The description of each article given by the presenters suggests that they are expensive items. Yet they go for low prices. How can this be? They have to make a profit. Are the starting prices realistic or set too high to impress people with the savings?
Your help and views would be appreciated. I'm looking to buy some jewellery as Christmas presents.
2006-11-04 10:20:28 · 14 answers · asked by e33h66_99p 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
The whole idea behind these pseudo-auction or price dropping channels is to make you think you're getting a bigger bargain, so you're more likely to buy.
They're still making a profit even at the end prices they sell at.
Whatever they sell has to fit the description given and they are bound by the Sale of Goods act, so if you think something is worth buying at the price offered then buy.
You can always return it for a refund, regardless of anything they say.
2006-11-04 10:49:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i love this tv channel!
its is amazing
they claim that the reason they sell the jewellry so cheap is because they mine the stones themselves; cutting out many middle men. The stones are manufactured from the mines to the jewellry by them, including the cutting, setting, and design. Whic as you can see is many people that need to make a profit on the jewellry through a normal chain
iv bought 4 rings from here and my fiance has bought a chain, It is all genuinly high quiality stuff and i love all of mine! i have a diamond and topaz ring which is my favourite. And also i have a few tanzanit pieces; which are SERIOUSLY expensive on the high street. I bought a tanzanite necklace for £80, and saw almost the identical one in Samuels for £400.
If your not happ with purchase you can send it back, and they send you a book with information about every different stone they sell.
If you do buy something from there its worth buying a few things at the same time as they will only charge you one P&P for all your items.
And if you buy a ring they send it in only one size, i think its 'n'. So just make sure if you need it resizing you get in in time!!!
2006-11-07 10:12:56 · answer #2 · answered by vicki lou 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The starting prices ARE unrealistic as the pieces would never be sold for that amount of money (I believe if you go to their website T&Cs there is a clause which says that the starting price is not indicative of the value of the item), however.............. I have not bought anything myself but my parents have, they had them independently valued and every item was valued at more then what they paid for it, not all of them by a huge amount, but always more. As a previous answerer said, only buy something if it is at a price that YOU are happy to pay for it, not just because the presenter is telling you how much of a bargain it is!
2006-11-08 01:46:21 · answer #3 · answered by Little Bo Peep 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gems Tv Sale
2016-10-07 07:38:11 · answer #4 · answered by fontagne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only heard about this from someone at work a couple of weeks ago and like you thought there had to be something funny about it.
My colleague buys things from there a lot and apparently it is all on the proviso that if your not happy it can be returned. The only acception to this is the ones that state they are excluded from returns and are usually even cheaper still as are ex-demonstration items.
My colleague has been ecstatic with all her items so far so If you have nothing to loose; as you can get your money back if not happy; I say go for it.
2006-11-04 10:30:11 · answer #5 · answered by mjastbury 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a very good question and I have always wondered that myself. When I have had a look at the items they sell, I have to be honest I think they look cheap and nasty - their gold doesn't look like real gold and I noticed that their descriptions are sometimes misleading. I don't think you are getting the real McCoy, but I could be wrong as I am no expert.
Perhaps buy something and have it looked at by a proper jeweller (I would recommend a private jewerelly shop as opposed to a chain) and ask them to value the piece for you and see what they reckon.
2006-11-06 04:38:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have brought pieces of jewellery from gems tv for myself and for family and have had nothing but excellent quality, the rings have to go through an assay office here in england to get the stamp on the gold. I thought it was dodgy too to begin with so i brought a couple of bits and had them valued, to my delight, for a gold rhodalite garnet ring i paid fifty pounds and had it valued at £475, much to say i was pleased and have never looked back!! So i would say definately go for it, if u don't like it send it back for a very speedy refund. Hope this helped!!
2006-11-07 09:18:41 · answer #7 · answered by niknaksmurf 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think that there's a simple rule of thumb here and that is, including their overhead, which will be significant, these people drive off with a profit, if they didn't they wouldn't do it. Whether the profit is larger or smaller than a high street jeweller is debatable but, there is a misdirection somewhere and that feels like a lack of integrity to me.
2006-11-08 10:40:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So in case you have rings shop definite, in case you do no longer how can you get £ninety 9. what's Tanzinite, sounds friendly yet £ninety 9, £19 possibly, in case you will locate a earnings decide for it. Will or no longer it relatively is nicely worth a lot in some years time, why via then there'll be greater in stream so no it relatively is going to likely be nicely worth much less. supply and demand.
2016-10-15 09:26:29 · answer #9 · answered by oreskovich 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have seen some rings that friends have bought from gems tv and I found that they felt very light and the yellow gold rings seemed very pale. I don't think they are UK gold. Probably imported from china where they get it a lot lot cheaper, hence why they can sell it very cheap.
2006-11-04 21:05:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