chicken-licken
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- Jun 27, 2008
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Here's what happened next. I was sent a new authenticity card showing the weights exactly as advertised and I accepted this, although still with a niggling feeling that the tanzanite looked smaller than I expected, but it's difficult to compare carat weights when the cuts are different , and this was a trilliant cut. I was then rung up by TJC asking for the ring back to be assayed and they sent a courier for it. Today I was rung again and it turns out I was right---the tanzanite is only 0.8 carats, 20% less than stated, and no longer that magic one carat for an investment piece. They said that the manufacturers average out all the stones to arrive at a stated carat weight, so presumably some lucky souls out there have got a lovely big stone (really?) while other poor souls like me got the mucky end of the stick! I was offered £50 as a rebate but have asked for my money back. I'm still left with a nasty taste in my mouth, but thank goodness my suspicious mind made me persevere. I wonder if any other purchasers of "investment" pieces will read this and check their details? I HOPE SO.