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My FH and I went looking at wedding bands two weeks ago. Every shop I went to said "You really need to get your ring re-dipped.". Gee, thanks! =P To be honest, I was unaware of the fact that you need to re-dip it at least once a year. I went 3 years before doing this. Honestly, I didn't notice it until I put it next to something new. We took it to the same jeweler that made the ring. He does it in house which was comforting. I kept having those moments of "Omg, where is my ring?!" lol! We picked my ring up yesterday and WOW. They were right, it realllllly needed it.

BEFORE:

There really doesn't seem to be a huge difference in the top of the ring. However, the bottom has a huge difference. Anyway, sharing my duh moment with the bees! =D

You won't be disappointed that's for sure! I wasn't expecting to notice a huge difference. Maybe some of the scratches would be gone. No, it was super shiny, smooth, and sparkley.

@milesbella: Yes they were scratches. They weren't super deep. It was 3 years of wearing it everyday all day. The woman told me that it gets buffed as well as re-dipped. Also keep in mind I'm left handed. Everything I do (ex. crochet, write, cook, etc) has something touching my ring.

@Mrs.ChubbyBunny: I know! I left there feeling like I had left a family member. My FH made me laugh because he told me to stop "stress sighing" on the drive home. It goes by quick I promise! lol

They quoted me $50 because it was 3 years of damage. I got it down to $35.

@teaspoon:  I believe it's usually 14k yellow gold that's dipped in rhodium which gives it the white color.

@Miss Meg: This is the first time I've done this so I don't know if it normally comes out like this. Judging by what others have said I'm assuming it is. The jeweler I use is local and he re-dips in his shop. I hear that some places send it out for a couple weeks. That made me really nervous.

My ring didn't come with a lifetime warranty. It got it from a local jeweler. I have to say that I haven't been overly pleased with them. I love the ring don't get me wrong but I just mean their shop in general. The woman that helped us when we went told us the ring was x amount originally but it was on sale for this x amount. I figured she was probably just bs'ing but when we went to pick the ring up they didn't do the appraisal. They had over 2 weeks to do it. My FH proposed and we had to give them the ring back for another week. When I finally recieved the appraisal it was for the amount it was on sale and not the original amount. So really I would never be able to replace the ring if someone were to steal it. Now they charged me to re-dip the ring.

 My ring was custom for another bride actually but she called off her wedding (supposedly). I went back to that jeweler to see if they had anything to go with it. We found a band for myself and my FH. They only offered to give us $115 off the total amount of $3000 for our bands. We were paying cash too. I know they have to make money but there is already a mark up on the pieces. I think for $3000 you can do better than $115 for BOTH. Ok I don't with my rant I swear. o_o'

@Loribeth: I will keep that in mind next time I need it done. Thanks for the info. =)

Thanks for the compliments bees.