Buyer Beware: Real Rubies Or Fake Gems?

Second only to diamonds in the hierarchy of precious gems, rubies are the most valued of all the colored stones.
Mary Kay Elloian was thrilled to find a pair deeply discounted at just $100.
“I was buying ruby, a pair of ruby earrings. That’s what I requested and that’s what I was buying,” Mary Kay said.
At least that’s what she says the salesperson at Macy’s in the Northeast told her she was buying, but when she got the earrings home, she noticed a partially-covered sticker with fine print.

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