topic Re: Jay King in Jewelry

Jay King

teganslaw — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 23:24:59 GMT

I ordered a bracelet with okapi stones and lapis beads from Jay King. He had a sale going on with some good prices. The okapi stone has brown and pink markings and is one of his smaller items; I plan to wear the bracelet with others I have.

I have two jasper rings from a few years ago, which are still as good as new and are fine quality. Has anyone else ordered any of Jay King's jewelry?

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luvmybeetle — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 00:03:04 GMT

@teganslaw wrote:
I ordered a bracelet with okapi stones and lapis beads from Jay King. He had a sale going on with some good prices. The okapi stone has brown and pink markings and is one of his smaller items; I plan to wear the bracelet with others I have.

I have two jasper rings from a few years ago, which are still as good as new and are fine quality. Has anyone else ordered any of Jay King's jewelry?

Oh my, I have so much of his jewelry I have had to stop. I don't think anything I have purchased of his has turned me off. And he explains everything very well.

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Kachina624 — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 00:14:37 GMT

Jay's jewelry has become such poor quality that I've quit buying it. Gemstones that are bright and colorful on TV are dull and lifeless in person since they pick the best of thousands for TV. Opaque stone earrings selling for princely prices are disappointedly tiny when you receive them and certainly aren't worth the charge. I had numerous orders arrive chipped or broken.

I've bought a ton of his jewelry over the years but I'm fed up and finished. I will not buy more. I think he's run his course and needs to retire.

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SilleeMee — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 00:24:32 GMT

That's a perfect name for that stone...okapi.

Okapi is my most favorite animal in entire world. Their fur is like the most plushest, thickest and softest velvet you've ever felt in your life.

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IamDoodles — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 00:44:17 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
Jay's jewelry has become such poor quality that I've quit buying it. Gemstones that are bright and colorful on TV are dull and lifeless in person since they pick the best of thousands for TV. Opaque stone earrings selling for princely prices are disappointedly tiny when you receive them and certainly aren't worth the charge. I had numerous orders arrive chipped or broken.

I've bought a ton of his jewelry over the years but I'm fed up and finished. I will not buy more. I think he's run his course and needs to retire.

You got that right. He is currently selling horrible junk. He has ruined his reputation and I wouldn't want any of his current offerings even if they were free. Bye bye Jay.

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sunshine 919 — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 02:06:17 GMT

@teganslaw wrote:
I ordered a bracelet with okapi stones and lapis beads from Jay King. He had a sale going on with some good prices. The okapi stone has brown and pink markings and is one of his smaller items; I plan to wear the bracelet with others I have.

I have two jasper rings from a few years ago, which are still as good as new and are fine quality. Has anyone else ordered any of Jay King's jewelry?

I ordered a faceted apetite necklace maybe ten years ago, the beads seem to glisten in the light, a small pair of matching earrings came with it. Both necklace and earrings still look nice.

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gertrudecloset — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 03:06:10 GMT

I just can't get into opaque gemstones. I can muster up some love for turquoise and coral, but that's it.

Enjoy your Jay King. He brings so many different pieces to HSN. I've never shopped there.

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Desertdi — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 05:12:21 GMT

@SilleeMee Is this the one? di

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LindaSal — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 12:15:13 GMT

I have many of Jay's pieces and I have been mostly happy with them. Only have had a couple of real disappointments. I did recently purchase the Hubei turquoise necklace and a lapis bead necklace. I just could not resist the sale prices and I have a distinct feeling he is going to retire soon. He's been saying how everything that he's been presenting is from his private stash as he has not obviously been able to travel like the rest of us. They will become collectors items, IMO.

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SilleeMee — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 12:27:01 GMT

@Desertdi

Yes! Isn't that the sweetest face??!! I got to touch one at the zoo where I worked. I fell in love that day.

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vsm — Fri, 28 May 2021 17:31:12 GMT

I don't like his stuff, and I don't like him. He's always struck me as the consummate huckster.

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Mimi 1883 — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 18:48:53 GMT

@Desertdi wrote:

@SilleeMee Is this the one? di

@Desertdi - Thank you for the pic. This animal is stunning!

