How is tiffany viewed these days?

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#137
I have a nostalgic spot for Tiffany, probably mainly influenced by my mother. Of course the way Tiffany was marketed in the 90s is starkly different today, especially after being taken over by LVMH.
In the past, ~2015-2019, my experience with Tiffany was...brief? I would go in to look or buy something, and every single time, the SA who worked with me on my last visit had left the company. And then I'd have to work with a new person. Not that this is something to get upset over, but it is something that I noticed. And so I never cared too much about who my SA was, every time I went to go buy something because it ended up being a different person anyway lol.
However, this past year, I have met a wonderful SA. :smile: He is very responsive, understanding of my tastes, not pushy, and even sent me a holiday card! (whether that is marketing or not, doesn't matter, he took the time to write a card to me and I appreciate it.) I don't think I have bought many things from him, a necklace and ring here, an accessory there, some gifts. He'd always be happy to let me try things that was definitely out of my budget haha, and if he had a lot of clients that day, I'd get to wait in a private room and relax. So I am very glad that he is my SA and still very accommodating when I arrive without notice sometimes. :P

What's really conflicting to me is LVMH's marketing with Tiffany. "Not your mother's Tiffany" and "Tiffany Table Manners" is not the Tiffany I knew and grew to love. Frankly I find it rude, disrespectful and borderline insulting. :blah:
It really does not want me to continue supporting Tiffany as a company and especially not buy any of their new collections. (Fortunately I'm not into any of the new collections haha). I miss classic Tiffany and I hope that LVMH makes a turn around...sometime in the future, haha, who knows.
 
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lill_canele said:
What's really conflicting to me is LVMH's marketing with Tiffany. "Not your mother's Tiffany" and "Tiffany Table Manners" is not the Tiffany I knew and grew to love. Frankly I find it rude, disrespectful and borderline insulting. :blah:
It really does not want me to continue supporting Tiffany as a company and especially not buy any of their new collections. (Fortunately I'm not into any of the new collections haha). I miss classic Tiffany and I hope that LVMH makes a turn around...sometime in the future, haha, who knows.
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The new marketing bothers me as well. The not your mothers part is ridiculous considering they're using Jay-Z and Beyonce in their new campaign. Jay-Z is in his 50's so what exactly do they mean by "not your mothers?"

The table manners video.. cringe.. I'm not sure I understand the point of the video other than you don't need any manners to be a Tiffany client?
 
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lill_canele said:
I have a nostalgic spot for Tiffany, probably mainly influenced by my mother. Of course the way Tiffany was marketed in the 90s is starkly different today, especially after being taken over by LVMH.
In the past, ~2015-2019, my experience with Tiffany was...brief? I would go in to look or buy something, and every single time, the SA who worked with me on my last visit had left the company. And then I'd have to work with a new person. Not that this is something to get upset over, but it is something that I noticed. And so I never cared too much about who my SA was, every time I went to go buy something because it ended up being a different person anyway lol.
However, this past year, I have met a wonderful SA. :smile: He is very responsive, understanding of my tastes, not pushy, and even sent me a holiday card! (whether that is marketing or not, doesn't matter, he took the time to write a card to me and I appreciate it.) I don't think I have bought many things from him, a necklace and ring here, an accessory there, some gifts. He'd always be happy to let me try things that was definitely out of my budget haha, and if he had a lot of clients that day, I'd get to wait in a private room and relax. So I am very glad that he is my SA and still very accommodating when I arrive without notice sometimes. :P

What's really conflicting to me is LVMH's marketing with Tiffany. "Not your mother's Tiffany" and "Tiffany Table Manners" is not the Tiffany I knew and grew to love. Frankly I find it rude, disrespectful and borderline insulting. :blah:
It really does not want me to continue supporting Tiffany as a company and especially not buy any of their new collections. (Fortunately I'm not into any of the new collections haha). I miss classic Tiffany and I hope that LVMH makes a turn around...sometime in the future, haha, who knows.
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I feel much the same as you on all you noted!

There were so many wonderful sales associates that had been at my store for many years when I regularly shopped there in the 90s and early 2000s. I loved so many of the pieces they offered then. Sadly, many of the longtime SA left when offered early retirement after the economic downturn in 2008. Like you, I never really consistently connected with anyone again until recently. My current SA is really lovely to deal with, but now I feel less affinity for the current Tiffany designs, and have only made a few purchases with her.

