1 /5 Bethany Boggess: I purchased a ring in December from a jeweler in the US Virgin Islands. 2 stones fell out, so they contacted GND (who made it) and arranged for me to send the ring to GND for repair. I sent it with tracking and signature required via USPS on 1/21/23 and the USPS marked it as delivered and signed for on 1/23. After hearing and receiving nothing for 2 weeks, I followed up with my contact at GND, Raina on 2/9 and received no response. I checked again with her on 2/14 and she said she would look for it. I followed up multiple times, only occasionally receiving responses, until 3/2 when Raina said they found the package at their sister store and that she would check with their repair vendor. I followed up on 3/8 and 3/9 and she assured me she was working on it. I followed up again on 3/20 and 3/24 after hearing nothing. On 3/29, she promised me an update the next day, but I received no update. On 4/1 I requested an update by the end of the day 4/3 at the latest. I followed up on the afternoon of 4/3 and received no response. Finally, I decided to call the owner of the original store in the Virgin Islands. He spoke with the owner of GND who offered him--not me--store credit for the value of my ring. When I asked Raina what was going on, she refused to answer.
I have no idea where my ring is or whether GND ever intended to repair and return it. If there was an issue, they should have communicated that to me, but instead they gave me the run-around and behaved dishonestly for two and a half months. I am very disappointed by the loss of my ring and by the way I was treated.
Response to their response: my jeweler is the one who worked with GND to arrange for the repair of my ring. My jeweler also has no idea what happened to the ring and will no longer be doing business with GND as a result.