Veberod Gem Gallery

I have a long history with Veberod Gem Gallery. I’ve thought about reviewing them for a long time, but after reading the one star review I felt I had to share my thoughts.
I had them make a custom wedding ring for me in 2013. I shopped around, and they were the fairest price and they could make the exact ring I wanted. They did everything I asked and my wife loved/​loves it. But several months after giving it to my wife, the gems started falling out. This upset me quite a bit. Stones were falling out at family get-​togethers and I felt like a fool. I contacted Brad and after some back and forth, he remade the ring.
Fast forward to this year, 2016, and my wife has lost some weight since our engagement and the ring is too big. The local jeweler would’t touch it and then I get a random email out of the blue from Brad wondering how the ring is doing. We bring it down to the cities and he resizes it for free.
Brad is a fair man and in this world that should be appreciated.

This place will teach you how. Take classes and show your work. If you think it is expensive take classes at a jewelry school. If the price of right here and right now is to high, go online.
My wife and I took a class and we liked it. This was a better setting and setup than other classes we have taken elsewhere.
Learning is not free so be prepared to spend some time and a little money.

As I walked in I noticed that three employees were toiling around in the back by the work benches and that one (who I believed to be the owner) was talking to a customer.
The worst thing about walking around for 10 minutes was that in that 10 minutes I was not greeted nor looked at ONCE. So, as I viewed their so called «precious» gemstones and custom made jewelry I noticed that most of their «finished» products were poorly done and that most center piece stones were scratched/​chipped. Some well hidden.
I was finally helped by a teenager who was in dire need of grooming only to be told that the silversmithing class I was trying to purchase as a gift for a friend was full.
I then asked about other dates; he shuffled through a couple pages in their binder and then seemed to completely forget why I was there.
The owner then approached me and the scraggly teen ran off.
Also, everything is overpriced.
I will continue to spread the word that this is not the place to purchase gems or take classes.
There are MANY other places to go.
Go check out Commers Custom Jewelers right by Sappor downtown on Washington Ave. or check out Uniquely Yours Custom Designed Jewelry.