topic Re: Affinity Line in Q Talk

Affinity Line

DasMEM2 — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:37:35 GMT

I think the Affinity line is so over priced. When you read the reviews of most of the items they are not rated very well. What are you paying for??? There is no carat weight in most of the items that they offer and the style is just old. Unfortunately I see better values at JTV... Just sayin'.

Re: Affinity Line

mom2four0418 — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:44:55 GMT

@DasMEM2 wrote:
I think the Affinity line is so over priced. When you read the reviews of most of the items they are not rated very well. What are you paying for??? There is no carat weight in most of the items that they offer and the style is just old. Unfortunately I see better values at JTV... Just sayin'.

That is certainly not true.

Re: Affinity Line

amyb — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:48:27 GMT

Agree. If I'm saving up, spending my hard earned money to treat myself to a diamond anything...I want to know what I'm buying. Affinity is too unknown..what quality, color, etc you are getting.

I will say...back in the day, my mom, in her Q shopping "heyday" bought me a few Affinity items. One is a ring I still love...very striking, set in 14K gold, heart shaped, champagne diamonds. Who knows what kind/quality/color/weight of diamonds are in it...the ring is still very pretty, and the amount of gold substantial.

On the other hand...she also gave me two different sets of "white diamond" Affinity earrings...pave' in huggie hoops, different designs. These look gray, hardly any diamond sparkle to them. One design is prettier than the other...the other is very gray. But I kept them, didn't want to hurt her feelings.

So I wouldn't invest in Affinity now.

Re: Affinity Line

Kachina624 — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:43:52 GMT

Its hard to say if it's over-priced when we know virtually nothing about the quality of the stones since they reveal nothing. You'd think if they were proud of the line they'd tell all.

Re: Affinity Line

sann — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:57:36 GMT

I will say this about Affinity some years ago not sure how long I bought an Affinity diamond heart pendant w/chain, and rarely ever take it off. Certainly a piece of jewelry that looks as beautiful as the first time I saw it.

Re: Affinity Line

BlueFinch — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 21:09:45 GMT

I did notice the pitch that champagne (& presumably chocolate) diamonds are now considered rare. I personally love them, but in reality, they started off as industrial grade diamonds, or very affordable diamonds. I guess any colored diamond could have qualities that made it special, or 'rare,' but still...really?

Re: Affinity Line

Pantsonfire2 — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 21:11:04 GMT

@sann ... I have a few pieces of Affinity that I have worn for many many years ... I don't care about color, grade, weight ... I just want a beautiful sparkle on my neck, hand or ears and i have not been disappointed with my Affinity ... they are always getting compliments !!

Re: Affinity Line

geegerbee — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 22:30:00 GMT

Glad to see you noticed that also. I started an earlier thread about that lie.

Re: Affinity Line

sann — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 22:40:51 GMT

@Pantsonfire2 wrote:
@sann ... I have a few pieces of Affinity that I have worn for many many years ... I don't care about color, grade, weight ... I just want a beautiful sparkle on my neck, hand or ears and i have not been disappointed with my Affinity ... they are always getting compliments !!

I agree and have had many compliments as well.

Re: Affinity Line

amyb — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 01:20:35 GMT

@sann wrote:
I will say this about Affinity some years ago not sure how long I bought an Affinity diamond heart pendant w/chain, and rarely ever take it off. Certainly a piece of jewelry that looks as beautiful as the first time I saw it.

You reminded me...I have an Affinity diamond heart pendant on a chain also, that I bought maybe 13-14 years ago. Both my mom and myself went through an "Affinity" phase. Some were pretty, sparkly, and still look great. Like I said, I still love that heart ring. Other items were less impressive...teeny, tiny diamond chips or dust or whatever the technical term is. They are inconsistent to me, and other diamonds I have are better quality. But I do have some nice pieces from the Affinity line from years past.

I will say like someone else said here...the way QVC markets and hypes it, in lieu of the usual info you'd expect to get from a jeweler when buying diamond items, makes one suspect.

Re: Affinity Line

amyb — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 01:36:28 GMT

J370687

Won't let me post the photo...I do like the look of this, I recently put on my Wish List to go back and check it out at another time. Reviews are good. Dainty, pretty design. Unless in person it is teenier than it looks.

Re: Affinity Line

LindaSal — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:22:08 GMT

I haven't bought any Affinity jewelry since Michael (?) was the brand person for the line.

I also have a couple of pieces from back then that are still really pretty and I still wear them often. I have also noticed the poor reviews on many items lately, people stating the quality has changed. I did buy more recently a beautiful pair of stud earrings (diamonique on HSN) set in 14k gold and they are so real looking, just beautiful. Not gold plated either and priced very reasonably.

Re: Affinity Line

FiddleDeeDee — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 19:34:54 GMT

I tried to post this days ago but forum issues wouldn't allow it. So....

I have Affinity items via my moms' estate that go WAY back; like back to when they first began airing the line. The difference between those items and what they sell now is apple and oranges; the old stuff was really.....poor quality. Diamond chips in gold or sterling silver. Heavy weight but the diamonds really were junk.

I started purchasing Affinity about 3 years ago or so. I missed out on some AMAZING specials due to not having the money then (won't go into debt for "wants"). No, you don't get paperwork with your items but I have to ask: why are you buying it in the first place? Diamonds aren't for investment (unless you buying RARE stones) and we know the mark-up in gold is outrageous (again, not going to get what you paid for it if you choose to sell it for the gold) so as long as it sparkles and is gorgeous, what is the issue? Also, the items I've purchased have always appraised for much more than I paid as well as more than what the QVC suggested retail value may be; again...pretty good.

I have a few items from the store with the little blue box. Gifts or else I would return them because for the price, they diamonds don't sparkle anywhere near the way my Affinity items do. They simply don't.

IMHO, do your research and understand you're purchasing the same diamonds that the majority of retailers are selling for FAR MORE than QVC (especially when on sale). If you have it checked out and it isn't what you want, return it. I love the Affinity line. Just wish they'd bring some higher carat weight items like they used to.