I have to vent. I bought a lovely pair of drop Easter egg earrings today, like little Faberge eggs, sterling silver with pink, green, and yellow enameling. Very springlike and pretty. I asked a few times if they were sterling silver and was assured yes, and we discussed how nice it is to have real metal instead of gold plate. I couldn't see a hallmark but I can often only see them with a magnifier.
So I get home, go on the website, and find that they are "silvertone" and appear to be hematite with rhodium plate. I have emailed the company.
I am absolutely sick of being lied to by jewelers. This has happened to me numerous times. The green stone earrings sold to me as natural that turned out to be a piece of crap - I was able to return, but it cost time to do so and was a disappointment. The expensive synthetic opals which were never disclosed to me as synthetic and that jeweler then called me a liar when I said as much. There has been another time when a jeweler did not disclose and then called me a liar when I protested, but I can't for the life of me remember what incident that was.
I think this has happened to me four times. I am sick, sick, sick of jewelers lying to me and then, sometimes, telling ME I'm the liar when I complain. I mean, who does that? I wish I could have a job where I just lied to people the whole time and made lots of money doing so!
No wonder the jewelry industry has a bad name for overcharging, selling crap, and lying their asses off. That's the industry image to the uninitiated, and sometimes my experiences have taught me why the industry is seen this way.
The only way is to stick to companies like Whiteflash and be very wary of anything that isn't gold, silver, or diamonds from a company like theirs.
I think I'm going to give up buying jewelry. It's supposed to be fun, and this is the opposite of fun. It's stressful and disappointing and embarrassing and a timesuck. I hate jewelry right now - I loved these egg earrings and was so excited to wear them for Easter, but they're just junk metal. And now I have to spend time returning them to the store, when I'm really busy. They were only $88 plus tax but that is SO not the point. I just hate being lied to, and it seems to happen to me a LOT.
So I get home, go on the website, and find that they are "silvertone" and appear to be hematite with rhodium plate. I have emailed the company.
I am absolutely sick of being lied to by jewelers. This has happened to me numerous times. The green stone earrings sold to me as natural that turned out to be a piece of crap - I was able to return, but it cost time to do so and was a disappointment. The expensive synthetic opals which were never disclosed to me as synthetic and that jeweler then called me a liar when I said as much. There has been another time when a jeweler did not disclose and then called me a liar when I protested, but I can't for the life of me remember what incident that was.
I think this has happened to me four times. I am sick, sick, sick of jewelers lying to me and then, sometimes, telling ME I'm the liar when I complain. I mean, who does that? I wish I could have a job where I just lied to people the whole time and made lots of money doing so!
No wonder the jewelry industry has a bad name for overcharging, selling crap, and lying their asses off. That's the industry image to the uninitiated, and sometimes my experiences have taught me why the industry is seen this way.
The only way is to stick to companies like Whiteflash and be very wary of anything that isn't gold, silver, or diamonds from a company like theirs.
I think I'm going to give up buying jewelry. It's supposed to be fun, and this is the opposite of fun. It's stressful and disappointing and embarrassing and a timesuck. I hate jewelry right now - I loved these egg earrings and was so excited to wear them for Easter, but they're just junk metal. And now I have to spend time returning them to the store, when I'm really busy. They were only $88 plus tax but that is SO not the point. I just hate being lied to, and it seems to happen to me a LOT.
Plus, I don't know too many jewelry peeps from PS but the 2 I do know, they have been great to let me vent. Take a short break & get back at it once you're ready. 
Unfortunately, I've lost my trusting nature. I have to be more diligent & more specific on the next projects even if it makes me look "picky". 
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