Roadsmith
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posted on October 29, 2003 10:56:46 PM new
As I turn in for the night, I wonder if we could start a discussion about QVC's jewelry. I check out their stuff every day, off and on, and have bought quilts and clothing (Denim & Co. especially), plus a few other things over the years. Just got Clark's clogs for very little. We live in the mountains, and most of us here shop on QVC or through catalogs, esp. for clothes.
Anyway, I've never bought any of their jewelry but it's always looked okay to me. The fake diamonds are fakes, true, but people don't seem to care.
I've seen a few comments here from time to time about the cheap junk jewelry on QVC and wonder if people could elaborate.
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rarriffle
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posted on October 30, 2003 02:22:59 AM new
three women who work in my office buy all of their jewelry from QVC and it is very nice jewelry...
as you say, they know the diamonds are fake, but the jewelry is anything but cheap junk IMHO.
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capolady
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posted on October 30, 2003 03:16:36 AM new
I have purchased quite a bit of QVC jewelry and I have yet to be unhappy with a purchase. I bought a diamonique solitaire and an anniversary diamonique band and it is impossible to tell the difference between those pieces and my very expensive wedding set (unless you have it examined by a jeweler). I have also purchased numerous other pieces with precious and semi-precious stones and they are perfect. Very good jewelry - I would recommend to anyone. Also their gold is gorgeous-particularly the black hills gold.
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AuctionAce
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posted on October 30, 2003 07:06:21 AM new
If they sold cheaply made jewelry they'd lose way too much repeat business. QVC has salesmanship down to a science.
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drcomm
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posted on October 30, 2003 07:42:11 AM new
My mother has a pretty sizeable collection of jewelry, and about 80% of it is from QVC. It all looks great to me! She's very pleased with her purchases from there as well, and I've received several gifts from her from QVC and have really liked them all. I've actually always been a bit curious about why anyone thinks their stuff is junk.
Deana
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Libra63
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posted on October 30, 2003 07:58:59 AM new
I have never bought jewelry or anything else from QVC but I know Joan Rivers sells there along with Kenneth J. Lane, Suzanne Summers well if Home Shopping Club is still around I think that is where Suzanne Summers sells hers. Those are all quality designers with some very nice pieces. Is Home Shopping Club still around?????
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wgm
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posted on October 30, 2003 08:01:21 AM new
We have a QVC Outlet here, and the jewelry dept is pretty impressive - just like being in a better jewelry store (with lower prices)...
"I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it." - A Few Good Men
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jensmome
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posted on October 30, 2003 08:17:24 AM new
I love their jewelry. I have a lot of different pieces and find the quality to be great. I bought a bracelet and it broke about six months later. They replaced it immediately. No questions asked. I also have a QVC outlet near me and the prices there are even better. There's also a lot on sale on eBay.
As for the people who talk about the cheap quality, I imagine they haven't bought from QVC. Most of my jewelry is from regular jewelry stores but if you put it side by side with the QVC stuff you can't tell the difference.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on October 30, 2003 09:23:50 AM new
After my aunt passed away, my uncle gave me some of her jewelry. It was all QVC yellow metal crap, made in Korea.
Sure, if you didn't look closely it looked like 14k yellow gold. But it wouldn't fool anyone knowledgeable.
I never wear it and never will. I'm just sorry I didn't give my aunt some nice pieces she could have enjoyed during her lifetime. My mother at least has a big collection of antique gold lockets I've bought while prowling local antiques shops.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on October 30, 2003 09:23:51 AM new
After my aunt passed away, my uncle gave me some of her jewelry. It was all QVC yellow metal crap, made in Korea.
Sure, if you didn't look closely it looked like 14k yellow gold. But it wouldn't fool anyone knowledgeable.
I never wear it and never will. I'm just sorry I didn't give my aunt some nice pieces she could have enjoyed during her lifetime. My mother at least has a big collection of antique gold lockets I've bought while prowling local antiques shops.
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jensmome
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posted on October 30, 2003 10:05:25 AM new
Fluffy,
Sorry for your experience. But my stuff is 14k. And it's marked. I've had several pieces sized by my jeweler without any problem. And since I buy from him, I'm sure he'd be real quick to tell me if he thought it was "crap". Sure, QVC sells some "goldtone" but they tell you right up front.
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pelorus
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posted on October 30, 2003 11:08:14 AM new
If by fake diamonds you mean moissanite, this product is very impressive. It sparkles more than the real thing, and even jewelers are hard-pressed to tell the difference. It's much more expensive than CZ, but is well worth the difference.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on October 30, 2003 11:17:05 AM new
even jewelers are hard-pressed to tell the difference
Not at all. The difference is apparent under a high-powered microscope.
In addition, most jewelers and pawnshops have moissanite detectors. The recent ones are very good at detecting the stone.
Finally, applying direct heat to a suspect stone will turn it green if it is moissanite.
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Roadsmith
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posted on October 30, 2003 11:19:19 AM new
Fluffy: Is their jewelry actually marked QVC?
Or were the boxes it came in saved with the jewelry? Is it possible they'd advertise
14K or 18K gold and deliver cheap junk instead? I know that sometimes they sell metal jewelry
but it's always proclaimed that, as far
as I've seen.
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neroter12
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posted on October 30, 2003 12:29:30 PM new
I used to know somebody who LOVED QVC Stuff, especially the jewelery. I myself, never got into QVC, but her stuff always looked nice enough. (Of course, I never put my nose right up to it but it didn't seem junky.)
