A Bad Valentine's Day Gift Could Net You Sterling Silver Jewelry

Valentine's Day is normally a time for love and sharing. People give candy, flowers, and gifts of all sorts, including fine jewelry...maybe even some lovely pieces of sterling silver jewelry, perhaps?

However, as with all gift-giving occasions, it is also a time for gaffes. Whenever one person is tasked with giving something to another, there is always the possibility that something will go awry. And one Hawaiian jeweler wants to help people capitalize on the fact that some gifts should simply never be given.

For the most part, jewelry is a safe bet for gift-giving, but one never knows. There was a time when I bought a silver ring at an outside craft fair because I really like the design. When I picked it out, the design of this silver ring was pleasing to me and had caught my eye. It was not until later on that day, as I was out and about wearing my new silver ring, that I noticed what it really depicted.  The tiny shapes on the ring were actually mice or rats. Now, I have nothing against rats or mice, but for some reason, I really did not want to wear them on a silver ring and I regretted the purchase. But at least this was not a gift that I gave to someone else.

Winners of the essay contest sponsored by this jeweler will win lovely pieces of tasteful sterling silver jewelry. The person who sends in the very best essay will win the grand prize of personalized sterling silver rings. And as an added bonus, the grand prize winner gets to pick out the design and inscription for these sterling silver rings. Then there will be three runners up who will be awarded sterling silver pendants.

However, winners will not be able to use any of these sterling silver prizes as Valentine's Day gifts this year because the contest ends on February 15, 2009. But the good part of this is that there is time for last-minute entries, to if you get a Valentine's Day gift that is a doozy this year, you can still turn in your essay.

Even after you turn in the essay, you will still have a gift that you really do not want on your hands. If that gift is silver or sterling silver jewelry that you think it just hideous, you can sell silver to a silver buyer. That way, you can get cash for silver and you can use that cash to buy yourself something that you really, truly will love.