Comments on: Help me Locate a Lost Bracelet, PLEASE.

Question: Help me Locate a Lost Bracelet, PLEASE.

seinfeld — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:02:35 -0800

My fiancee lost a (sentimentally) valuable bracelet in Manhattan on Saturday night. What could I do to help locate it? It's silver with interlocking hearts -- one larger gold heart. It may have been lost on the N train or the 6 train uptown or downtown or in the area between 63rd and York and 59th and Lex. I'll do anything to get -that- bracelet back.. any ideas?

By: agregoli

agregoli — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:04:00 -0800

On a train? It's gone.

I mean, there's about a 1% chance that someone turned it into the train station attendants, so you could call the train company, but dude.

By: JMOZ

JMOZ — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:08:40 -0800

Post signs, post on craigslist, and in the end, realize that it's almost certainly gone.

Sorry.

By: ThePinkSuperhero

ThePinkSuperhero — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:08:48 -0800

The MTA Lost and Found number is 212-712-4500. You could call and see if someone found it.

I hate to agree with agregoli... but I do. Sorry :-(

By: Makebusy7

Makebusy7 — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:13:00 -0800

I hope you find it.

Let's all hope, shall we? Perhaps someone nice found it and saw the value in it and returned it to lost and found.

By: camworld

camworld — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:21:47 -0800

I found a bracelet once on the subway. At the time I was dating a Russian woman, so I asked her if she wanted it. As soon as I told her that I'd found it, she recoiled I horror and thrust it back into my hands.

I asked what was wrong and she explained that Russians are superstitious about wearing items that belong to someone else, especially jewelry. They believe that once someone wears a piece of jewelry, part of them becomes entwined with that item and for another person to wear is somehow harmful. It might be a karma thing.

This is similar to the taboo in Russia to never pick up money found on the street since they believe you will become poor as a result.

By: Marnie

Marnie — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:24:21 -0800

Put up fliers advertising a sizable reward in the trains and in large stations (this is probably illegal and they will most likely be torn down) - you could put an anon email for any takers. If you don't have a picture of it, this could lead to a lot of false drops unfortunately.

But yeah, it's gone.

By: Krrrlson

Krrrlson — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:34:24 -0800

Russians are superstitious about wearing items that belong to someone else, especially jewelry.

We are?

Anyway, I think reward flyers are your best, if very small, chance.

By: Otis

Otis — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:48:04 -0800

It's a longshot, but you could try lostandfound.com.

By: acoutu

acoutu — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 13:09:22 -0800

Have you tried Lost & Found? I got a pair of glasses back this way once.

As soon as I told her that I'd found it, she recoiled I horror and thrust it back into my hands.

As for Russian superstitions...I'd recoil in horror that you were giving me jewellery without making any attempt to give it to Lost & Found. :)

By: pinky

pinky — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 16:14:48 -0800

is this a bracelet that can be replaced?

if so, you might start shopping.

By: chuckforthought.com

chuckforthought.com — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 17:54:43 -0800

billboard?

By: devo

devo — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 14:40:58 -0800

I bought that same bracelet for my wife four years ago. I got it at Tiffany's and I see it's still available at tiffany.com

good luck