I have debated writing this review for approximately six months. When I lived in south Florida, I had excellent experiences with the Tiffany's in Boca Raton. My experience at the Tiffany's in Indianapolis has not been horrific, but there was an incident that I would like to share.
My fiance purchased my engagement ring from the Tiffany's in Indianapolis without my knowing of it; they didn't have the exact one he wanted, so they had it shipped in from another store. He surprised me in December with a proposal. The ring had to be re-sized. Before visiting Tiffany's, I called and inquired about the re-sizing process; I spoke with a woman. As I am currently residing in Fort Wayne, I asked about the option of having the ring shipped back to me after it had been re-sized. The woman emphatically replied that was not an issue, especially since the Indianapolis Tiffany's did not have re-sizing capabilities at their location (they would have to send it off).
I went to the Tiffany's in Indianapolis to drop off my ring and have my finger measured for re-sizing purposes. The gentleman I dealt with was very nice (I do not want to name him, as he is the individual my complaint is about). He even asked if we had picked out the ring together, as the price of the ring was noted on the paperwork I had to sign off on for the re-sizing. I informed him no, it was a surprise, and I didn't wish to know the cost; he covered it with his hand while I signed.
After the paperwork was signed, I told him that the woman informed me I could have the ring shipped to me when it was finished. He replied with his concerns that it was a very expensive ring. I told him I understood, but was confused since the woman told me it was a non-issue. He told me he would prefer someone pick it up from them after it had been SHIPPED to the Indianapolis store after the re-sizing was done. I told him I would have to figure it out once the ring was ready.
When the ring was ready, I received a phone call. I was hoping my fiance would been in Indianapolis for business when it was ready to pick it up from the store, but he wasn't. I spoke with the same gentleman on the phone and once again asked him about the option of shipping it to me. He literally replied to me with, "Do you know how expensive this ring is? Do you even know how much something like this costs? It's not some like $200 ring." This was incredibly offensive to me. I was so taken aback by his condescending tone, I didn't know what to say. I told him I'd have to call him back. I didn't say it to this gentleman, but I own other Tiffany's pieces. I have shopped at and spent my hard earned money at Tiffany's in Boca Raton and their online store. My fiance chose to spend his hard earned money at Tiffany's. I realize it isn't some gumball machine trinket. I understand the cost associated with a Tiffany's engagement ring, even if I don't know what that exact cost is. Also, the fact that the Indianapolis store does not have the capability to re-size the ring in their store means they have to SHIP it to that store and SHIP it BACK to them once it's ready. So why can't they ship it back to me?
Needless to say, I called the store back 10 minutes later, the gentleman was busy, and a wonderful, delightful woman assisted me and told me it was no problem at ALL to have it shipped to me; "people do it all the time," she said. It was insured and had signature delivery at no cost to us. I'm guessing this gentleman just had some sort of personal issue, or maybe because I'm from Fort Wayne and not super fancy Indianapolis he assumed I had no idea what things cost, but the whole experience was so off-putting I never want to go back in that store or deal with Tiffany's Indianapolis again. read more