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Judith Ripka website....

motherinlaw — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 22:54:05 GMT

The entire 18k collection is gone from Judith's website. Was there this morning. Even the sale pages of 18k have been pulled. Only the silver collections remain.

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newjerseygirl — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 23:05:04 GMT

Did you read that the Judith Ripka Brand was sold today to Xcel? It's in the Judith Ripka Sold thread.

It didn't take long for the changes to happen.

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MickD — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 23:09:53 GMT

Whut the.....?NO!!!

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terrier3 — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 00:31:58 GMT

I noticed this last week on the Saks site.

I like to visit her 18K stuff when I go to NYC on Saks 1st Floor.

I guess all good things come to an end!

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Favorite Son — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 00:35:23 GMT

Yes, but where is all that good stuff going to go? To a liquidator? Amazon? HauteLook? I'm sure glad I have my 18k gold pieces.

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ennui1 — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 00:50:05 GMT

Maybe the news of the sale spread like wildfire and everything 18k sold out.

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Favorite Son — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 00:52:33 GMT

On 4/4/2014 ennui1 said:
Maybe the news of the sale spread like wildfire and everything 18k sold out.

Sure, I bought a few pieces myself.

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Visaqueen — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 01:39:06 GMT

This is a sad day. I don't know what to think....

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judyakm — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 08:01:26 GMT

I believe her current website will become the ""online outlet"" look at the banner on the bottom of the website now; no more brick and mortar outlets; her current website could easily become an outlet; it has a following....

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sparklestar — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 08:59:36 GMT

It's kind of surprising that she didn't have the common decency to in some way let her dedicated customers know.

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BlingQueen022 — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 12:11:42 GMT

On 4/5/2014 sparklestar said:
It's kind of surprising that she didn't have the common decency to in some way let her dedicated customers know.

I agree with you. So much for caring about her devoted Ripkanistas,

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stevieb — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 12:32:11 GMT

I guess this means the luncheons are out...

It'll be interesting to see what unfolds the next time she's on QVC and whether the sale has any impact at all. As for the couture stuff, I can't fathom it's not still out there somewhere or that she plans to stop working in gold and platinum. Granted, she can make a mint for her new boss selling a few thousand silver and fake diamond pieces at exorbitant prices on QVC, but the take on the gold and real gemstones isn't exactly chump change... The choice to sell was hers alone, but it does seem as though some explanation of where the good stuff is would be in order.

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Favorite Son — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 12:32:16 GMT

On 4/5/2014 BlingQueen022 said:
On 4/5/2014 sparklestar said:
It's kind of surprising that she didn't have the common decency to in some way let her dedicated customers know.

I agree with you. So much for caring about her devoted Ripkanistas,

ALL of these deals are customarily protected by confidentiality agreements. So if there had been ANY publication of the fact that the company was negotiating a sale before the deal was consummated, the sale would undoubtedly have been "off."

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culebra — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 15:22:56 GMT

Possibly she is keeping her two stores on Madison Avenue for her couture pieces.

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Me2Me — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 16:26:52 GMT

WOW!

They maybe sending it to an area where there is a bigger market for it.....possibly JR's Moscow or Dubai stores?

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SoX — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 16:31:48 GMT

On 4/5/2014 BlingQueen022 said:
On 4/5/2014 sparklestar said:
It's kind of surprising that she didn't have the common decency to in some way let her dedicated customers know.

I agree with you. So much for caring about her devoted Ripkanistas,

I thought the same thing ... where was that close friendship with her loyal following?

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Me2Me — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 16:40:15 GMT

On 4/5/2014 SoX said:
On 4/5/2014 BlingQueen022 said:
On 4/5/2014 sparklestar said:
It's kind of surprising that she didn't have the common decency to in some way let her dedicated customers know.

I agree with you. So much for caring about her devoted Ripkanistas,

I thought the same thing ... where was that close friendship with her loyal following?

I'm sure that Judith will speak about it in her Blog before her new show coming May 10th. It's probably about timing and attorney's and contracts...that held Judith back from telling the Ripkanista's.

I don't take it as a personal slap in the face. It's business and it's Judith Ripka's business.

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SoX — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 16:42:03 GMT

Of course it's just business ...