They Could Only Afford A $130 Engagement Ring. The Salesperson’s Comment To Them Is Now Going Viral

they could only afford a $130 engagement ring the salesperson common to them is now going viral she was speechless and for a brief second she thought she might have heard wrong but when she turned around and looked at her fiance's face she knew she had heard just fine her blood started boiling as she shot the woman in angry glance she couldn't believe they were being treated like this and her heart ached for what her fiance must be feeling that's when she thought of the perfect thing to say but only two years prior getting engaged was the last thing on Ariel's mind she was 20 years old and studying to become a teacher at the University of Tennessee and Martin net said she's still long to find love and so she signed up for a few online dating sites after a few fruitless dates she met Quinn McCray the chemistry was instant but neither of them had any idea of the roller coaster they were about to get into after chatting online for a brief period Ariel and Quinn got on the phone to get to know each other better for two straight days they spent more than six hours talking she'd never met anyone like him nor it she ever felt the way she felt now she knew this was something special even though they hadn't met in person but it wouldn't stay that way for long even with the distance between them Ariel and Quinn lived one hour apart but that didn't stop Quinn from driving to her place to take her out on a date though it wasn't a fancy outing it's a memory she cherishes I wore a tacky Christmas sweater Ariel said we ate wings had a burping contest and drove around listening to music and singing that day Ariel knew this wasn't just going to be a passing fling this was the real thing I fell in love with him on the first date Ariel remembers if he had asked me to marry him the first time we met I probably would have said yes the relationship was clearly flourishing and as time went by there resolved to be together only grew in fact three months after they started dating they thought about eloping but they knew that if they wanted a solid marriage they needed a strong foundation so they did the responsible thing and waited until they couldn't wait any longer two years into their relationship Arielle and Quinn decided it was finally time to take the next step Ariel was still in school and Quinn worked as a car service advisor so money was tight but the couple's bond was strong enough that they knew they could weather any challenges that said Quinn wanted to do something special for Ariel so we saved up money to buy her an engagement ring but in the end all he could muster was one hundred and thirty dollars Quinn already knew that Ariel had fallen in love with a pear-shaped set of rings that she found on Pinterest but those were too far out of his budget so he started feeling like he was failing her he was so upset at the idea of not making me happy enough and of me not wanting to marry him because my rings didn't cost enough money or weren't flashy enough said Ariel but as it turned out Ariel didn't care about the Rings at all Ariel told Quinn that she didn't need a ring to marry him but he insisted so they decided to go to a Pandora store to buy a ring with the $130 he had saved on there they found a pair of matching rings made of sterling silver and cubic zirconias Ariel instantly knew they were perfect but Quinn had his doubts he didn't want Ariel to settle are you sure you'll be happy with these are you sure this is okay Quinn kept asking Ariel afraid she didn't actually like the Rings and was just trying to make him happy but to Ariel the price on the Rings was the last thing she cared about I would have gotten married to this man and if it'd been a 25 cent gumball machine ring she said after putting him at ease they went ahead with their purchase then something unexpected happened as the couple was getting ready to buy the Rings a second band or employee came over to talk to the lady who was helping them when she saw the Rings they had chosen the woman said can you believe that some men get these as engagement rings how pathetic in shock and disbelief at what she just heard Ariel turned to look at Quinn his face had fallen in embarrassment and humiliation but all Ariel could feel his anger old Ariel would have ripped that woman a new one she says but then she thought better of it and instead decided to speak for heart it isn't the ring that matters it's the love that goes into buying one that matters Ariel told the woman the couple then proceeded to pay for the Rings and left on the second anniversary of the day they met Ariel and Quinn tied the knot in a courthouse ceremony attended by Ariel's two best friends the bride wore a $30.00 dress from torrid which Quinn had picked out from the clearance rack thirty minutes later the groom headed back to work meanwhile Ariel and her friends celebrated with pancakes at a local restaurant despite the simplicity of the affair the couple couldn't be happier but Ariel thought the incident in pandora was worth sharing Ariel wrote a Facebook post detailing what had happened at Pandora when did our nation falls so far to think the only way a man could truly love a woman is if he buys her a three thousand dollar plus jewelry and makes a public decree of his affection with said flashy ring she wrote why do material possessions equate to love unexpectedly for Ariel the post went viral Ariel's post was shared more than 50 thousand times and she received countless messages of support and agreement she was amazed at all the attention it received but mostly she was happy that her experience could help other people I've received so many messages from people telling me that I gave them the courage to finally propose or get married even if they couldn't afford a ring she told today she even heard from Pandora itself pandora representatives reached out to Ariel and apologized they also asked for the employees name in the stores location Ariel accepted the apology but declined to identify the woman in store my intention with this post was never to get anyone fired she said I believe this post going viral as a wake-up call enough for her so instead Pandora sent her a bracelet to make up for the bad experience but to Ariel who's now married to the love of her life everything else is just gravy