Marketing...What do YOU pay for jewellery?

[ben b]

just as a quick poll, to help with peoples marketing.....

(even though 'we' are in the trade, im sure we all buy 'produced' pieces, from friends or otherwise...)
Forum guests are especially invited to answer!

So what was the last pice of jewellery YOU purchased, and how much did you pay?

(any jewellery counts, costume, real, special occaision etc)

[Emerald]

I bought my Friend a house charm for her pandora bracelet when she moved house recently £20.00

[ben b]

mine, was about 5 years ago, and a gold coloured titanium eyebrow ring from a tatoo shop in devon area. £8 i think.
I was on holiday, and hadnt seen the gold effect titanium before....impulse purchase. (havent got any tatoo's just saw it in window)

[geti-titanium]

I don't really have any jewellery - I have a Gucci watch that cost about £600 14 years ago and I wear a pair of Titanium/red gold/diamond cufflinks at work which were made by a competitor and that's it.

[Petal]

I bought a sterling silver & murano glass necklace about 6 years ago for about £40 from a Designers Guild designer/jeweller at Denbies vineyard in Dorking. That's about it.

[MuranoSilver]

The last thing I purchased from someone else was a watch.
I often buy handmade cards, glass work and paintings but it's very rare I buy jewellery.
(mainly because I like to self advertise by wearing my own stuff)

It cost me $245 + shipping and import duty, it was worth every penny
The maker was a gent called Allan Mason he sells mainly at shows but also has an etsy shop.
You can even see what I purchased here
Nice isn't it!
nic xx

[Solunar Silver Studio]

The last thing I purchased from someone else was a watch.
I often buy handmade cards, glass work and paintings but it's very rare I buy jewellery.
(mainly because I like to self advertise by wearing my own stuff)

It cost me $245 + shipping and import duty, it was worth every penny
The maker was a gent called Allan Mason he sells mainly at shows but also has an etsy shop.
You can even see what I purchased here
Nice isn't it!
nic xx

That is just lovely!! Probably the only bit of oxidised silver that I have seen recently that really seems to work!! I can see why he sells a lot of stuff to men...brilliant sculptural work!

I never really wear any jewellery that is not my own now...my favourite purchased and inherited pieces having been stolen when we were burgled about 15 years ago.

I did buy a gold and amethyst charm which I wore as a pendant for a few years which was an abstract design but vaguely 'B' shaped. I got that for £8 from a 'pawn shop'! At least when you buy stuff that has had a previous owner you know it won't fall apart the first time you wear it!

[AlexandraBuckle]

Ooh, I just wrote this somewhere else...
We got me a sapphire pendant from the Gem Factory in Bangkok - i think it worked out around £85. I've always wanted a Sapphire cos I love the colour and we were on our honeymoon and it was September (sapphire is the colour for September) so it all seemed right.
I'm still wearing it actually - i need to get a white gold chain for it though as its on a sterling one at the mo...(i was going to ask about that i another thread...)

before that we got our wedding rings! and before that I bought a murano glass bracelet for £12 - which is my normal spend for jewellery!

[Lisa Quinn]

I generally don't buy any jewellery for myself, however, I did buy a diamante choker a couple of years ago to jazz up a black dress for a black tie event which cost me about £20 on the high street.

My biggest spend is for my five year old daughter who is jewellery mad and adores "Claires" ( oh the shame !!).

[bustagasket]

The last thing i bought was from Liz Art Designs, and it was yet another pair of earrings. Sadly Liz passed away at the beginning of the year, and her husband is valiently trying to continue her work, using the designs she left behind. A fantastic couple, and so i will continue to buy from him twice a year when i go to the bike rally, in Liz's memory. I paid £25 for one pair, and £8 for the other.