A stunned Edinburgh shopper got more than their money's worth while shopping at Morrisons over the weekend, as a diamond ring was hiding in their box of eggs.
While some unsuspecting shoppers often find foreign objects in their food, this customer couldn't believe it when they pulled the expensive ring from their hand-picked box of eggs, and is now on a mission to reunite it with its rightful owner.
The customer, who wishes to remain anonymous, said that they were shopping at the Morrisons branch in Piershill and the eggs they picked up were hand-picked from a farm in West Linton.
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They said they suspect that it belongs either to one of the packers at the farm, or a Morrisons employee.
Not knowing what to do and desperate to reunite the ring with its owner, who must be beside themselves, the shopper have searched high and low, whilst also putting their feelers out on social media.
Posting on the Nextdoor app, the shopper said: "Found: Diamond ring in an egg box bought today (April 8) at Morrisons, Piershill. It's the eggs you pick up a box and fill yourself, so this ring must have fallen into the box and then the eggs went on top.
"If you or someone you know lost a ring today then please DM me with the description and hopefully we can reunite you."
The shopper has since said they have had a lot of enquiries since posting it online, adding: "We called the number on the egg box which is just a centralised number for Morrisons, not the farm. They said to take the ring to the police rather than back to the store.
"But as it was Friday night by then, I decided to put up a post on the EGG Facebook group (as well as this Nextdoor app) to see if anyone out there could trace the owner. It got a lot of attention on the EGG group what with it being a bit of an Easter related/fairytale-esque situation.
"Some people suggested it was an interrupted Easter proposal, and everyone was definitely wanting to see the power of social media solve the mystery. But sadly no leads at all."
The surprised shopper said that one person who works as a jeweller came forward and said she could perhaps find the maker by looking at the design and the diamond then trace it back to the customer.
The customer added: "In fact, having sent her a photo of the hallmark, she thinks it says 1989 and that it’s 18ct gold. I would say it could perhaps belong to an older person based on the styling, and it’s quite a large size. So maybe someone is now a bit thinner (older?) and this has slipped off in the shop without them realising.
"I haven’t been giving out a description or photos of the ring because then someone could falsely claim it. There’s no inscription or anything on the inside apart from the Hallmark."
They finished by adding that if anyone is reading the story who thinks this could be their ring, they can quote the reference number 292005 with the police and it'll be held at Fettes station for two months.
