Woman Buys Jeans at Goodwill Store, Discovers Expensive Diamond At Right Pocket

Woman Buys Jeans at Goodwill Store, Discovers Expensive Diamond At Right Pocket

Deb Thompson, 53, went to a Coon Rapids, Minn., Goodwill store to shop for a pair of $3.99 jean capris her daughter suggested she might like because of all the "bling" on them.

She got a big surprise when she returned home to try them on.  She discovered way more "bling" than she had bargained for.  There was a diamond ring in the right pocket.

"I took the ring out of my pocket and I sat on the floor with my daughter and her fiancé.  I put my arm out in the center, and I opened it in my palm and we all just went, 'Wow. Oh my God," Thompson told ABC News.

All Thompson could think to herself was, "Oh geez, somebody lost their ring. The husband or fiancé must be out there saying, 'You're not getting another one!'"

Now Thompson is collaborating with Goodwill to try to find the ring's original owner. They posted Thompson's unique “Lost and Found” story on their Facebook pages hoping the owner will be able to read it, come forward and claim what's rightfully his or hers.

As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, Thompson said Goodwill had received about seven emails from people claiming to be the owner, but there was nothing concrete.  She is leaving the background-checking up to Goodwill. She did, however, have a very specific way she'd like the scenario to end.

"This is how I see this whole story ending: Somebody comes forward, says they lost the ring, says they're insured and have the papers to prove it. That's how I'm hoping this ends. So far, it's not that way, but we'll see. Only time will tell," said Thompson.

When she first found the ring, Thompson contacted the local ABC affiliate in an attempt to find the owner. The affiliate covered her story and took her to a jeweler to have the ring appraised.  The diamond ring real and it was worth $6,500.

"They gave me an estimate on how much it was worth, and that was another 'whoa' moment. How long do I have until it's mine," she laughed.

For now, it seems to be "finder's keepers." But Thompson ideally would like to see the ring safely returned to the right finger.

"I need to find the owner, and I'd love to hear the story of how it got in there," Thompson told KSTP News.

Posted by Melanie Mendoza on Friday June 22 2012, 4:21 AM EST. Ref: Reuters. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News, Shopping. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0