I take my wedding ring off when I ride my mountain bike. I take my ring off when I work on my car. Other than that, the hoop of titanium stays put on my finger. If I’m ever in a jam and that hand gets caught in something, I’m in for a potentially bad time. That wouldn’t be the case if I went with a silicone ring from the start.
To show me the error of my ways, the folks at Groove Life reached out and offered up one of their Groove Rings.
There are lots of colors to choose from and the price is oh-so right at $29.95. If you want a bit of custom engraving on the delivery case, just add an extra $9.95 to your order.
Beyond the safety aspect of wearing a silicone ring, Groove Life delivers what it calls a No BS warranty. If you lose or ruin your ring, they will send you a new one. Lose or damage it within the first year of ownership, and they’ll even cover shipping. Otherwise you’re only out six bucks when you replace your ring.
Awhile back, our man Alan Cesar reviewed a similar ring. His photos are better and he truly put his hoop to the test. Personally, I think the style and design of the Groove Life ring is a bit smarter but your thoughts may vary there. I can absolutely tell you, though, that Groove Life stands by its products.
I know this because I was randomly chatting with a park ranger at Yosemite about a week prior. Glancing down while talking to the guy, I could see he had a silicone ring on and I asked if it was a Groove Life. He remarked excitedly that it indeed was and went on to tell me how it’s his second one. The first? He lost it when a Wombat in Tasmania bit it right off his finger. He didn’t lose the finger but the ring was toast.
When Groove Life was informed of soon-to-be-cube-poop-shaped bit of silicone, they were more than happy to ship out a replacement. More than that, they loved the story of how it all happened.
Soon I hope to be putting this ring to the test adventuring with my own Wombat. For now, I can rest easy knowing that if I get in a (finger) jam or somehow destroy this ring there’s a replacement just a phone call or email away.
[Disclaimer: Groove Life sent over the ring free of charge.]
Groove Life serves up silicone rings with a real-deal no BS warranty
7 responses to “Groove Life serves up silicone rings with a real-deal no BS warranty”
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For our engagement, I went all in on the clichés and took my chosen one to Paris. She thought it was a birthday trip, oblivious to getting one-upped on day two. Ever since, the fact that I bought engagement rings that were supposed to be wedding rings, too (c’mon, why buy two sets of rings?), has come up among other people that surround us, accompanied by headshaking at the lack of insight into tradition I displayed. I can only imagine the snickery bickery boo that would have following a silicon ring.
We are not living in a rational world.-
They’re just jealous that you took her to Paris. Me, I learned how to sail a yacht and became a qualified skipper (took about 2 years), chartered a yacht for a week on the Whitsundays and proposed on Whitehaven Beach. Things I did wrong according to my (now) wife: zero. It was perfect in her opinion. Couldn’t have been more perfect.
Things I did wrong according to certain members of my family: pretty much everything. Forget them.
My ring is made of tungsten-carbide with carbon-fibre inlay. It’ll pretty much have to be smashed to get it off my finger, so I wear it on a titanium chain around my neck when I’m working on anything. I’d have a silicone ring for working any day. The symbol counts, not the material.
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I’ve looked into these before, and I can see buying one for an additional ring, but my wife wouldn’t take well to me replacing my existing band. I remove mine when I’m making hamburger patties– that’s it. Mine is a Celtic-knot-style white-gold band, and the meat gets stuck in the grooves.
Dad nearly lost his finger to a shop injury related to his wedding band, and no longer wears one. Maybe I should send him a Groove Life band? -
Pretty sure you mean silicone, not silicon. Silicone is rubbery and what fake boobies are made of, silicon is hard and brittle and what computer chips are made of.
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Well noted. Circuit boards and breastacies are definitely on opposite ends of the spectrum.
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Yeah… I’m an idiot.
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I also rock a silicone ring. I get asked about it on a pretty regular basis by guys who usually say, “I should get one of those.” When I got them (a pack of 3 for ~$9 on Amazon), I thought I’d just wear them to work and switch to my titanium ring in the evening and on weekends, but now the nice one only comes out for special occasions.
A great solution if you work in the trades and want to keep a symbol of your commitment on display.
Side note, a Ti wedding band wasn’t my best decision ever. It’s light and appealing to the gear nerd, but it’s also soft. It has worn to a nice smooth patina, but for the first few months it was just shiny with a lot of scratches.
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