He thought the box was empty, but a California
husband accidentally sold his wife’s $23,000 diamond wedding ring for $10 at a garage
sale on June 1.
husband accidentally sold his wife’s $23,000 diamond wedding ring for $10 at a garage
sale on June 1.
“Every year our community holds a garage sale.
I was in the hospital, I just had a baby, so my husband thought it would be fun
for my other kids if they could sell some things at the garage sale,” said
Racquel Cloutier, 31, of Laguna Niguel, Calif., who owns the ring.
I was in the hospital, I just had a baby, so my husband thought it would be fun
for my other kids if they could sell some things at the garage sale,” said
Racquel Cloutier, 31, of Laguna Niguel, Calif., who owns the ring.
For the sale Eric Cloutier chose things he thought
the family no longer needed, including a seemingly empty watch box.
the family no longer needed, including a seemingly empty watch box.
“He didn’t know that before I went to the
hospital, I put my ring in that box. I wanted the ring to be in a safe place
and out of reach from my 2-year-old twins,” Cloutier told Breeze Magazine.
hospital, I put my ring in that box. I wanted the ring to be in a safe place
and out of reach from my 2-year-old twins,” Cloutier told Breeze Magazine.
Cloutier realized her ring, and the box it was in,
was missing a day after she returned from the hospital, June 5.
was missing a day after she returned from the hospital, June 5.
“I go into my husband’s closet, can’t find the
box, and then he tells me he sold it. I said, ‘You sold it? What do you mean
you sold it?’ I immediately started crying,” Cloutier said.
box, and then he tells me he sold it. I said, ‘You sold it? What do you mean
you sold it?’ I immediately started crying,” Cloutier said.
“I’m very, very, very upset,” Cloutier
continued. “I’m trying to remain optimistic but I don’t know anymore.
There’s a small chance whoever bought the box doesn’t know the ring is in
there.”
continued. “I’m trying to remain optimistic but I don’t know anymore.
There’s a small chance whoever bought the box doesn’t know the ring is in
there.”
According to Cloutier, the ring was inadvertently
bought by a blonde woman who was at first unsure if she would even buy the
watch box.
bought by a blonde woman who was at first unsure if she would even buy the
watch box.
“I would never, ever keep the ring if I had
found it,” Cloutier said. “If you’re honest, you’re honest. Clearly,
the ring was in the box by accident.”
found it,” Cloutier said. “If you’re honest, you’re honest. Clearly,
the ring was in the box by accident.”
As for Cloutier’s husband, “He feels really
terrible,” she said.
terrible,” she said.
