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Post by mohs on Feb 8, 2014 19:50:21 GMT -5
The post man’s wife complained that the birthstone aren’t right!  This is the birthstone heart in question The combo is January/May The orange is suppose to represent garnet for January The clearer side is suppose to represent chrysoprase for May I know that the prase should be greener and the orange maybe more red for garnet? Anyway it was made as a good will heart…mostly (long story) But I did charge ten dollars for it Does the customer have a legitimate complaint? Thanks Ed I’ll probably get sued  |
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Post by radio on Feb 8, 2014 20:01:43 GMT -5
For only $10 I sure wouldn't complain!!!
If you need some Chrysoprase to appease her, I have some to spare. All the way from really good, gemmy stuff or some neat stuff with the brown matrix which I like to incorporate in the cab. If you need it, shoot me a PM with and address and what size and I'll get it in the mail for ya sir!. I might also have some nice red jasper lying around or maybe some darker reddish carnelian. Let me know whatcha need
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Post by gemfeller on Feb 8, 2014 23:58:00 GMT -5
Ed, I echo Radio's response. If he'll supply the nice green chrysoprase, I'll supply some genuine red gem-grade rough garnet. We'll show that unappreciative so-and-so! But you should tell him that garnet occurs in every color of the spectrum, not just red. I have red garnets, orange garnets, and garnets in pink, yellow, green, purple, mauve -- every color but blue. They occur in blue but they're *really* expensive -- I can't afford them!
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Post by radio on Feb 9, 2014 0:19:24 GMT -5
Ed, I echo Radio's response. If he'll supply the nice green chrysoprase, I'll supply some genuine red gem-grade rough garnet. We'll show that unappreciative so-and-so! But you should tell him that garnet occurs in every color of the spectrum, not just red. I have red garnets, orange garnets, and garnets in pink, yellow, green, purple, mauve -- every color but blue. They occur in blue but they're *really* expensive -- I can't afford them! Oooooo! I want some Garnets if you have some to spare that would be suitable for cabbing.  I have been looking for a green one for a while as Green is the wife's favorite color. Will buy, swap silver work or trade rocks  The Garnet would be better than my offer of red jasper, but all this would mean someone would be getting a heart worth a darn site more than the $10 Ed charged! I also like to keep customers happy, but there are limits of what upgrades one can give for free |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2014 0:21:14 GMT -5
I say buy the heart back and move on. They dont deserve more. I know.... sour grapes.
But that is a $20 heart all day long and the next buyer will be happy at $20!
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The heart made from Rick and Radio's materials will be worth $100 or more!
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Post by mohs on Feb 9, 2014 0:24:23 GMT -5
Thank Rick Your right! that orange quartz is very garnet like I got that rock form Beef It really is a one of kind rock I made lots of hearts from it I’m not sure what the clearer stone is? It might be man-made –maybe optic material? It sort of translucent green And I thought prase But I was really taken aback by mailman response I gave it to him two weeks ago Out grinding in the rock yard & went up to see how she liked when he delivered the mail today He said- his wife said - the colors were wrong I said: Your wife’s wrong! He agreed…mostly  |
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Post by mohs on Feb 9, 2014 0:39:52 GMT -5
Thanks Scott !
I agree it is a $20.00 heart
it really is a cool funky colored heart
and the wife does like the heart
it just that she doesn't think
the birthstones representation is right
but this was all good will stuff
I been promising to make heart for him for 2 seasons
finally got around to it and I was stoked
Because it was like the first birthstone combo
--As side note his response reminded me of my first customer
When I ran my Mobile Sharpening Service.
It was deli- I sharpened a knife for them
I followed up 2 weeks later
To see if they had more to sharpen
The owner says right off the bat
I have a complaint!
I like.. O God.. what the hell could be the matter?
I’m going get into big lawsuit over 2-dollar knife sharpening job Ha Ha
Long story
They turned out to be my best customer
With five deli’s in town!! ---
so who know what the husband said to the wife
when he gave it to her?
Maybe they like to hassle over insignificant things?
Anyway he got a real heart of a deal
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Post by gemfeller on Feb 9, 2014 1:12:57 GMT -5
Oooooo! I want some Garnets if you have some to spare that would be suitable for cabbing. I have been looking for a green one for a while as Green is the wife's favorite color. Will buy, swap silver work or trade rocks [/quote] Radio, I'll be happy to work out some arrangement for reddish or red-purple garnet, depending on the sizes you need. Green garnet's a little different. There's green grossular (Tsavorite) that goes (faceted) up to more than $3,500/ct. and there's green Andradite (Demantoid) that retails for up to $10K/ct. Probably the "greenest" garnet is Uvarovite, a chrome garnet mainly from Russia, that mainly occurs as druses with almost no cuttable larger crystals known. Understand, I'm not mocking you. But there are some very expensive garnets that aren't usually identified as such by sellers. Orange spessartite is awesome but it's costly. Mali garnets (grossular/andradites) are yellow to yellow-green and are still somewhat affordable and what a light show they exhibit! But rough ain't exactly cheap. The fine light-toned pinks, violets, red-purples, orange-reds etc. are mostly confusingly-named and now sell for high prices. So the old saying "It's a garnet, darn it!" no longer really applies. |
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Post by radio on Feb 9, 2014 10:47:09 GMT -5
Oooooo! I want some Garnets if you have some to spare that would be suitable for cabbing. I have been looking for a green one for a while as Green is the wife's favorite color. Will buy, swap silver work or trade rocks Radio, I'll be happy to work out some arrangement for reddish or red-purple garnet, depending on the sizes you need. Green garnet's a little different. There's green grossular (Tsavorite) that goes (faceted) up to more than $3,500/ct. and there's green Andradite (Demantoid) that retails for up to $10K/ct. Probably the "greenest" garnet is Uvarovite, a chrome garnet mainly from Russia, that mainly occurs as druses with almost no cuttable larger crystals known. Understand, I'm not mocking you. But there are some very expensive garnets that aren't usually identified as such by sellers. Orange spessartite is awesome but it's costly. Mali garnets (grossular/andradites) are yellow to yellow-green and are still somewhat affordable and what a light show they exhibit! But rough ain't exactly cheap. The fine light-toned pinks, violets, red-purples, orange-reds etc. are mostly confusingly-named and now sell for high prices. So the old saying "It's a garnet, darn it!" no longer really applies.[/quote] PM sent so as not to hijack the thread |
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Post by mohs on Feb 9, 2014 13:36:02 GMT -5
O hi-jack away
mostly
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Post by radio on Feb 9, 2014 17:17:34 GMT -5
Ok, you asked for it:-)  |
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Post by mohs on Feb 9, 2014 17:26:42 GMT -5
well within reasonable limits
as long as it useful information pertinent
to the thread ect...ect...
Of course, German Car Washes are always welcomed
whoops! I shouldn't have said that!
I can't even abide by my own rules
mostly
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I have been looking for a green one for a while as Green is the wife's favorite color. Will buy, swap silver work or trade rocks 
