The two blokes that run the shop have become like friends to us, we have always had a meal and a drink with them, visited there homes and have been introduced to there family, and we are always treated with great respect by them.
Last year in my jewellery box, was an old bracelet made of 9ct gold, it weighed 100 grammes, as it was so heavy I very rarely wore it, So I decided to take it to Goa and have it made into something else. We used the same jeweller as usual. I decided to have made, a pair of earrings studded with diamonds, and a matching ring, a pendant that was is my name in Hindi, a pendant in the OM shape, and a fancy gold chain the chain was to weigh 70 grammes, last week I put the items in for valuations.
Just half an hour ago the valuer phoned me to tell me that the valuations had been made but he had some bad news, the chain was made out of silver, and it had been gold plated, the rest of the jewellery was up to standard except the chain.
I am totally amazed that after all these years of our custom, and our referrals to people we have met, about how good these jewellers were, they have received loads of customers from us, who have had a lot of jewellery made there. that they could have swindled us like this.
The chain has been acid tested, the only part of it that is gold, is the actual catch that does up the chain. When I get back to Goa my first stop will be this jewellers, ( I don't know if I am allowed to give the name) and I am really going to give them a mouthful, ( i am not very nice when I lose my temper) if they do not replace the chain with the exact amount of gold that I gave to them, I am going to sit in the cafe, that is on the main street of Calangute, and at the entrance to there shop, and stop every one who enters there shop, and tell them what they have done. I will have a full valuation certificate, that says exactly what the chain is made of.
I have a feeling that this has been done because last year, we were not sure about going back to Goa for another season, we had told them this, it wasn't until our last week there that we had decided to rebook our apartment. So I expect that they thought that once we got home there was very little that we could do about it. Well I am absolutely fuming, I have there email address, and telephone number, I don't know whether to warn them, that I will expect the chain to be made out of the gold that I gave them, or leave it until we get there and just walk into the shop, with the valuation.
My hubby says not to warn them because forewarned is forearmed, I think I will wait until I have calmed down before deciding whether to email or phone them.
Has anything like this happened to any one else onthe forum? I would be interested to find out, what action you took over the situation.
I am reaching boiling point
