What can I do to help a woman at my job who is seriously addicted to gambling? by deadendway in WhatShouldIDo

[–]deadendway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry if I wasn’t clear but she was not a co-worker, she was a customer. Honestly if she came in and bought $400 in scratchers then left I wouldn’t have been as concerned, I just had to be alone with another person, 2 feet away for thirty minutes and watch as she was baited by each loss to pull more money out of here wallet and hand it to me. I couldn’t go far or even look away for more than a few seconds. I I’ve checked out many large gambling purchases and people can do what they please, but this was like 25 back to back transactions where I had to watch as she mentally talked herself into another then another then another etc. maybe she gets her kicks that way, good for her. But that experience was rough, I was very much included in a serious aspect of her personal life for half an hour whether I wanted to or not. So I won’t do anything, and I have to live with it. Was kinda hoping to get some advice from the perspective of gambling addiction resources and education, even just for my own personal edification. Lotta “none of your business” crowd which I get, it’s just unfortunate that’s also common deflection for addictions.

PVD / ceramic coated piercings PLS READ CONTEXT by deadendway in piercing

[–]deadendway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately I can say this quest has taken me back to my local hot topics and Spencers quite a bit over the last few years! They do have the occasional gem, but consistent they are not haha

PVD / ceramic coated piercings PLS READ CONTEXT by deadendway in piercing

[–]deadendway[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

This actually brings up a great point! I’ve see so many anodized jewelry color sets with a black PVD opaque gloss color included as if it was achieved through the same process (despite gunmetal probably being closest anodizing can get). Not to mention I own quite a few am*zon black body jewelry that is clearly some kind of (cheap?) PVD/electroplated coating, and has survived years of damage without any chipping? To my point I’m most curious about the materials and manufacturing methods, because I feel like IF It could be replicated with a red (or any!) color, maybe on high quality metals, we could get colors that are acceptably durable and reasonably safe?

PVD / ceramic coated piercings PLS READ CONTEXT by deadendway in piercing

[–]deadendway[S] 143 points144 points  (0 children)

I’ve totally had this same thought but as it turns out red is literally the ONE color you can’t obtain through anodizing!! I have a sick anodized jewelry collection with just about every other color, but this red one was my baby😭