Regarding LVMH, their Tiffany ad campaigns leave me feeling disappointed. :huh: IMO, they are neither creative nor innovative. They are not attractive, or whimsical. They frankly seem juvenile! Based on their ads, I'm really not sure who they want as their customers. Their current efforts seem risky, will they attract more customers than they repel?
 
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I’m a big fan of the hardwear and t collections. It appeals to me more than anything from any other jewelry brand. I can appreciate stuff from Cartier etc on other people, but there’s always something about them that is not for me. Like dealing with screws and the whole chastity belt thing. Or some designs are just not my style, too ornate and fancy, like some perlee and Alhambra pieces. It’s like tiffany just gets me with hardwear and t. Simple, casual, modern, not too feminine, but still pretty, stackable and collectible, but also good to wear alone.
 
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I just got into Tiffany. I just got the True Narrow ring in WG. I would be considering the T1 or T Wire.

I tend to wear my Cartier pieces more though Tiffany, I think is less recognizable (in my industry/ imo) in the workplace and in nyc (in terms of safety).
 
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Basically all of my Tiffany pieces are from middle school/high school. I loved Tiffany back then and had so many things on my wishlist. For whatever reason I just kind of stopped looking. In the past year (probably due to all of the price increases) I decided to pick out the pieces I still liked and plan to get them. I found that I'm not really a fan of their new direction-anything I liked (that wasn't crazy expensive) were pieces I already own but in gold. I've narrowed it down to the gold small starfish, gold 22m open heart pendant, and gold venetian bracelet (they didn't have it to try on). I'm trying to decide if any are worth it? The sterling venetian was probably my most worn way back when because I would switch the other larger bracelets around. But idk $4500 seems like a lot for it? I would so appreciate any input!A7F41003-B278-4AC5-9B5F-63D216FBA8C1.jpeg24DA1C84-B8E2-4B5A-84A2-85970B1490C9.jpeg
 
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ProShopper1 said:
Basically all of my Tiffany pieces are from middle school/high school. I loved Tiffany back then and had so many things on my wishlist. For whatever reason I just kind of stopped looking. In the past year (probably due to all of the price increases) I decided to pick out the pieces I still liked and plan to get them. I found that I'm not really a fan of their new direction-anything I liked (that wasn't crazy expensive) were pieces I already own but in gold. I've narrowed it down to the gold small starfish, gold 22m open heart pendant, and gold venetian bracelet (they didn't have it to try on). I'm trying to decide if any are worth it? The sterling venetian was probably my most worn way back when because I would switch the other larger bracelets around. But idk $4500 seems like a lot for it? I would so appreciate any input!View attachment 5639589View attachment 5639590
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no offense but the heart kinda looks like mall jewelery
 
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I think the Elsa peretti line is beautiful. These two items you’ve shown are classic Tiffany pieces. They’re elegant and not flashy. They’re a nice breath of fresh air compared to the heavy and modern designs being churned out by Tiffany these days. The hardware and lock lines are not appealing to me but to each their own.
 
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ProShopper1 said:
I was kind of thinking that too..but then my mom said that was her favorite and I thought maybe I was just being weird.
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What you liked in the past, may not be what you will like in the near or far distant future. I would choose the starfish over the other 2 options. I agree with @SDC2003 the Elsa Perritti line is beautiful and do have longevity in their designs. I have a few from her line and still wear to this day. Very easy pieces to wear.
 
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ProShopper1 said:
Basically all of my Tiffany pieces are from middle school/high school. I loved Tiffany back then and had so many things on my wishlist. For whatever reason I just kind of stopped looking. In the past year (probably due to all of the price increases) I decided to pick out the pieces I still liked and plan to get them. I found that I'm not really a fan of their new direction-anything I liked (that wasn't crazy expensive) were pieces I already own but in gold. I've narrowed it down to the gold small starfish, gold 22m open heart pendant, and gold venetian bracelet (they didn't have it to try on). I'm trying to decide if any are worth it? The sterling venetian was probably my most worn way back when because I would switch the other larger bracelets around. But idk $4500 seems like a lot for it? I would so appreciate any input!View attachment 5639589View attachment 5639590
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I like the starfish!
 
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