Tiffany & Co pinches pennies

[Imdanny]

http://www.tiffany.com/Shopping/Ite...params=s+5-p+2-c+288190-r+-x+-n+6-ri+-ni+0-t+

I don't this doesn't matter a lot in the scheme of things but, these (up until approximately a few weeks ago) used to have a different chain with much thicker links. Tiffany has replaced the chain with their standard chain with the thinnest links possible.

The original chain was much more substantial and matched the pendant much better. And I doubt the price for the set went down.

Who's the dumb person in corporate who doesn't understand that this damages the brand?

This is their signature designer.

Ok, mini-rant over. Just wanted to get that off my chest.

 

[reader]

If Tiffany's destroys their cache, will other storied brands be far behind?

 

[Sizzle]

I have noted even the thickness of their silver tag bracelet chains are thinner.

 

[texaskj]

Somebody at Tiffany & Co. needs to do some reading on the Cadillac Cimarron and what pinching pennies did to that company. No retailer is too big to fail anymore.

 

[missydebby]

thanks for posting this, Iam Danny. wow. bad biz move

 

[Imdanny]

You're welcome. You can call me Danny.

 

[Imdanny]

I have noted even the thickness of their silver tag bracelet chains are thinner.

I didn't know this. Thanks.

 

[Imdanny]

Somebody at Tiffany & Co. needs to do some reading on the Cadillac Cimarron and what pinching pennies did to that company. No retailer is too big to fail anymore.

Yes, it was a re-branded Chevrolet. What a mess.

 

[Imdanny]

If Tiffany's destroys their cache, will other storied brands be far behind?

I don't know. There are a couple relatively inexpensive things I want from Cartier and then I'll be like, "I've got mine!" LOL!

 

[T L]

Tiffany is no longer in the same league as some of the high priced luxury retailers it once stood side by side with. The fact of the matter is that they've been going downhill for a long time, and their reputation, as far as I'm concerned, probably is as well.

They remind me of a high priced Zales, rather than a Cartier or a VC&A.

 

[MakingTheGrade]

So lame...

 

[Imdanny]

Tiffany is no longer in the same league as some of the high priced luxury retailers it once stood side by side with. The fact of the matter is that they've been going downhill for a long time, and their reputation, as far as I'm concerned, probably is as well.

They remind me of a high priced Zales, rather than a Cartier or a VC&A.

They've gone down in my esteem in the last few years. I know the Tiffany Diamond is yellow but now they've introduced yellow diamonds and they're acting like they're the first people who ever heard of them. Their website goes on about how magical and perfect yellow diamonds are. It made me want to vomit.

 

[JewelFreak]

Tiffany is no longer in the same league as some of the high priced luxury retailers it once stood side by side with. The fact of the matter is that they've been going downhill for a long time, and their reputation, as far as I'm concerned, probably is as well.

They remind me of a high priced Zales, rather than a Cartier or a VC&A.

Yeah, TL, I agree. They've become a high priced mall jeweler. The endless array of silver teenage stuff was the beginning of the end. Then they stopped offering much of the special service that made them what they were. When I worked there 10 yrs ago we used to examine the clasps on bracelets, etc., and found them really crummy. At that time they did not make all their stuff themselves but I think since then brought it all in-house to avoid paying cost + profit to subcontractors. Now they can make things cheesy themselves!

--- Laurie

 

[iLander]

I think of Tiffany in NYC as a tourist store.

Everything is soooooo overpriced, too.

I was on their website one day and found a twin to my 3-stone 25th anniversary ring, same tcw, same quality stones.

It was $88 K at Tiffany.

I bought it at Costco for $12 K . . .

Now me and my husband like to joke about my $88,0000.00 ring . . .

 

[figment23]

Just for the record, the listing in the original post clearly shows that the chain is separate from the pendant and you can buy whatever chain suits your fancy. They just changed the chain they're showing it with.

I am not a Tiffany person, I was never nuts about their designs and when 12 year olds started sporting their bracelets, I crossed them off the list.

 

[iLander]

Figment, I think the overall point was that Tiffany is cutting costs to the bone.

Danny, I don't see their prices changing any

As far as brands going down hill, I thought of Waterford today. Remember when all their crystal was hand cut by trained craftsmen that apprenticed for years? They stopped doing that some time in the '90's (not sure of timing) and went to all molded crystal. Then they actually went out of business a couple of years ago (because they didn't change their prices, even though the quality was suddenly junk), but were bought up by another company that is now producing even cheaper crystal.

So, yes, many brands are going downhill. . .

 

[Imdanny]

Figment, I think the overall point was that Tiffany is cutting costs to the bone.

Danny, I don't see their prices changing any

Yes, and I did note that the pieces are sold as a set or individually.