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sanmar
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posted on October 30, 2003 12:31:50 PM new
My SWEETIE buys from QVC all of the time, mostly Diamondique, for herself & for her daughters fo gifts, b'days & Xmas. I think that is pretty good for the price. Especially the rings & earings.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on October 30, 2003 01:00:35 PM new
"Diamonique" is simply cubic zirconia. The word itself is QVC's own trademark for CZ.
So it's no different or more special than any other kind of cubic zirconia jewelry.
Although I'm sure they mean for people to believe that it is...after all, they gave it a name.
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zircon4
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posted on October 30, 2003 01:11:15 PM new
Hi Fluffy,
You are absolutely correct about moissanite being easy to spot. You do not even need high powered magnification. The double refraction is very strong in that stuff. It does have fantastic fire though.
Regards,
Adrian
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drcomm
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posted on October 30, 2003 04:44:48 PM new
My motto about CZ: If someone is rude enough to ask if it's real, they deserve to be lied to 
edited to add: of course, I mean if a person is wearing it. As soon as I read this post I thought "uh oh, someone will take that wrong."
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on October 30, 2003 05:45:56 PM new
Does anyone really ask?
I mean, there are usually enough other clues to the socioeconomic status of a person (even here in "perpetual casual wear" Silicon Valley) so that it's pretty easy to tell whether or not that 2 carat rock is a CZ.
I recall strolling through the jewelry department of a local department store. A woman stopped me and held out her hand. "How do you like my diamond ring?" she demanded.
"Quite nice for a cubic zirconia," I observed.
She wanted to know how I could tell. I didn't have the heart to tell her that she was obviously not a person who'd be wearing a $25,000 ring.
My other CZ story:
About 10 years ago, an ex-boyfriend of mine was about to be engaged. He bought her the big hunk o'rock she wanted but neglected to mention it was not genuine. (Yes, he actually thought this was 1. acceptable, 2. sensible, and 3. survivable.)
She took it to be appraised.
She married him anyway, AFTER extorting the eye-popper real diamond that was her bride price.
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Japerton
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posted on October 30, 2003 06:09:02 PM new
I worked with an old time jewelry store owner on a project he was consulting on. One lady at the job site waved her hand under his nose and told him she bought her ring on QVC. He pointed out how uneven in grade some of the stones were, that the settings could be lose and that he'd done repair work on QVC "fine" jewelry. He never offered his card or solicited business. So I don't think he was "selling" her.
I thought it interesting how people talk about supporting "USA" and flag wave, but they won't support local jewlery artists and professionals who sell it.
I think since QVC spends zero air time educating the public on what they should know about buying stones and jewelry, it speaks volumes about what they sell.
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pelorus
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posted on October 30, 2003 06:11:03 PM new
My comment re moissanite that "even jewelers are hard-pressed to tell the difference" was referring to examination with the naked eye. Of course if you have a special detector you can tell the difference. If, as another poster says, it is easy to tell by visual exam, then why do so many jewelers have the special detecting machines?
My point is that moissanite is a high quality synthetic gem that the man on the street cannot distinguish from a diamond.
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rarriffle
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posted on October 30, 2003 06:47:05 PM new
it must be very sad for a person who has so little self esteem that they would insult an innocent person for asking a question!
when someone asks "how do you like my ring, clothes, etc.etc.etc.", they are usually looking for some validation. so they can't afford the "real" thing, only a very juvenile school yard bully would insult them or make them feel petty.
as for QVC jewelry or clothing, I have never ordered any but have liked every item I have seen from there. As I said earlier, more than one of my co-workers buys from them on a regular basis.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on October 30, 2003 07:13:39 PM new
rariffle: You are cordially invited to print out your comment, fold it until it is all corners and stuff it where the sun don't shine.
It wasn't HER ring. She was trying it on. I did her a favor if she really thought it was going to fool people into believing she had those kind of means.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on October 30, 2003 07:16:02 PM new
If, as another poster says, it is easy to tell by visual exam, then why do so many jewelers have the special detecting machines?
Because there was a general panic in the industry when moissanite was invented. (Just as there was when CZs became popular.) Many people bought moissanite detectors but it turned out that they didn't need them.
Don't take my word for it; Google it.
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pointy
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posted on October 30, 2003 08:15:47 PM new
Fluffy....for someone who knows so much about so much, it's interesting how wrong you can be about so much. I know from firsthand experience and being a pro in this field. With all due respect to your google info.
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BIGPEEPA
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posted on October 30, 2003 08:54:51 PM new
To all the nice people who buy QVC jewelry, Its o.k. but far from top quality jewelry and it ain't cheap. Take a few months and train yourselves about top quality jewelry then buy estate jewelry that never looses its value (if its high quality pieces) for the same price you pay QVC, NO KIDDING.
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stopwhining
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posted on October 31, 2003 05:13:14 AM new
estate jewelry is tricky,go to a reputable jeweler and pay an arm or a leg for it.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on October 31, 2003 05:31:33 AM new
stop:
Yes, buying estate jewelry requires knowing something about jewelry.
It's far easier to turn your brain off and just purchase whatever is marketed to you.
pointy:
Gosh, I guess you sure proved me wrong!
I bow before your obviously superior acumen.
Please, may I touch the hem of your robe?
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stopwhining
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posted on October 31, 2003 05:52:29 AM new
good estate jewelry for the price of QVC jewelry??
may i ask you to be my buyer??
back in old days,they dont have indian sweatshops cutting precious stones.
you will find more than your fair share of garnet among estate jewelry for the price of qvc jewelry.
but then i am not sure what is worse-heat treated stones or garnet passing as ruby??
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