I recently visited Tom Harris jewelers to have him shorten a necklace into an ankle bracelet. Tom was pleasant and accepted the work, saying that it would be ready within a week, and to bring cash on the pick up date. I was excited to retrieve my new reworked piece of jewelry, as I really loved the necklace, but needed an ankle bracelet, hence I made the sacrifice. It was about four hours after wearing the anklet for the first time that it burst open while I was in the shower and all of the beads, except a few, slid down the drain.
I brought the chain back to Tom the next day, and was naturally upset that I spent a decent amount of cash to have the item fixed, and now I had nothing to show for it. I requested a refund and was told "there are no guarantees". If it had been a month or two later, and I was Wearing the anklet daily, he may have had a case that there was too much wear and tear. It was a perfectly good necklace, and after he reworked it into an ankle bracelet. It broke right away. He would not take any responsibility nor refund my cash. Since I did not use a charge card, I had no recourse and left the shop very distraught. Tom's attitude was not professional or cordial. It was he who suggested I could even post a review on yelp. I have never reviewed on yelp, or any other site, but feel the community and public should be wary and find a more accommodating jeweler when they need items of value fixed. It's a principle thing with me. I lost my possession and also money. Which was the least of it. Most savvy business owners know, reputation and customer satisfaction is important. Evidently not to this guy. read more