Don’t do it
Don’t do it. Just DON’t. It’s been 5 months.
I contacted the BBB, no help yet, so I contacted the state attorney general.
I also tracked down the CEO on linkedin amd sent him the following message:
Hi Ryan,
I am reaching out because I have been unable to get a meaningful resolution through all of Balfour’s customer service channels regarding my son’s college ring, and I have tried for 5 months. In November, Balfour took possession of the ring for repair. After the repair was completed or attempted, the ring was supposedly shipped back by USPS and was lost in transit while still under Balfour’s custody and control.
Patricio Molina of Balfour then advised that a replacement ring would be manufactured and that the process would take approximately six weeks. That timeframe has now passed, and the replacement has still not been delivered.
Since then, I have made repeated efforts - calling and emailing multiple times each week - to get clear, reliable information about the status of the replacement order, but communication has been limited to generic responses that do not resolve the issue. I was also told by Virginia Vega the matter would be escalated to her supervisor, and I was assured I would get a return call in 2 business days. Not only has that has not led to any meaningful action, but when I called to ask why no one returned my call, Virginia said her supervisor is on vacation and sent me to the voicemail that was full and not able to receive messages. I was transferred back to Virginia, and she said she would not contact her supervisor’s supervisor nor would she reach out to the repair team. She also pretended not to hear me.
This ring (Balfour reference number 4074046-1) is both financially valuable ($1400) and deeply sentimental to my son, and the lack of accountability, follow-through, and transparency has been extremely frustrating.
I am simply asking Balfour to do what it said it would do: provide written confirmation of the replacement order status, complete the replacement without further delay, and ship it through a secure, trackable, and insured method. USPS is neither of those. I would appreciate your help in ensuring this matter is resolved promptly.








