something that looks decent.

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Should have haggled. Could have got it down to $12.99 :crazy_face:

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Amazing! Such a steal! Amazing just amazing!

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That beats my find a few years ago. I paid like $8.00 for a barely warn gap leather jacket. I would find them online for like $400.00.

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Yeah, I once ordered the last hamburger of the night for $4.99 at McDonalds and when I took it to be appraised the expert told me it was worth $7.98 even with one bite out of it. I really scored that night.

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This made me smile @anon39054230.
I used to find all sorts of stuff at the Goodwill down the street from me too. Fun.

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Update on that ring I bought at the Thrift store for $14.99. The Jeweler made a mistake and said the ring couldn’t be sized because it wasn’t stirling silver…and the ring is probably worth around a hundred bucks.

Oh well, here’s a picture of it anyways. I still made a nice profit after all…and my wife still loves the ring which is the most important thing.

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It looks nice anyways.

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Hmmm…I find this strange.

My wife went to three different Jewelers to get an estimate to re-size the ring. One quoted $165.00…the other $60.00…and this place we went with quoted $40.00.

But all three said they could re-size the ring. Hon is determined to get the ring sized properly, but I told her to just forget it. But doesn’t this all seem just a little weird to you as well?

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