How much would you think a pair of top-of-the-line wedding rings would cost back in October of 1999? Would you believe a price of only $371.00? Well then, how much would you think a pair of near-the-bottom-of-the-line wedding rings would have cost? No, that was not anywhere
near two months' salary for me and probably a lot closer to 1/3 of one month's salary. Then again, the whole two months' figure was conjured up by a diamond company trying to get people to spend more money on their product. Money was tight enough for both of us without buying more expensive rings. Finally, considering how many people have spent a lot more money on wedding rings only to have their marriages end in divorce in less time than the almost 16 years our marriage lasted, it should be obvious that more expensive rings do not guarantee length.
Anyway, the exact date of purchase was October 9, 1999 at Del Pueblo Jewelers. While the receipt gives their address as 1026 East Alisal Street, Salinas, CA, at least two
online sources give the address as 1030, while at least one other place
Foodsco at the 1030 address, and Google Maps shows nothing at the 1026 site and a Factory 2-U store at 1030. If memory serves me correctly, they are within the Factory2U store with the Foodsco next door. But it's been at least 16 years, so my memory could be playing tricks on me. About the only other information the receipt supplies is that we were served by salesperson 25 and the tread-in
1 value was $0.
1 No, that's not a typo... well, at least not
my typo.
