Being Honest.And Jewellry rip off.

[Jemini]

Hello Icmelites.
Well this year was our 8th visit to the lovely Icmeler. What a change we found Most of our friends had moved, or had closed down, some, or and most would not speak because we had gone AL which i must admit was a wrong move for us too.
We came across a lovely couple around our pool who said they liked my diamond ring, and, like us, they always sticked to the same jeweller. Well, the man said his wife was having her watch repaired and that night he was really pleased because it only cost £30 to have it fixed.He had given the jeweller the money when the jeweller said" oh Sir, can i look at your wedding ring it looks to be scratched"
The ring was very, very sentimental and like most of us he gave the jeweller the ring. " This ring is very rough,and i will remake it for you NO charge" Because they had used this same jeweller over the yrs the man agreed.
Myself and my hubby asked our usual jeweller if this was the right thing to do and he said "NO, he only want the gold!! "
It really played on my mind so me and hubby both decided that the following morning we would tell the friend what COULD happen.
The following morning we went around the pool and sure enough,the friend shouted us.It was too late he had had the ring melted and re made. Trouble was, it was heavier, than before.?
We did ask him (trying to give hints) well how is it heavier if its the same ring? We exchanged adresses and thought no more.
The friends since rang me and said ( well i shall not repeat the words) " The B*****ds ony used platinum and covered it with white gold) He is absolutly furious, and got friends going out this month. All i can say is EURO Jewellry watch out.
I think it will be years before we return to Icmeler. I am sorry but i have seen the other side to what we thought were " friends"
Happy hols. Take care. Jem xxxx

[JT]

Hi Jem,

Nice to have met you again in Zaza's the other week btw.

I have never heard of that jewellers but then I don't take much notice of the shops there at all so you may be better telling the members where its is so they can stay away.

I always thought that platinum was more expensive than gold though

[Jemini]

Sorry admin.Apparently Euro Jewllerys is down by the leather shop across from the ITMS neither have i heard of this jeweller. I am just going by name that was given to us, and from someone who has used this jeweller for many years.I am so sorry but on reading your repley,i have rang the friend in question, and it was silver,and, white gold plated!!!!!!! This was a very sentimental ring. Thet have friends who are returning the ring this month and need an explation. Happy hols. Jem xxxxx ps, this jeweller must have made some money out of the so called repair.

[Katiehutchinson_1991]

there is a jeweller called europe down there maybe thats it
these guys seem to be very clever in what they are doing now with the gold
all i would say is dont hand over any of your existing jewellery incase something happens
its so sad to hear that people who have been friends for years with turkish people are being ripped off
xxxxxx

[duffaire]

2 years ago my wife bought me a gold watch from Safir Jewellers, right from the start I had problems with it not working, over the past 2 years it has been returned to them, in May this year I took it back and told him there was definately something wrong with the watch as it kept stopping, I ask him to keep it until September and if it wasn't working by then I wanted my money back. We arrived in Icmeler on 20th Sept, next day went to Safirs and he gave me the watch and said it had been completely overhalled and had been working for 3 months. Next day it stopped and then restarted about 3 hours later, next day it stopped working and didn't restart so took it back, well to say he was not happy would be an understatement, he threw the watch down on the counter, twice, and said he did not know what I was doing with it and he was finished with the watch, I was wearing my old watch, which I have had for 13 years, showed it to him and said why does this watch still work and that I did exactly the same with it as I did with his watch. He started getting very annoyed and was shouting at me that it was my fault the watch was not working, needless to say I walked out. We have been buying jewellery from this man for the past 5 years and have spent thousands of pounds there, we also considered him and his family as good friends, NO MORE. I took the watch to another jeweller, Ruby's, and asked him to look at it, he had it for 3 days and found that there was no seal on the watch, and condensation was getting in, he fixed this and the watch has been working ever since. so my recommendation is that everyone should stay away from Safirs, I think you can guess who we will be going to in the future, RUBY'S.

[Fanny]

these posts about jewellers are worrying to say the least - like lots of you, we have bought quite a bit of gold over the years, however there appears to be a trend now??
there's another thread running about someone who feels they've been stung over getting a ring melted down and remade, though to be fair, they are awaiting a valuation in the UK so there's nothing conclusive yet

it's my daughter's 21st in Nov and I really wanted to get her something special in Icmeler in a couple of weeks
after reading these posts though, I've decided not to risk it and will get her something in the UK instead

sad times!

[JonnyH]

Yeah, I agree, Fanny, it's very sad times and with reviews like this popping up on the forum I'd be very worried about buying things that are important and have sentmental value to people. I've always thought of the Turkish people I've met in Icmeler as kind and caring and I know for a fact that every Turkish person I've met in the years I've been going are my friends - even the people in some shops I've went too and I'm not much of a shopping person in Turkey at times. It's a shame to see that so many people now have came forward and said that people they thought to be 'friends' are betraying there friendship. It's also sad to know that it's quite clear that these Turkish jewellers mustn't understand that trust is a big thing, especially to us British, and that if you stab someone in the back they're clearly not gunna re-visit them again. It also saddens me that some of the jewellery/watches etc are of sentmental value to people. Therefore, it isn't just a lack in trust, it's a lack of respect and is basically just very, very nasty. At the end of the day, in a harsh reality check to them, they'll be the ones closing and they'll be the one's who are out of pocket and missing out business worth hundreds of Lira.

