*Ahem* *mi-mi-mi-mi *
Let me begin this merry tale by saying: I heart gemstone jewelry.
Not the super expensive kind. Personally, I don't want any thing that can fit in my hand but costs more than my monthly house payment. What if I lost it? Yikes!
I don't remember how exactly I stumbled across semiprecious.com a year or so ago, but I'm glad I did. Their abundant display of handmade pendants, bracelets, rings, etc. makes me drool every time I click on for a visit. Now, whenever Christmas or my birthday or whatever upcoming-Aimee-gets-a-gift-from-Jeff day is rolling around, I go to semi-precious and put a few things on my wishlist.
This week, a bracelet that I ordered arrived in the mail.
Gorgeous, no? Actually it was even prettier "in person" because I could see how skillful the silver work was and how clear the lovely carnelian stones were.
There was only one problem. The gems were considerably more orange than I had expected. Orange is about the worst color for my complexion. I can honestly say that I have never owned a single orange article of clothing in my entire life. So holding the bracelet in my hand, even though I saw how beautiful it was, I knew that since I had nothing to match it with, I'd never wear it.
I felt lame calling the company and telling them this, but I did.
This is where the amazing thing occurred. Laura-of-the-Office took my call and assured me that they wanted me completely satisfied with my purchase, so she'd give me a refund or allow me to exchange it for something else.
I knew what I hoped to exchange it for, having already seen this little beauty:However, I had bought the first one on sale for a bit less than what the amethyst bracelet cost. I told Laura that I'd be happy to pay the difference, but she brushed that aside.
"'Tis the season," she said.
Well, alrighty then!
This happy little once upon a time isn't the first positive experience I've had with semiprecious.com, just the most surprising.
They have a lot of sales. I'm on their email list so they let me know when prices are coming down. In fact, I don't think I've ever paid full price for anything there.
One example is my purchase of this bit of chalcedonic loveliness:
The original price was $34, but somehow I got it for $13! I swear I did nothing illegal or improper to accomplish this feat of commerce, yet I feel a bit guilty about it, nonetheless.
(Hey, Anup Pandey, if you Googled yourself or your business's name and therefore have stumbled upon this inconsequential little blog o' mine, please enjoy this happy customer shout out. I love your hand crafted jewelry and I genuinely hope your business prospers. This bit of free advertising for you (I think I can guarantee that 4 whole people will read this post--Christy will read it for sure) is not a shameless ploy to get free goods.
However, Anup, if you would like to give me a discount on item # 1039 then I certainly wouldn't mind. It would add a touch of class to my slightly hairy, very unmodel-like wrist.)
1 comment:
Yes I did read it! Hello, it takes the place of the morning coffee I don't drink. You know that little caffeine buzz to get you to lunch? Ha! I', gonna look up that place. Looks fun. The only expensive piece of jewels I wear are is my wedding ring. The rest I like to wear is just for fun. I'm glad you had such good customer service...there's a special place in heaven for customer service people who are friendly. LOL!
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