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AIBU to tell my DP the bracelet he got me is a fake

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pizzaqueen · 03/04/2013 12:36

My partner bought me a Links London charm bracelet for my 21st birthday, 3 years ago. I absolutely loved it thought at the time it was a very extravagant gift for him.

Since then I've added more charms for my graduation and birth of my son - it has much sentimental value.

One of the charms came loose so I took it to the shop today to have it repaired. The lady said she couldn't find the matching metal and consulted her manager - turns out its a very good fake. I was embarrassed to say the least, she didn't fix it for me but gave me the parts to do it myself as al my charms are real and she felt I was a genuine customer. She was extremely apologetic, it wasn't her fault though! She said they see a lot of fakes and a lot of website online are very convincing that its the real product.

So should I tell DP I know it's a fake? I don't know whether he thinks it is real or deliberately gave me it knowing it wasn't real because he felt he had to get me an extravagant gift.

I'm gutted not because the bracelet is fake but because it now has a lot of sentimental value. I wouldn't care of it was a £20 Argos charm bracelet...it's the thought and sentiment that matters and not it feels tainted.

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MonaLotte · 03/04/2013 12:38

Is it the whole bracelet or just a charm? That would be very disappointing. I would let him know in case he doesn't know and has spent a lot of money on a fake.

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neunundneunzigluftballons · 03/04/2013 12:40

I would say there is no come back 3 years later and now it is 'real' in the sense that it means the world to you and is priceless. I would not tell him and in a few years time when you have loads of charms break it properly and make him get you a replacement

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MissyMooandherBeaverofSteel · 03/04/2013 12:42

I wouldn't say anything, either he has been had, or he couldn't afford the real thing and was too embarrassed to say. It still has the same sentimental value to you amd you have had it for years now so it doesn' t really matter.

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Chocoflump · 03/04/2013 12:43

I would not tell him either. There's always the chance he knew it was a fake but felt he had to give an expensive present so bought it. It would really embarrass him.

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Passmethecrisps · 03/04/2013 12:45

Hmm. I think I would tell him. Just as you have done here. It is likely he has bought it not realising it was fake. Although, when you think about it does its provenance actually matter? You love it and it has masses of sentimental value. Hmm again. What would you gain from telling him?

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Passmethecrisps · 03/04/2013 12:46

I have decided. You should keep it to yourself.

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MomaP · 03/04/2013 12:46

I agree that you should tell DH, mainly because he may of spent a lot of money on the bracelet and had no idea it was a fake himself.

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expatinscotland · 03/04/2013 12:48

I'd tell him it was fake.

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TheCraicDealer · 03/04/2013 12:50

I'd be worried about him buying something else from the same source and getting conned again tbh. Not even just with another bit of jewellery, it could be any "branded" item that he's trying to save cash on.

But it's a good lesson to learn- these type of things (a quick google shows that the silver braclet retails at £110 across a number of retailers) are around the same price everywhere. If something's too good to be true, it usually is.

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livinginwonderland · 03/04/2013 12:51

I think you should just leave it. Telling him won't achieve anything - if he knew, it's just awkward, and if he didn't, he'll be so embarrassed.

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ThreeWheelsGood · 03/04/2013 12:51

Tell him - he must believe it's real. That way you can share your disappointment, he can help you fix it. if you want you can both save together for a new one.

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pizzaqueen · 03/04/2013 12:51

It's the bracelet that is fake, the farms are all real.

I have no idea whether he knows its a fake or not. I'm
So torn over whether it would embarrass him because at the time he couldn't afford the real thing but wanted to spoil me or if he was just had by a convincing website (I know he bought it online).

Passmethecrispa youre right I probably won't gain anything from telling him.

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pizzaqueen · 03/04/2013 12:52

Charms are real*

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Waferthinmint · 03/04/2013 12:56

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KnottingnotKnitting · 03/04/2013 12:56

Out of interest, who bought the charms? If he bought the charms and those or genuine, surely it is unlikely that he would have bought a fake bracelet?

If, on the other hand, you bought the charms yourself I would keep quiet about the bracelet, as he might not have been able to afford the real thing and thought you'd never know the difference.

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KnottingnotKnitting · 03/04/2013 12:57

*are, not or!

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Locketjuice · 03/04/2013 13:03

I would tell him, purely because if he brought it not knowing it was fake I would think he would want to know as I would.. Although it might be quite awkward Hmm

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pizzaqueen · 03/04/2013 13:06

The charms were gifts from various people. I think I'll keep quiet. Thank you everyone for your advice.

I'm just going to tell myself he bought it in good faith it was real. Even if he did know it was early in our relationship and he probably just wanted to impress me with a nice gift. Makes no difference now.

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MusicalEndorphins · 03/04/2013 13:11

Let it be yours and a few thousand mumsnet members little secret.
You love it and that is what counts.

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whokilleddannylatimer · 03/04/2013 13:13

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ImTooHecsyForYourParty · 03/04/2013 13:18

It came with the same amount of love whether it was real or fake, so I wouldn't say anything.

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CajaDeLaMemoria · 03/04/2013 13:19

Did she seem genuine?

It's not unknown for genuine LL bracelets to be declared fake at some shops, especially if you go without the reciept.

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hiddenhome · 03/04/2013 14:25

Take it to another jewellers for a second opinion. Perhaps she was telling you it was a fake in the hope that you'd want to buy a 'genuine' one from their shop.

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cumfy · 03/04/2013 14:57

How odd!

Why didn't they fix it ?

Surely the provenance is irrelevant; you just wanted your bracelet mended.
ConfusedConfusedConfusedConfused

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cumfy · 03/04/2013 14:58

You didn't leave the bracelet with them did you ?

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