Although, I can say it's not just in Turkey where trust can be taken for granted, as it can be taken for granted anywhere, but in a place that's hussling and bussling with tourists, like Turkey, it can only be good for jewellers and business people alike to be trustworthy and respectful. I for one am disappointed to hear the stories that are disheartening and perhaps unfair on other jewellers etc who aren't setting about to rip people off. It's a shame and I hope something can be done. I don't expect it too though.

Jonny.

[katrina123]

Just to say we have used Rubys on a couple of occasions and had no problems.Would recommend this jewellers.

[Katiehutchinson_1991]

my family and i have bought a lot of jewellery over the years at aquamarine and would recommend them but im a bit scared to recommend anyone now due to these stories
xxxxx

[starchild01]

I would highly recommend Tony's Jewellery (opposite the L'Etoile Hotel). He is genuine and very honest. Have dealt with a few jewellers in Marmaris and Icmeler, but I would trust Tony 100 percent, and have only bought from him for the last 4 years.

[Dancing Lucy]

We too have bought jewellery from Icmeler over the past 10 years and have always been pleased my daughter bought diamond earrings a couple of years ago and they are great, last year I took my other daughters engagement ring in to be repaired and a diamond replaced this was done and a very good job indeed. This year my husband has a bracelet which he has had for many years and means a lot to him, its a very unusual design and the fastener was wearing a bit thin so we took it to the usual jeweller and asked could he make it more secure first of all he wanted to buy it off us but we told him it was not for sale so he agreed to repair we paid £50 and had to return the next day. I picked it up as he was hassling hubby to buy more gold and he didnt want the miser, he showed me the fastener which did look safer and I took it and left we were leaving the next day so I left it in my handbag and hubby remembered and put it back on at the airport when he put it on instead of being a loose bracelet it fastened tightly round his wrist on checking 2 of the links had been removed luckily he is very thin so still just fits him but I was really angry they didnt tell us or ask us about this as we would have said no, it was quite heavy gold links.

[majie]

i read somewhere that gold prices are at an all time high, hence all the ads on tv asking to buy your gold. perhaps this is the motivation for 'taking' the gold. unless you keep in regular contact with people in the resort, isnt friend too strong a term to refer to the shop and bar holders, they are in business and want your custom. i met someone this year who referred to someone as her friend. turns out he was a market stall holder she last saw ten years ago. !!! acquaintance maybe... but friend ??? just a thought

[starchild01]

i read somewhere that gold prices are at an all time high, hence all the ads on tv asking to buy your gold. perhaps this is the motivation for 'taking' the gold. unless you keep in regular contact with people in the resort, isnt friend too strong a term to refer to the shop and bar holders, they are in business and want your custom. i met someone this year who referred to someone as her friend. turns out he was a market stall holder she last saw ten years ago. !!! acquaintance maybe... but friend ??? just a thought

I know that gold has reached an all time high in England, but the people who are encouraging you to send your gold to them are ripping people off because they certainly don't give you what your gold is actually worth. We made friends with a jeweller in Icmeler 4 years ago, and we do regard him as a friend as he does us. When we go over to Icmeler, we visit him, but we are not expected to buy anything from him, so not every shop or bar owner are the same. We have also made some aquaintances out there, who we wouldn't go as far as calling friends.

[Katiehutchinson_1991]

yeah that is the same with us
we go into aquamarine every year cause we are good friends with all the boys in there especially one and they dont push a sale they dont even ask if we want to look at the jewellery but naturally me and my mum do but they dont hassle us for a sale at all
xxxx

[Revenuegirl]

We always go the Aquamarine Jewellers now after a bad experience elsewhere.Last year we bought our wedding rings,mine had to be made and my husbands had to be altered to his size. I used to work in the gold and platinum business and knew what gold was priced at. I was amazed at what we were charged. There is no way at all that we could have bought these rings at home at the price that we did. This year we made another visit to them,to buy earrings for our mum's as wedding thank you gifts. We were not pressurised into buying any of what we looked at, but we did. I would not hesitate in recommending the guys at Aquamarine to anyone.
I am only sorry that other people have had bad experiences elsewhere.

[derek b]

we bought our engagement rings in aquamarine three weeks ago came home and had it valued it was worth a lot more than we payed for it i would reccomend thm aspecially Engin he was lovely , lorraine and derek

[Katiehutchinson_1991]

yeah your right engin is a really guy nice
but pasa is my favourite he is lovely
but yeah they dont push you into buy anything they just offer you a drink and a chat most of the time
well with us they do anyway but we are really good friends now with them all especially pasa
xxxxx

[ken the pen]

have always used jewellers in icemeler over the years for rings bracelets, necklaces etc always gone to Dreams and Safirs will think twice before going back to safirs after what i have heard. i bought a gents ring with my husbands birth stone in (sapphire) i will now take this in and have a valuation done on it as i paid £350 for it and it has got me wondering now.