Once upon a time, there were trio-sets.
The 80's were stock full of them. Jewelers would carry dozens of different styles and would sell them like
hot cakes. Really! A set or two every single night.
Trio-sets were literally 3 rings sold as a set. A Woman's Engagement Ring, A Woman's Wedding Ring and A Man's Wedding Ring.
And the biggest selling point to these 3 rings was that they all had matching designs. 3 rings that matched `till death do you part... or the rings fell apart! And it's so true. Trio sets really did make Women swoon to the idea that husband and wife would have matching symbols of their unity and love and who wouldn't love that? ME! You see...
99% of all Trio-Sets were cheaply made. Most were only 10kt Gold. (Which means there was more alloy in those rings than actual Gold!) The bands were "Extremely" Thin. So thin in fact, you could usually squish the rings with your finger tips. We were always reshaping those rings because they'd get bent out of shape every time the wind would blow.
And then there were Diamonds... er, if you could call them Diamonds! The Diamonds were tiny tiny small. Very cloudy. And the quality was so low that they were only one step above those Industrial Diamonds used in Dentist's Drills! They actually looked like pieces of salt sunk haphazardly into those really thin cardboard rings.
I really felt sorry for those sets. The Diamonds were so small in most of them, that customers would lose the Diamonds out of the mountings and not even know it. The Diamonds probably just popped out when the people would pick up a piece of bread and their rings would bend. They never knew it until they'd bring it in for cleaning and inspection and I'd say "You know you lost a Diamond?"
And they'd say surprised "Really?"
Ha! It was sad, but funny at the same time.
And the #1 reason to never buy a Trio-Set is...