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GinaV24 — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:48:06 GMT

@Kachina624 I buy very little of his jewelry now for the same reason you mentioned. I had bought a pair of rainbow jasper earrings that looked really great on TV and when I received them, they looked like two brown stones I could have picked up in the driveway!

I was very disappointed and I returned them and have decided that is it for me.

I have jewelry from his line that I bought years ago and like very much so it really made me sad to get such poor quality.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:55:50 GMT

@GinaV24 Do you suppose Jay has run out of rocks? It's very disheartening when a vendor you've enjoyed suddenly produces such poor quality merchandise. I really think he needs to consider retirement.

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teganslaw — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 21:09:41 GMT

I received my Jay King bracelet, and it is lovely. It fits perfectly and looks exactly like the photo online. The lapis is a vibrant blue, and the okapi stones are polished.

I guess some posters had bad luck with Jay King; but he still has very nice jewelry. I'm pleased with my purchase.

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toria — Sun, 09 May 2021 20:41:54 GMT

I am not a fan of Jay's things. I do have a couple that I kept that are nice. His designs are kind of crude, and hippie-ish to me. Plus sometimes his stones are dull. Once and a while he comes up with something that is okay I would buy his stretch and coil bracelets when they are on clearance. I would not sink big money into his stuff. Plus a lot of his items are very heavy to wear.

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silkyk — Wed, 12 May 2021 16:39:01 GMT

A while back I purchased a necklace and earrings like this from Jay (and the matching bracelet) and I love them! Compliments whenever I wear them. Beautiful stones and I love all the info Jay gives on where they came from. I have a few other pieces from him and the thing is all the stones are so unique that each item is unique too.....lighter/darker. Not all the stones match sometimes in color but just return for another one that is more to your liking. I noticed that some of this blue opal was way darker than the items I received which are a beautiful light sky blue. I have been very happy with all his jewelry and am happy it's made in the USA. So little of the jewelry offered on Q and HSN is.

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toria — Sun, 23 May 2021 18:53:25 GMT

I have only a few pieces of Jay King jewelry that I like and have kept. I just sent a few pieces back. The stones look nothing like on TV and are muddy and poor quality. They pick the best of the best and put them on TV. Also his necklaces, being rocks are very heavy and his silver is clunky and hippie-ish looking to me. I'm having the same problem with some of Colleen's jewelry as well as some Herkimer. Anytime you are buying a natural stone you run the risk of this but I think HSN is the worst culprit with these stones. I bought a Joya rutilated quartz and it was a dull gray stone, no rutilation. I've gotten labradorite that was dead gray in person. On the other hand, anytime I have bought Diamonique, Absolute, Judith Ripka, I am usually very pleased and there are few send backs. My tip is to buy Jay King on ebay or Poshmark because you will see actual pictures of what you are getting (although you might not be able to return).

I hope Jay King never retires...

fff11 — Fri, 28 May 2021 05:26:45 GMT

I purchased a dainty silver & turquoise station chain necklace for my daughter (she's 24) a few months ago. It's beautiful and looks lovely on her.

https://www.hsn.com/products/jay-king-sterling-silver-gold-matrix-turquoise-station-/9346444

I then purchased the matching turquoise station drop earrings. They too are beautiful and look lovely on my daughter.

https://www.hsn.com/products/jay-king-sterling-silver-gold-matrix-turquoise-station-/9348393

I have another piece or two of Jay's and they were all well made. I hope he never retires, and I hope he continues to branch out into more dainty jewelry such as the pieces that I purchased for my daughter.

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FluoriteFairy — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 17:24:06 GMT

I have gotten a lot of Jay's necklaces and they are mostly okay. But I wonder about his gem knowledge. I has claimed repeatedly that peridot is a form of quartz, which it is NOT. Also, he sells individual purple and yellow beads as ametrime. The two colors must be in the same bead tp be ametrine. He does the same thing for watermelon tourmaline. It drives me nuts. My husband says he is just yaking to sell jewelry, but I would like to think better of him. But if he repeatedly misspeaks......