Woman Claims Urn Necklace was Delivered With Stranger's Ashes Inside
A woman from Quebec, Canada claims she found something "disturbing" inside her most recent Amazon purchase.
Nadine Roy's grandmother recently passed away, reported CBC News. So to keep her grandmother close, Roy ordered a butterfly-shaped urn necklace to store the ashes. But when the necklace finally arrived, she was shocked to find that someone else's "ashes," along with little strands of hair, were already stored inside.
Obviously upset, she left a one-star review on the product page along with a photo of the contents and a brief description of the horrific find.
"I'm sick to my stomach. I don't even know what to do. This is beyond unacceptable," Roy wrote in her review. "WHO WOULD RETURN ASHES?"
"I am so disgusted and I'm sorry to the ghost remains I just disturbed," she continued.
The photo attached shows Roy holding the urn necklace with the alleged remains poured out onto a countertop.
The necklace was purchased from Minfeel Jewelry, a third-party seller with otherwise great reviews.
"I loved everything about this item," read a five-star review. "It's beautiful and perfect!"
"I was very pleased when I received this product. It looks great!" read another. "The chain seems to be sturdy, but I will probably replace it anyway, as if I lose the charm I will be devastated."
In an interview with CBC, Roy claimed she first noticed something was wrong when the pendant she ordered for herself arrived "loose in a plastic Ziploc-style bag," whereas the pendants she'd purchased for her brother and mother arrived "fully wrapped and packaged in plastic."
"When I opened the canister...I was tilting it and all this dust came out. I realized pretty quickly that it was actually ashes," said Roy. "There [were] little hairs in it. I have no words for it," she told the publication.
Unilad reported that Roy contacted both Minfeel Jewelry and Amazon, and received a full refund. However, she couldn't receive a replacement necklace due to "inventory issues."
Kristin Gable, an Amazon spokesperson, told CBC that Amazon was "in touch with the customer and investigating with the third-party seller."
Minfeel Jewelry did not respond to CBC's or Unilad's requests for comment.
Though she didn't want to keep the necklace, she also didn't want to throw it away. So, she decided to hang the necklace from a tree branch in a local cemetery.
"I think that's the most respectful thing I could do," she said.
Newsweek was unable to independently verify the claims made by Roy.
