 betteb11726 PostsJoined 1/1/2008The Land of Oz I'm sorry but, $164 for a bronze necklace?? Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.
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LucyGoose1344135103.0071966 PostsRegistered 4/19/2012USA That's a pretty necklace, but its money down the drain if it tarnishes beyond repair. mac13191344136695.583123 PostsRegistered 2/13/2011 Sadly, I think they haven't. They have already figured out what their market will bear. ennui1344138246.57319942 PostsRegistered 4/17/2007 They haven't, but we have. "Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things." ~ Robert Brault !FitChick!1344214109.07513 PostsRegistered 1/22/2011 I have not been enticed by either bronze or rose gold; I can't imagine that either of those metals is neutral enough to go with a lot of gemstones; I don't think garnet, for example, would look good set in rose or bronze. Fluffy_21344215611.6972661 PostsRegistered 5/22/2012+7803 posts since Aug. 2009 I bet this necklace did not cost even $15 to manufacture. "Don't be afraid of perfection. You will never attain it!" Salvador Dalí. redtabby1344216719.1973190 PostsRegistered 8/18/2005 On 8/5/2012 !FitChick! said: I have not been enticed by either bronze or rose gold; I can't imagine that either of those metals is neutral enough to go with a lot of gemstones; I don't think garnet, for example, would look good set in rose or bronze. Rose gold is my favorite and I have a garnet in rose gold that is beautiful. I do admit that I am biased. Rose gold is wonderful with morganite, amethyst, pearls, and many other gemstones. I am looking forward to the bronzo pieces that I preordered. As long as people keep buying they will keep selling over priced items...I am about done w/this shopping network. More & more I find myself checking out HSN. Don't even check the Q program guide anymore. Adelm1344262049.883503 PostsRegistered 4/3/2009 I can't believe they are trying to market bronze as something valuable and to be prized. It's junk metal. When I saw this line the saying "You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear" immediately sprang to mind. Copper and tin. I mean, really. Yup, copper and tin! And people are expecting it not to tarnish... Any anti-tarnish 'coating' or 'plating' WILL wear off eventually. Junk is junk, no matter how they spin it. Fluffy- I bet it cost less than ten bucks to make! lboone1344269613.961066 PostsRegistered 9/7/2007Winterville, GA I'm afraid it is a sign of the times. If consumers actually pay these inflated prices for non-precious metal jewelry, they will continue to sell it AND continue to raise the price. They will raise the price and continue to offer this type of item until the consumers stop buying. I stopped several years ago. The last thing I bought from the Q was a cookbook and that was over 2 years ago. I don't miss it at all. My wallet is a lot happier, too. Lisa
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mac13191344271950.133123 PostsRegistered 2/13/2011 On 8/5/2012 Fluffy_2 said: I bet this necklace did not cost even $15 to manufacture. I think you're right on about this. LOL you have gotten through to me. I ordered J269033 earrings just have some inexpensive rose gold hoops without thinking much about what I had ordered. They are so puffed up and all I could think was 'what have I gone and done'; this is exactly what you have been talking about. Back to QVC they went this morning. Retired081344272160.033456 PostsRegistered 2/2/2008 Every time I see these bronze shows listed I can't help but think of all the bronze vases being stolen from cemeteries. Now I know why! "Every once in a while, the humanity in a single person redeems the rest of us" di-mc1344272329.666526 PostsRegistered 12/4/2006the real world On 8/4/2012 ennui said: They haven't, but we have.
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why yes...yes, they have! Fluffy_21344273993.682661 PostsRegistered 5/22/2012+7803 posts since Aug. 2009 On 8/6/2012 di-mc said: On 8/4/2012 ennui said: They haven't, but we have.
The value of anything from jewelry to houses is what the public will pay.
Only not educated public can be riped off like this. People who knows their jewelry will be always looking for the best deals , no matter what they buy - costume or gold and diamonds. "Don't be afraid of perfection. You will never attain it!" Salvador Dalí. I'm pretty much done with buying expensive jewelry for myself (not that $164 is expensive) but it is something to give some thought to. I have more jewelry than I need already and now that I'm retired, most of it just sits in the jewelry box anyway. I'll occasionally spluge on a Carolyn Pollack or a Michael Dawkins piece but other than that, I pass everything else by. Hubby can (and does) gift me with things for my birthday and Christmas or a special piece while we're on vacation, and I'm grateful, but how much jewelry does one girl need. My daughter just turned 40 in July and every year since she turned 21 I've given her a piece of my own jewelry along with her other gifts. This year I gave her a Judith Ripka Amethyst Key enhancer to go with a JR necklace I gave her last year. Nothing gives me greater joy than seeing her wear things that I once enjoyed and seeing her enjoying them now. Maria Last edited on 8/6/2012 Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor in the morning the devil says "oh crap, she's up". stevieb1344276676.4218394 PostsRegistered 11/4/2007 If they sell it, we will buy it... or at least some of us will. That's what they count on! I have never particularly liked rose gold and yet I find myself looking at this stuff and liking some of it... Go figure. I actually ordered the watch and am now contemplating whether or not I really want a bronze watch that, per them, looks like rose gold...!! Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice and I should have my head examined... caligrl1344276825.6639049 PostsRegistered 7/17/2008 my mama alway's said, there's a buyer for everything~~me, I don't buy jewelry~ Adelm1344277115.667503 PostsRegistered 4/3/2009 I do think the necklace is pretty but there IS NO WAY it's worth even close to what they're asking for it. It would be overpriced at HALF that amount. Bronze is scrap metal. No matter how they try to dress it up, it is what it is. That necklace should retail for no more than $60 and at that, they'd be making a huge profit. I'm still waiting for QVC to release their brass line. "Brasso" the new gold!  LucyGoose1344280317.0871966 PostsRegistered 4/19/2012USA On 8/6/2012 Adelm said: I do think the necklace is pretty but there IS NO WAY it's worth even close to what they're asking for it. It would be overpriced at HALF that amount. Bronze is scrap metal. No matter how they try to dress it up, it is what it is. That necklace should retail for no more than $60 and at that, they'd be making a huge profit. I'm still waiting for QVC to release their brass line. "Brasso" the new gold!
It's probably already in the works...
yellowbird1344288083.06768 PostsRegistered 2/5/2007 There are two bronze watches being sold on ebay for five figures. It's not the metal, it's the design you're paying for. If you don't like it, don't buy it. On 8/6/2012 yellowbird said: There are two bronze watches being sold on ebay for five figures. It's not the metal, it's the design you're paying for. If you don't like it, don't buy it. That may be the type of bronze that tiffanys is selling, which is a gold, silver, bronze mix. Last edited on 8/6/2012 On 8/6/2012 Adelm said: That necklace should retail for no more than $60 and at that, they'd be making a huge profit. I'm still waiting for QVC to release their brass line. "Brasso" the new gold! That necklace may be pretty, but it's made out of junk metal and even at $30, they would make a profit. It probably cost about $10 to make, metals, design and labor included. upsidedown1344307378.1738697 PostsRegistered 7/14/2008Texas I am not buying any of the Bronzo line because I still have not been able to get definite info about the true contents of the bronze-colored metal they are selliing in this new line. Plated, not plated, etc. has been said when presented on TV. I would never pay $164 for a plated necklace no matter what metal it is. If it needs to be plated...it isn't quality IMO old jan1344326343.66760 PostsRegistered 7/6/2010 bronze will always be bronze,not gold , not rose gold, never yellow gold.. in fact, it has always been bery reasonable in cost..
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