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post #31 of 34
6/28/10 at 6:03pm
I can tell you that PearlParadise.com is a real pleasure to deal with, quality merch, and pearls are a very nice gift option in your price range.
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post #32 of 34
6/28/10 at 6:12pm
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Originally Posted by Douglas View Post
I can tell you that PearlParadise.com is a real pleasure to deal with, quality merch, and pearls are a very nice gift option in your price range.
+1. Their Freshadama/Hanadama pearls are the highest quality freshwater/akoya pearls you can find out there. Absolutely nowhere you can find better pearls or better price. Even their normal pearls at AAA (they only stock AAA or AA+) are so nice that untrained eyes cannot see any imperfection, and very affordable too. Years ago, I have searched around, asked people, read forum posts on pearls, and pretty much everyone agreed that PearlParadise.com is the place. I have placed several orders from them and must say that the quality is impeccable.
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post #33 of 34
7/23/10 at 4:21am
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Originally Posted by kwilkinson View Post
I feel bad for some of you guys, if your girlfriend would only be excited at a gift from Tiffany's. That's pretty fucking sad.
Her boyfriend is randallr. Let the poor bitch get her excitement wherever she can.
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post #34 of 34
7/23/10 at 7:07am
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Didn't I answer this already Yes, you can find similar Tiffany-like items cheaper in other places. But, take the two pieces of the same exact jewelry and put it one in a Zales box and another in a Tiffany box, and I guarantee you that your girl will have a very different reaction to the item in the Tiffany box. So you figure out whether that is overpriced or not.
Aww, come on, that's not quite fair. I agree that you pay a premium for the Tiffany name, which often isn't worth it, but the workmanship is much better than the garbage at places like Zales or Kaye. Just look at the refinement of the edges and welds. Also, the design and taste level is certainly superior. Plus, as another poster pointed out, a couple hundred bucks can't buy much in the way of jewelry to begin with. Anything made with gold or gems at that price point will look terrible or be very low in quality. You might as well get something in sterling silver that is styled nicely and finished well. Tiffany offers a lot of sub-$500 jewelry that may be "over-priced" for the materials used, but their lower-end things are also much nicer in other ways than what you can get elsewhere. That said, I think places like Tiffany and Cartier make much less sense when design is less important than craftsmanship. You can get better quality work from a top-notch jeweler (who are admittedly as hard to find as a good bespoke tailor) for cheaper--but we're talking about $10,000 pieces and up, not a $200 necklace. Engagement rings are a good example. After all, Tiffany and Cartier are still mass-manufacturers. Just as with tailoring, there are limitations which stem from that.
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