Lost my ring, handed in, pub denying so.

[AJLOAL]

So, 3 weeks ago on a rare night out I lost a ring (was just a tad tispy!). I phoned the pub, taxi etc the next morning but no joy.
Put an insurance claim in which is currently being processed.
Last night my DD found a FB post with a photo of my ring and a caption saying it had been handed into the bar the following afternoon of my visit.
I phoned the bar, and the manager (he said he hadn't been there long) looked, spoke to staff who said they knew nothing about it but there was another manager he could message and he'd ask them to phone me back.
Since then I've received a reply from the lady who handed it in with a description of the staff member and possible name.
If it doesn't reappear do I have any recourse? I'm sure the police won't be interested.
The ring is worth about £1,000.
AIBU to think I'll get it back?

I think you’ve been incredibly passive about this. I would be down there daily kicking up a fuss, talking to the regulars, etc

That. It doesn’t have to be complex. We just had a big plastic container for stuff like umbrellas and then anything valuable went in the safe
I even went through someone’s handbag once to find a prescription which had an address and took her handbag back to her, contents intact

Report it to the police

Read the thread

All threads are dated. This one started on the 15th, over a week ago. You can also see at the top how many posts have been contributed so far (154 in this instance).

Do you really think that the OP has done nothing during the last eight days?

Not to mention the useful little button underneath the first post which says "see all"; if you click on it you can read all the OP's posts and find out what action she has since taken about what she's talked about in that first post.

Saves a lot of wasted pixels, that button.

Absolutely. I didn't want to overload the pp with information. Baby steps an' all that...

Yes indeed and if you’d said that in your original response it would have been potentially helpful

No you need to go and tell them they need to keep that part of CCTV and youve put them on notice

I saw a post and the pub doesn't have CCTV.

Any news ?

@AJLOAL Any news ?

No. I've given up tbh. The police haven't done anything as yet, only tried contacting the lady who found it the once but it went to voicemail. Obviously I understand this is not a priority in any way, I'd just rather they'd have said they didn't have time to look into it in the first place.
So I'm talking to my insurers again.

I'm so frustrated on your behalf! I'm like a dog with a bone when I lose something, I have to explore every avenue. But to have it stolen, and KNOW who has it??? I just couldn't settle!

Yes I used to work in Waitrose and we'd write in a book what had been found/handed in. Anything of value I'd put in the safe, otherwise it was put in a bag. I also went out of my way to try and find the owners and often reunited them with their possessions.
The barman obviously kept my ring for himself and either gave it away as a gift or flogged it.

If the barman took it, management at the bar are employing a thief and a liar. 🙄Good luck with that in the pub business.