An Australian on a longterm visit to Port Moody got a shock last week after finding two rings in a purse she bought at a thrift shop.
Zoey Lovejoy was browsing in the Share'd Treasures Thrift Store on St. Johns Street when a package caught her eye.
Inside were two small purses and playing cards case — all clad in tartan.
Lovejoy, who is staying with her daughter until November, said she was drawn to the fabric as her family comes from the Orkney Islands; her daughter was also married in Scotland.
But when she got back, Lovejoy said she opened her purchases and found a tiny white bag in one of the purses. It was closed with a drawstring to keep safe the contents: a gold wedding band and engagement ring with its diamond loose.
"It's obvious she would be repairing it, I'm assuming," Lovejoy said of the owner.
Lovejoy alerted the thrift store staff and called the Port Moody Police Department. And today (Tuesday), Lovejoy is expected to turn the rings into the station with the hope the owner will come forward and be reunited with her jewellery.
It is believed the rings are a size 5 or smaller; the engagement ring also has an old-fashioned setting for the gem.
"They're obviously sentimental to someone," Lovejoy told The Tri-City News. "They should be returned."
• Anyone with information on the rings is asked to call the Port Moody Police Department at 604-461-3456.
