Jewlers on the island that are ripping us off

I FOUND THIS ARTICLE ON NEWS 12.COM!!!

12/19/02) WOODBURY - Jewelry is a popular gift for the holidays. But are you getting what you are paying for? An undercover investigation in Nassau County proved you may not be.

Undercover video from Nassau County investigators from the DA's office and Office of Consumer Affairs shows several stores selling what was supposed to be 10 and 14 karat gold jewelry. But after it was tested, the gold was shown to have siginfiantly less gold content than the salesperson promised. Some of the 14 karat gold pieces tested actually had 12 or 13 karats.

Of the 11 stores tested, six sold investigators illegally under karated gold.

All face fines up to $10,000.

The stores that were busted were:

Simon's Jewelry - Massapequa
Golden Taj - Tri-County Flea Market, Levittown
Yael Creations - Tri-County Flea Market, Levittown
Lydias Jewelry - Tri-County Flea Market, Levittown
The Jewel Box - Green Acres Mall, Valley Stream
Peter Jewelry-Hempstead
The stores that passed investigators' tests:

Golden Star Jewelry - Shoppers Jewelry Exchange, West Hempstead
Leza Jewelry - West Hempstead
Bob's Jewelry - Tri-County Flea Market, Levittown
Jewelry Castle - Green Acres Mall - Valley Stream
Littman Jewelers - Green Acres Mall - Valley Stream

Glad they were busted.How horrible!

suzanne
can you forum mail the directions to papa joes please.... I cant find the thread and I can go now!! See you tomorrow!!!

Hi Tammy... Sorry i didnt get it in time!! ill see you tomorrow at 1230!!!

Thanks heavens I have my own reputable jeweler

I couldnt believe it either!! and i know some girls asked about tri-county so i figured i would post it! I hope no girls got thier wedding bands or engagment rings at any of those stores ...

I hope none of them can afford to pay the fine and have to go out of business!!

this makes me so sick when I hear of these unreputable jewlers! My FIL is a jewler and owns his own shop. He is the nicest and most honest man I know (besides DH) and when it comes up in conversation that my DH's family are jewlers, people tend to look at him, his family and now me as potential crooks! They seem like we are up to something. My FIL works very hard to make his customers happy and this just kills me that the majority of people are honest, but because of the few that aren't, all fall under their sterotype.

sorry, needed to vent!
Kelly