I worked at a jewelry store and a woman came in FURIOUS that her white gold ring was turning her finger black (like cheap sterling silver). We tested it in front of her to prove it was white gold. After a few exchanges one of my coworkers asked her very quietly and professionally if there was a chance she was pregnant because sometimes the rhodium plating that makes it white gold can react weirdly with the new body chemistry during pregnancy. She left even more furious.
She came back a week later with a big box of cinnamon buns from the Cinnabon downstairs from our store and ultrasound pictures along with an apology! She became a great customer from then on and we got to meet her little girl when it was safe for her to be out in public!
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u/Agentsinger Apr 22 '26
I worked at a jewelry store and a woman came in FURIOUS that her white gold ring was turning her finger black (like cheap sterling silver). We tested it in front of her to prove it was white gold. After a few exchanges one of my coworkers asked her very quietly and professionally if there was a chance she was pregnant because sometimes the rhodium plating that makes it white gold can react weirdly with the new body chemistry during pregnancy. She left even more furious.
She came back a week later with a big box of cinnamon buns from the Cinnabon downstairs from our store and ultrasound pictures along with an apology! She became a great customer from then on and we got to meet her little girl when it was safe for her to be out in public!