Greenville, South Carolina resident Melanie Harper was dropping off her recyclables at the North Greenville Recycling Center on Sunday, Jan. 28 when she realized something was off.
Her wedding ring was missing from her finger.
Harper had some papers that she was trying to shove into the recycling bin, she said in a video shared on the City of Greenville’s Instagram page. “It was full. My hand was in between some papers and I felt it slip,” she said on the video.
In her head, she imagined the Price Is Right game Plinko and the ring just “plinking down to the bottom.”
She began to panic, searching for the ring in the recycling bin before counting it as a loss.
The diamond wedding band had been a gift from her husband for their 25th wedding anniversary. Heartbroken, Harper returned home empty-handed, emailing Greenville’s Public Works Department stating, “I know the likelihood of finding this is slim to none. But, if the ring is found during the course of recycling, I would be most appreciative if someone could contact me.”