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Gold rush days

ruthbe — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 22:27:26 GMT

Does anyone remember when QVC has there all day Gold Rush Days? I believe its a couple of times each year. And I believe they had one last August. Thanks a lot.

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LyndaGee — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 22:52:09 GMT

Yes! Fun times, when gold prices were reasonable. This board was especially busy on those days.

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Lucky Charm — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 22:59:28 GMT

Oh yeah, I remember. I used to get excited about it. I was building my 18K cache then. Now of which I only own the white gold pieces in WG.

It was all relative though, prices may've been cheaper then, but we had 2 in college and one still in private school. So, gold wasn't ever *cheap* to me.

I still look at the offerings, but 2018 was the first time ever I didn't buy one piece.

The one in August is another favorite of mine.

Perfect for me. Anniversary month and birthday month!

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Shelbelle — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 23:40:44 GMT

I think the 24 hour ones were always Jan 24 and Aug 17.

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blackhole99 — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 23:57:47 GMT

I like gold, but I got rid of most of my heavy weight gold jewelry years ago when gold was selling so high. I saved my 18k hoops, my bangle bracelet, gold cross, diamond and 14k pendant and a few 14k neck chains. I don't regret selling, a lot of the jewelry was dated. I don't mind buying gold glad, so much cheaper and if I get tired of it, so what, it didn't cost a fortune.I still watch the gold shows, I don't think they call it Gold Rush though.

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SharkE — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 00:02:47 GMT

over in Jewelry there is a thread on Jewelry day events

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Kalli — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 00:25:52 GMT

I loved those days! When I went back to work after spending time home as a sahm, I could finally justify spending a little money on gold jewelry. And the prices per gram were great! My coworkers and I would get together before work the next day to chat about our purchases. It was a lot of fun.

We’re all retired now and only get together twice a year. Sure miss those days but it’s nice to be retired.

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CalminHeart — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 12:18:17 GMT

I used to drool over gold jewelry on gold days. The 2 gold days per year are the only days I watch Q but I don't watch them all day anymore. So much of their gold is cheap/flimsy or outrageously expensive. They're missing the boat by not having more mid-range priced quality gold jewelry.

The next one is January 24th.

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Shanus — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 13:26:55 GMT

The Once In A Lifetime shows were worth viewing just to see some new pieces. Since I only wear white metals now, those pieces are rarely shown in gold shows...silver only.

I’m not sure Q is known for their outstanding selection of unique designs. IMO, their gold shows are a lot of repeat designs at clearance prices.

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ShowMe — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 15:40:12 GMT

Yep....those were the days. Always enjoyed those shows, and I too have some very lovely pieces I purchased. But it has been a long time now since I have purchased anything like they made back then. Just don't like things that have a filler and covered with a thin layer of gold..... And besides, I just don't go out like I used to where I feel the need to have anything new in gold.

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ShowMe — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 15:43:30 GMT

@Kalli wrote:
I loved those days! When I went back to work after spending time home as a sahm, I could finally justify spending a little money on gold jewelry. And the prices per gram were great! My coworkers and I would get together before work the next day to chat about our purchases. It was a lot of fun.

We’re all retired now and only get together twice a year. Sure miss those days but it’s nice to be retired.

@Kalli......Back quite a few years ago when I was working at Dillard's, one of the women in our department wore lots of gold....she got it from the Q.... We called her the "gold lady." Am sure she is retired now, because I am and we were close in age.

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cowboy sam — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 18:30:42 GMT

Same here...