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Genesi Jewelry

Kachina624 — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 04:13:25 GMT

This new line of jewelry is set to premier tomorrow night. QVC says jewelry sales are down and seems to be making attempts to revitalize their line but I don't think Genesi is going to do it.

It's 18k gold CLAD and the designs are so ordinary, I wouldn't give them a second glance. Hard to understand why they would pick this, especially at the inflated prices listed.

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sparklestar — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 04:55:36 GMT

I guess their idea of revitalize means same junk, different name. I was hopeful and interested so I did a search and when I saw 18k clad I went no further.

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kjae — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 05:48:31 GMT

This jewelry line is derived from the Italian house of Buccelati. Their items are tens of thousands of dollars-much more than Judith Ripka's couture. They have never before done anything other than extremely expensive 18k. QVC shoppers purchase Ms. Ripka's 14k clad all the time. Why so down on this new line, ladies? You have not even seen it aired. I actually think it is quite interesting that QVC was able to get them to take a stab at this market.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 06:50:18 GMT

@kjae Sorry, but I think the designs are awful, like something my grandmother would have owned. If they want to give us something new, make it sleek, modern, slightly organic, and innovative. Having seen tons of jewelry on various shopping channels, our view may be rather jaded but we need to see something new and different. Also give us real metals, gold or silver but not clad. Yes, we have Ripa clad and that's enough.

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colliegirls — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 11:03:29 GMT

I'd rather watch jewelry made from dog poop than the constant and boring mattress, computer, vitamix, etc shows.

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sunshine 919 — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 15:14:36 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
This new line of jewelry is set to premier tomorrow night. QVC says jewelry sales are down and seems to be making attempts to revitalize their line but I don't think Genesi is going to do it.

It's 18k gold CLAD and the designs are so ordinary, I wouldn't give them a second glance. Hard to understand why they would pick this, especially at the inflated prices listed.

I just looked. The pieces are pretty but pricey.

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Trinity11 — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 15:39:10 GMT

I predict this line of jewelry won't make a return. QVC keeps selling clad, overpriced jewelry and just take a look at their sales stats. Perhaps, a new innovative line made of real gold would boost sales. It wouldn't hurt for QVC to at least try.....failure is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.

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Moonchilde — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 21:40:40 GMT

This might be just me, but I think the "clad", "embraced", licked, etc. jewelry in general might be bought more if it was *14K* rather than 18K. They are two different colors, and to me anything 18K over sterling has always looked like cheap costume jewelry because back in the day, that was the exact appearance of very cheap costume jewelry.

If you wear 14K clad people might well think it was genuine, but very, very few people in the US walk around wearing sizeable quantities of genuine 18K gold, so the instant thought (to me) is fake, cheap and gaudy. Maybe I'm not the only one who looks at "clad" that way.

Having said that, there are a couple of small pieces that, as jewelry design, I wouldn't mind having - but not at those prices. *Maybe* at those prices if we knew how well the plating would hold up, but no one can know that.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 22:49:24 GMT

@Moonchilde I agree that 14k clad is much more believable than 18k which is too yellow and looks cheap.

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Pitzel — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 00:27:12 GMT

I love this Genesi line. I think it's beautiful. I purchased a ring and love it. There are 2 cuffs I have my eye on.

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VegasBusinessWoman — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 01:58:56 GMT

What a shame--more expensive costume jewelry! I don't buy clad, plate or anything like that, so it doesn't matter how pretty the pieces are. I just won't buy them.

I'm not knocking clad for those who like it. Have at it! It isn't for me, that's all.

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kjae — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 02:31:42 GMT

@kachina624 "I agree that 14k clad is much more believable than 18k which is too yellow and looks cheap."

I have a Buccelati 18K gold and ruby cuff given to me by my father in the 1970s. Thanks for the insult.

You haven't even seen this line yet-maybe it will look great.

Whether this line succeeds or fails, at least the Q is trying to bring new things. If it is not to your liking, perhaps there are other customers who might have different taste from you. Your opinions absolutely should be expressed, but perhaps you should keep an open and nonjudgemental mindset going? Bixby is different, Ripka is different (and her 14k clad is a unique color), and there is room for all of these rather ornate designers.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 03:22:17 GMT

@kjae I've seen the collection online so I know it's not for me. You are correct in that there will be customer who are interested in it. I hope they enjoy any purchases they make.

You are very fortunate if you have an 18k gold piece. It is the standard in many countries but to those of us in the US it's appears to be too yellow and not real gold.

I remember the early years of HSN when all their clad jewelry was 18k. I don't think it sold well because it looked fake. Eventually they switched to 14k and sales picked up. I don't think they ever had 18k again.

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Zefra — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 06:13:06 GMT

Genesi looks like play jewelry out of a little girl's jewelry box. Awful!

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GRACIE — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 13:15:58 GMT

We all have differences tastes when it comes to jewelry. And beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.These jewelry designs in my humble opinion lacks artistic designs.

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culebra — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:58:53 GMT

@Pitzel I thought some of the pieces were beautiful also.

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Caaareful Shopper — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 20:16:59 GMT

This collection is different from the other jewelry stalwarts on QVC. For that alone -- HURRAY! I absolutely love the cuff J330193, except for their branded color of 18k gold. I just don't like that color of gold. I would have purchased that cuff in a heartbeat, if not for that color of the gold.

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blackhole99 — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:29:46 GMT

The only piece that looked like something I would wear before 8pm was the small topaz necklace and that wide band ring. Personally I did not really care for the designs and I think the line is over priced. I like gold clad myself, not really interested in over priced real gold either.

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stevieb — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 03:53:12 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
This new line of jewelry is set to premier tomorrow night. QVC says jewelry sales are down and seems to be making attempts to revitalize their line but I don't think Genesi is going to do it.

It's 18k gold CLAD and the designs are so ordinary, I wouldn't give them a second glance. Hard to understand why they would pick this, especially at the inflated prices listed.

I agree. Mis-step after mis-step... Another nothing special line of jewelry to add to the others and to those that really have run their course...

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MarieIG — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 03:53:33 GMT

@kjae wrote:

I have a Buccelati 18K gold and ruby cuff given to me by my father in the 1970s.

@kjae How sweet for you father to have given you such a lovely gift! I hope you continue to treasure and wear the bracelet your father gave you with love and pride.