Jewelry

[daisy4]

I just ordered my first pair of sterling silver earrings, and I am concerned about how to keep them from tarnishing.  Any ideas on how to keep them looking like new???

[Sweetbay magnolia]

I use a polishing cloth.  Works well.

[KingstonsMom]

I bought anti-tarnish cloth from Amazon (cheap!) and lined my jewelry boxes with it to prevent tarnishing.

[NickNack]

I use a Sunshine silver polishing cloth that I purchased from eBay.  It's the best brand I've used.

[Kachina624]

Another vote for the Sunshine Cloth.  It's the best. 

[2blonde]

Many SS earrings are rhodium plated, so they won't tarnish.  I guess it depends on where you bought the earrings, or what brand they are, but I keep all my SS earrings in anti-tarnish jewelry boxes, and I've never had a problem with any of them tarnishing at all.  I don't remember ever polishing any of my SS earrings.

[daisy4]

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@2blonde wrote:

Many SS earrings are rhodium plated, so they won't tarnish.  I guess it depends on where you bought the earrings, or what brand they are, but I keep all my SS earrings in anti-tarnish jewelry boxes, and I've never had a problem with any of them tarnishing at all.  I don't remember ever polishing any of my SS earrings.

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I bought 2 sterling silver rings from Evine that are rhodium plated.  They have never tarnished. The earrings that I am buying are from QVC. (J345957).  They don't say they are rhodium plated.  The last time I bought sterling from QVC (many years ago) they were tarnished when I received them.  I'm not big on paying to send things back so I guess I need a cleaner.

[beach-mom]

@daisy4 - I would stick to the cloths, as most have already told you. I used to get them from Silpada (before they went out of business the first time), but now I get mine in the jewelry section of Walmart - a nice poster here told me about that. They work fine. Enjoy your new earrings! 

[Kachina624]

It would never occur to me to send something back because it was tarnished.  A 15 second swipe with a good polishing cloth would fix that. 

@daisy  The earring you chose are very pretty but I hope they don't tarnish because they'd be murder to clean.  Please get yourself a small anti-tarnish box in which to store them. 

Something like this by Lori Grenier works well for a few pieces.  I keep my "go to" earrings in one similar.