Ladies, this is why diamonds are shit.

What I can do with $9800:

1. Buy a Birkin.
2. Go for honeymoon AGAIN.
3. Hold my ROM party again. And AGAIN.
... 4. Feed 9800 hungry children. Or more, actually.
5. Give 980 smrt commuters a one way taxi fare.

What I will NOT do with $9800:

Pay Harry Winston to get my less than a year old engagement ring fixed for their lousy craftsmanship that got one melee diamond missing in the first place.

which leads me to No.6 of what I can do with $9800:

Fly to Paris (where we bought the ring), bang table throw chair break window etc, pay for damages, and come back with spare change.

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you know how i have been slacking off blogging entirely. but this gets me so pissed that it warrants me to come and whine about it. and yes, it precedes all the anger i contained within me for the past few months (when i basically had nothing much to blog about), including

1. the disastrous nail competition i went in HK, where the winner of a particular catergory was announced wrong and everything ended in tears for one poor korean nailist.

2. bambi suddenly, has started to reject eating her medication for some reason or other and it takes 1 hour out of my day just to coax her.

3. our useless smrt system. which doesn't really concern me but hell, it's a shame that all singaporeans ought to get pissed over.

4. the outrageous dubai arrests

5. other current affairs

so last year in January Kelvin got me a HW ring when he proposed. but because it was a customized piece, there were no other sizes nor any other pieces to speak of. so, my ring had to be resized for a good 2 months plus (i think). the ring was bought in Paris. so we sent it back in, it was then sent to New York to be resized. i only got back my ring in late march. and yes, we had to fly back to get it (but it was on our way to his work trip, so it was fine. please, we're not so atas to fly to places just to buy things can!).

when we came back to sg, as and when i'm in Ion, i always like to drop by HW to get my ring cleaned so that it shines more brilliantly. and even though i'm ALWAYS met with a judgemental greeting, i bear with it and i don't complain about it. i like to dress down and wear comfortable clothes when i go out shopping. does that than equal to me not being able to afford your blardi ring? not once, not twice,not thrice but UMPTEEM times i walk in and asked if they could PLEASE clean my ring for me, fucker douchebag chaoauntie cbface ANY sales person would look at me warily and say in a very dismissive way 'we will only do it if your ring is from Harry Winston'. excuse me. i only dress down. i did not dress like a thick-skinned moron ok. who the fuck will just walk into any shop and demand that they clean their accessories?

and even after i calmly told them yes it is, dude/auntie will proceed to use a magnifying glass to scrutinize my ring looking for the logo and serial number.

i have just went up in flames.

THEN.... here comes the most exciting part.

disclaimer: the risk of sounding like a showoff/snob < angry at Harry Winston. so please bear with me when i speak irrationaly in monetary terms.

before our customary wedding, i discovered to my horror that one of the melee diamonds on my ring has disappeared. leaving an empty metallic hole in its place. the thing about my ring is that it is made in such a way, it looks as thought it has been made entirely out of diamonds. except for the clasps holding the diamonds, you can HARDLY see any metal at all.

so before my wedding, i sent it in again just to let them know first, and that i will be coming back after the wedding day (cos i need it for photography purposes).  all went well there, except for the stupid scrutiny-trying-to-find-logo-shit again.

anyhow, i sent it in and they apologised on behalf of HW for the poor craftsmanship and promised that no such thing as happened before, and that i will get my rin back in 6-8 weeks time. in between the time i went prior to my wedding and after, they have also liased with both Paris and NY branch about this.

i thought all was fine and happy, and this morning, i received a call from HW. Zurina is an excellent sales person and i do not blame her. she is probably the ONLY staff at HW singapore who actually is a REAL person. with feelings. and courtesy. and a heart. she explained to me that after liasing back and forth all over HQ, craftsman and Paris, they have concluded that i have to now pay for the repair costs of....

Z: 'Nine hundred and eighty...'

*vomits in my mouth a little*

Z: 'sorry i meant nine thousand and eight hundred dollars'

*completely chokes on my vomit*

CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME WTF WOULD I PAY 9800 TO REPLACE A DAMNED MELEE DIAMOND.

after a whole load of talking on the phone and going down to HW today, it was then clarified that THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SHANK OF THE RING, just because one small diamond dropped out and they have no way of repairing it except to MAKE A BRAND NEW ONE.

but WTF! the ring cost about a good 30-40 grand yes? 9800 for the almost-invisible platinium shank. does this mean that their diamonds are worthless? and then i've been told 9800 is the discounted amount as HW Singapore is willing to absorb USD 3000. so down to USD 7k from USD10 000.

*deep breaths*

want to rob my bank, i don't even think my bank account got that amount of money can? can they go rob the commerce bank in NY instead? apparently it's quite easy, and their gah-men like to anyhow print money. no?

9800. want me to pay 9800 for their mistake. Z told me that the craftsman has all the angles or some math shit about my ring, and he said the bevel has shifted. i probably dropped it or something.

SIMI LJ is this? so i buy a 30-40k ring just to leave it at home and put in the safe? i didn't see no warning telling me that the ring is delicate and fragile; wear only once in 5 years?! even IF i did drop it, maximum height 4 ft? you think i anyhow throw can find it back? WHAT KINDA MORONIC EXCUSE IS THIS.

the FACT is that your lousy craftsmanship caused this to happen in the first place! if it was as how you advertised, that only HW can do it, how can the bevel shift so easily?

lets then, argue on the stupid amount of 9800. don't even get me started on the orignial quote of USD 10k. how the fuck fish did they came up with this bogus amount anyway. that is 1/3 to 1/4 of the ring price? its not even the main diamond! not even on the main pave cushion. hell, its not even anywhere visible. why is it so friggin difficult to just somehow or rather weld back some clasps and replace the tiny diamond for me? i have to pay 9800 for.... their mistake? my carelessness thinking that a HW is forever? my stupidity and naivity in their good faith? USD 10k.... give me the cost break down la! how you so zun zun come up with this amount?

*deep breaths*

I AM SO ANGRY I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO SAY. i dunno what to do. i can only demand my ring back. and no, i cannot bring it elsewhere to fix it because honestly, as i have said, i know and am sure only HW can do it. if not, we would have bought any ring that looked like mine. but no. it just cannot be done. and i have to live with it.

and yes, i can live with a missing diamond (the under side of the ring anyway). i just hate living like a fool.

bah!

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