A wedding ring is a valuable symbol of the bond between husband and wife. Imagine how deep in the doghouse this husband was after inadvertently pawning his wife's ring—worth $23,000—for a measly $10 at a yard sale.
According to an article in Gawker, Racquel Cloutier was in the hospital, giving birth to their fifth child. To keep her wedding ring safe from her two-year-old twins, she placed it in a watch box. While left to his own devices, her hubby held a yard sale, at which he included the watch box, which some lucky, unsuspecting someone bought for $10.
Imagine his wife's surprise, when she returned from the hospital to find the box gone.
“I’m very, very, very upset,” Rachel Cloutier said. “I’m trying to remain optimistic but I don’t know anymore. There’s a small chance whoever bought the box doesn’t know the ring is in there.”
Her husband claims a blonde woman hesitated before purchasing it. The couple is hoping she, or whoever comes across the ring, will do the honest thing and return it its rightful owner. Meantime, this story may fill her with some hope.
As for Cloutier's husband, it's probably safe to assume there will be no steak and BJs on offer this Father's Day.
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