In 2020, I had my ring (originally purchased from another out of business jeweler) reset at Austin's for my 10 year wedding anniversary. I was very pleased with the result and Dan and his team were great to work with. Fast forward to 2023... I visited Austin's Fine Jewelery to have my ring sized. I worked with Tammy, this time, she indicated Dan had sold the business and was "stepping back". Tammy and I agreed that my three band ring would be "un-soldered", gold added to size it up, and then "re-soldered". I have a previous bad experience with a jeweler simply thinning the band, snd the band later breaking, and when I asked Tammy about that she assured me that "Austin's never does that". One week later I pick up my wedding ring to find that only had the bands been thinned, but now they are mishapen. When I expressed my concern to Tammy, it was met with an argument, defensive of the shotty craftsmanship of their jeweler. She assured me that Kelly, the jeweler, "normally does great work" despite my disfigured ring. I asked how much gold, in weight, was added, she couldn't answer me. After about 10 minutes of me carefully pointing out the damage, Tammy ultimately agreed with me that the work was not of top quality, and needed to be fixed. I asked to speak to the jeweler so that I could ensure my expectations were clearly understood and she refused to speak to me. I asked for another jeweler to make the corrections (add gold BACK in, ensuring sizing was accurate and correct the damage Kelly did), and the only person they could offer me was someone they occasionally "give side jobs to". I asked to speak to the owner who was "off for the weekend". I requested a refund and the person working the front desk "didn't know how to give refunds". This place has seriously gone downhill since it was sold by Dan. Take your business ANYWHERE else. My wedding ring is damaged due to their negligence and inability to take accountability to ensure quality. If you care about quality, and taking care of your most precious jewelry, skip Austin's. You'll only be met with not only disappointing results but poor customer service as well.
If I could have chosen ZERO stars, I would have. I finally was able to get in touch with the owner, Trina, 3 days later. She didn't apologize, offer to correct anything and took zero accountability for her business and employees. At my insistence, they provided a refund. Hoping that I can work with a quality jeweler to work to correct the damage they did! read more