Jewelry store sign prompts same-sex couple to ask for refund

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  1. FreshAir

    FreshAir Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    obviously there was a problem, thus the reason they no longer want the ring......
     
  2. ballantine

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    Right. The only problem is, they saw the sign. Which had nothing to do with the transaction.

    It seems pretty clear that the would-be customers reacted to the sign and not to the merchandise.

    So much for religious tolerance, right?
     
  3. FreshAir

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    it did though, unfortunately for the seller they saw it before they took home the ring....
     
  4. dairyair

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    I can only speculate. They are women. They want everything about their wedding to be absolutely perfect. I guess they felt buying rings from a place that doesn't like their lifestyle didn't fit in with the perfect wedding.

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    Or women had thin skin about having everything perfect for the biggest day of their lives. Not uncommon.

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    LOL. I am sure every jewelry store owner selling wedding rings treats the rings and the people as nothing more than a transaction. NOT.
     
  5. Micketto

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    Apparently when a couple breaks up before the wedding, they deserve a refund... since the "sentimental value was tarnished".

    At least according to his f'd up logic.
     
  6. Nunya D.

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    Then maybe the couple should sell the rings of craigslist and go buy different rings. Life is full of little disappointments. Just because someone is disappointed in a product, that does not mean they are always justified to demand a refund. The couple entered into a verbal (and maybe a written) contract. The jeweler legally fulfilled his end of the contract.
     
  7. FreshAir

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    they never took the ring from the dealer, so the dealer should sell his bigoted ring to some other couple that likes bigoted rings
     
  8. Nunya D.

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    So, who exactly is the bigot? The one that made the rings, even though he apparently did not agree with SSM, or the couple that defaults on a legally binding contract just because of their intolerance for someone's beliefs? Imo, it is the later.
     
  9. JavisBeason

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    agreed. They wanted to break the contract for no other reason than their own bigotry? The jeweler had no issues providing EXCELLENT service to a demographic he didn't agree with morally. Had there been anything to complain about service wise, the lesbians, and the lesbian supporters, would have a leg to stand on.

    Pure and simple... bigotry was exposed..... but the bigots were the lesbians
     
  10. JavisBeason

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    Definition of bigot


    the jeweler wasn't intolerant. He served them, and he did an excellent job.

    definition of bigotry
    wow, seems like the lesbians were intolerant of any creed, belief or opinion that differed from their own.
     
  11. truthbehad

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    it is obvious,when any queers call somone a bigot they simply outing their own bigotatiousness.its despicable, they should just go to a queer jeweler in the first place.demanding that normal people joyfully accept queerness is a form of bigotation
     
  12. RichT2705

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    You are correct, and the Dictionary agrees with you.


    As we see by the story, the Jeweler...while having an unfavorable view of Homosexuality still was able to put this aside and serve the customer. The 2 bigoted Lesbians are the ones who could not tolerate someone else having a different opinion, and now want to stamp their feet and make a scene and return the goods they asked for, and were provided.

    2 Lesbian bigots trying to make a big public spectacle, wrapped in bullcrap stories about how if they look at the rings they'll be reminded of this...pffft. Sell it somewhere else.
     
  13. RichT2705

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    Beat me to it Javis.

    Just 2 Bigoted Lesbians here trying to make a National Splash and get a few minutes in the spotlight.
     
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    ... and fully supported by the PF left.
     
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    So set on accusing everyone of bigotry except the bigots... you'll even blame the jewelry.

    Brilliant.
     
  17. JavisBeason

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    well, all the jeweler did was provide excellent service despite his personal feelings about SSM. And that made the real bigots mad. You know, the ones that had no problems with the Jeweler until they found out they held Chirstian beliefs....

    Remember all the Christian bashers that kept saying "that Christian baker should just suck up his feelings and provide service to gays"? WELl apparently.... that's no good enough either.


    Lesbian bigotry exposed.
     
  18. FreshAir

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    I blame the jeweler, the sign gave them away, but some are too blind to see that
     
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    do you blame the everyone who expresses their personal beliefs or just the ones you disagree with

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    Seeing as how the jeweler did not act in accordance to his beliefs, I disagree. The jeweler did everything he was suppose to do. It was the couple that acted based on their beliefs. Imo, they are the bigots. The jeweler showed respect for the beliefs of others as he willingly did business with the couple, knowing that they were gay. It is as sad state of affairs in this country when someone's opinion can not be voiced out of fear of not being "politically correct" and/or bullied into submission. This country has always stood on the side of people being able to express themselves and their opinions. We have always been able to air our opinions as long as we did not "act" out those opinions to the point where they discriminate. The jeweler did not "act" upon his opinions, nor did he discriminate. As I said, he willingly provided the requested service.
     
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    Yes it did.... to the point some will foolishly call the jewelry itself "bigoted".

    It's the liberal need to blame, blame, blame.


    That's that tolerance the left accuses no one else of having. ;)
     
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    And what about all those here whining that "a business should put up a sign!".....

    All that did was make them angrier, lol.
     
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    when you want to be the "victim".... nothing is ever good enough to appease you.
     
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    Typically when doing a custom "anything" for folks the dealer will take a partial or full payment for the job as a deposit.

    This dealer has every right to refuse to give back the money unless there is a defect in the ring itself. It would appear the couple was happy with the result until they saw he shops political sign. Now while people do have a right to boycott a business they don't have a right to money back on a custom jewelry because of said sign.

    I'm 100% for gay rights and SSM but This situation has nothing to do with that.
     
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    Same place all extremists should be. Ignored.
     

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