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Judith Ripka Jewelry

I am appleblossom — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 17:55:38 GMT

I am watching thr show. The prices are too high for diamonique and 14 caret clad choices. WOW!

Re: Judith Ripka Jewelry

patbz — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 18:19:04 GMT

@I am appleblossom: Many years ago, when she first came to QVC she had substantial things with little or no diamonique at decent prices; those days are long gone. Check her out on EBay for older items and sometimes fair prices.

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Skididdy — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 20:56:25 GMT

I so agree @I am appleblossom @patbz, her prices are out of sight and unmanageable for some here even with easy pay. We are not couture though thats all they speak of that items were replicated like the couture line.

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Catch71 — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 23:39:36 GMT

I saw a gemstone necklace of hers in the case at TJ Maxx yesterday. I had to look twice, I thought I was seeing things. So much for coutoure.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 23:55:43 GMT

I watched a few minutes of a show late last night where they presented this bracelet for $1,000. Allison pointed out it has 9cts of gemstones. Wow, a whole 9cts of common blue topaz, peridot etc. but it has ruby eyes. Sterling silver of course. They must be dreaming.

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Sweetbay magnolia — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 00:00:23 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I watched a few minutes of a show late last night where they presented this bracelet for $1,000. Allison pointed out it has 9cts of gemstones. Wow, a whole 9cts of common blue topaz, peridot etc. but it has ruby eyes. Sterling silver of course. They must be dreaming.

It is a pretty piece. I was blown away by the price!

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INDIANA BONES — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 00:02:02 GMT

@I am appleblossom Amen Sister. I want a bangle badly but no way am I paying over $1,000 for gold over SS even though it does have quite a bit of stone weight. I can add $2,000 to the $1,000 and get a natural yellow diamond (non-enhanced and 3/4 carat) which I know the value will go up as it goes through the generations. DRATS, that bangle is calling my name but 1. Cost too high for what it is 2. It is not on sale at all 3. I do not even know what are in the boxes of jewelry I have in drawers as it is, thus I need to stop compulsive purchasing.

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maggi the cat — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 00:39:31 GMT

Since Judith no longer owns the company, I don't think should be the spokesperson. It is rather misleading. I doubt she designs any of the stuff. Never watch her.

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lmt — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 00:55:25 GMT

I've been shocked at some of the prices for awhile now.

Someone must be buying these expensive pieces or they wouldn't be offered.

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Shanus — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 01:19:39 GMT

@I am appleblossom wrote:
I am watching thr show. The prices are too high for diamonique and 14 caret clad choices. WOW!

@I am appleblossom The prices are ridiculous...and I thought Gem Day was a rip off!!!

Re: Judith Ripka Jewelry

Shanus — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 01:21:50 GMT

@patbz wrote:
@I am appleblossom: Many years ago, when she first came to QVC she had substantial things with little or no diamonique at decent prices; those days are long gone. Check her out on EBay for older items and sometimes fair prices.

@patbz I have and still wear some of her original pieces....sterling silver & gemstones...plain and simple. No diamonique and no glad anything.

Re: Judith Ripka Jewelry

Shanus — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 01:24:32 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I watched a few minutes of a show late last night where they presented this bracelet for $1,000. Allison pointed out it has 9cts of gemstones. Wow, a whole 9cts of common blue topaz, peridot etc. but it has ruby eyes. Sterling silver of course. They must be dreaming.

@Kachina624 Expensive & impracticable. Those stones will fall out the 1st time you hit your arm against anything. You’d have to keep your hands in your pockets. No one would see the bracelet.

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SANNA — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 02:41:28 GMT

I do not think this bracelet is even attractive..... I myself ordered her pair of earrings thinking they were so pretty on the web page. Silver,pearl and Swiss blue topazes.

In reality they were the ugliest and the cheapest looking piece of junk... So sad and unfair for customers.

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VegasBusinessWoman — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 03:08:16 GMT

I've never been a big Ripka fan, but even I can see that the materials in her jewelry have gotten cheaper and more common while the prices have remained very high. Who pays that kind of money for plate and imitation stones??

The Gem Days offerings didn't do much for me, either--I didn't watch but I checked out the offerings online. I have all the topaz, amethyst, citrine, garnet and peridot jewelry I ever wanted. Those are common and inexpensive gemstones--Why the high prices?? To be fair, though, the Adi Paz pieces were fairly reasonably priced--but still with those common stones!

Re: Judith Ripka Jewelry

Kachina624 — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 05:13:34 GMT

@Shanus wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
I watched a few minutes of a show late last night where they presented this bracelet for $1,000. Allison pointed out it has 9cts of gemstones. Wow, a whole 9cts of common blue topaz, peridot etc. but it has ruby eyes. Sterling silver of course. They must be dreaming.

@Kachina624 Expensive & impracticable. Those stones will fall out the 1st time you hit your arm against anything. You’d have to keep your hands in your pockets. No one would see the bracelet.

@Shanus You are exactly right. Theres only one review and it's one star because, wait for it.....a stone fell out and she couldn't get a response from Ripka's fix-it service.

Re: Judith Ripka Jewelry

Shanus — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 11:25:02 GMT

@Kachina624.....But you could wear the bracelet from “blue jeans to black tie and everything in between”.....”uptown or downtown”. 😜

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Squirrel Lover — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 11:37:44 GMT

I agree. Her designs have become way too expensive. I sold almost all of her QVC Collection items and kept the JR Two Collection I bought around 2005.

Her non-QVC collection is so much better quality and the pieces look better too. All of my JR Two peices are sterling with 18k solid gold. I still love them very much and wear them all the time. I still hope to find a few of JR TWO on ebay, but collectors and sellers know that they are better and in high demand so I haven't found any real deals in 5 years.

I don't buy her QVC collection anymore.

Re: Judith Ripka Jewelry

Shanus — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 13:51:21 GMT

There are many Ripka pieces that are so expensive (silver, Diamonique and gem stones), that they cost more than some 14K jewelry on Gem Day. That’s unreasonable and out of line pricing. At that point, you’re paying extra for her name.

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FloydRandall — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 04:22:26 GMT

It is looking really beautiful.

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Gabidog — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 14:54:48 GMT

Years ago I bought many sterling Ripka pieces and still own some of them. Recently QVC offered the 14k Ripka pieces and I also bought some of those and really love them. I tend to like the smaller less elaborate designs since I lead a very uneventful life. I know 14k items were manufactured in Thailand but see the new gold items are coming from China. I hope the color of gold and quality remain the same.