'Negotiating' the price of Caresse d'orchidées down at Cartier boutique

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#31
oh thank you ladies :flowers: it is south sea pearls ranging from 18.11mm up to 21.17 mm weight total 59.14 mo. and i really really love it
oh and you are right jewelry is just divine
bee i love the tonneau watch in your avatar soo beautiful :love:
 
#32
Lilach, your necklace is just amazing. The clasp makes it even more special - thank you for sharing with us!

Bee Bee - Oh my, that ruby set is incredible. I hope you can get it!
 
#33
how would go about asking for a discount at a high end jewlery store? I;m looking to get a bulgari ring (i'm in Australia) but does anyone know the discounts they offer and the rpocess it is done at
 
#34
naughtymanolo said:
how would go about asking for a discount at a high end jewlery store? I;m looking to get a bulgari ring (i'm in Australia) but does anyone know the discounts they offer and the rpocess it is done at
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when you decide abouet the ring you want just ask for the listprice. after that try the ring on again and ask for YOUR price. usually they make a good offer and then you take it.
 
#35
Greentea said:
Lilach, your necklace is just amazing. The clasp makes it even more special - thank you for sharing with us!

Bee Bee - Oh my, that ruby set is incredible. I hope you can get it!
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Thanks a lot for the moral support! We've already gone past the point of no return because we've voluntarily paid around $100,000 (the lady suggested:smile1: ) as a gesture of goodwill and more importantly because it will hurry them up! I had some second thoughts afterwards (easy Tiffany) but my fiancé got fed up and mouthed 'Shut up, your only job is to wear it.' He's definitely a keeper.:noworry:

lilach 60 momme:shocked: not counting the clasp, almost a quarter kilo pearl necklace...do you need a neck message after wearing this?:rofl: What's the difference between Tahitian and South Seas? I always think it's the same because Tahitian is in the South Seas.

For shu and everyone else, I am going to embarass myself :push: and show you my 12mm (max) Mikimoto strand, AA which is the third highest grade. You can see that the lustre is awful and the reflection is murky. Not to say that the disproportionate clasp is not diamonds but 58.5% platinum (actually this is a stopover because the original ornate clasp was cleaned and I can't be bothered to get it changed back yet:p ). Now I'm off for my reiki, shiatsu and zazen meditation to get jealousy out of my head:p

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lilach said:
below just one example of how fabulous and flawless cartier is in all of their hj
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Lilach, that is a STUNNER! For me, this beats a croc Birkin. I would rather get this pearl masterpiece! Also love your engagement ring! You have a stunning collection.
 
#40
Bee...Bee said:
Thanks a lot for the moral support! We've already gone past the point of no return because we've voluntarily paid around $100,000 (the lady suggested:smile1: ) as a gesture of goodwill and more importantly because it will hurry them up! I had some second thoughts afterwards (easy Tiffany) but my fiancé got fed up and mouthed 'Shut up, your only job is to wear it.' He's definitely a keeper.:noworry:

lilach 60 momme:shocked: not counting the clasp, almost a quarter kilo pearl necklace...do you need a neck message after wearing this?:rofl: What's the difference between Tahitian and South Seas? I always think it's the same because Tahitian is in the South Seas.

For shu and everyone else, I am going to embarass myself :push: and show you my 12mm (max) Mikimoto strand, AA which is the third highest grade. You can see that the lustre is awful and the reflection is murky. Not to say that the disproportionate clasp is not diamonds but 58.5% platinum (actually this is a stopover because the original ornate clasp was cleaned and I can't be bothered to get it changed back yet:p ). Now I'm off for my reiki, shiatsu and zazen meditation to get jealousy out of my head:p

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The Mikimoto 12mm! is gorgeous too. I don't know what you are talking about. All I could afford at that time when I bought my pearl was 7mm, and it's not even a Mikimoto. I would love to have your pearls.

By the way, do you own the Tonne (?) watch in your Avatar? That is also gorgeous.
 
#41
^^^ Went to a party (old boarding school gathering) and had a little déjà vu last night:winkiss: . One of my friend had this on (also asked her to get this off things they sent to her):
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sonya and lilach, is this the one you ladies are talking about?

My friend was wearing white blouse with black pencil skirt to a full blown cocktail but lol, nobody in the entire room could take their eyes off her [neck]. Our set is OK if someone ask what’s the price of X and we knew she was 'slightly' well off but we collapsed and one of us dropped a glass (literally, not joking) when we asked her how much was it?

The casual answer was: ‘I didn't care much because I was looking at something else when mum bought it but probably about three-quarters odd :wacko::noggin:.......

(i.e.~$1,400,000, lilach is this about right?)

As all good friends should do :rofl: she let us try it on in the ladies' room even then other people just stares at it. It weighs a tonne and feels like hanging a stuffed Kelly by the strap from your neck. But god!!! does it feel good or what!!! I was peeking at myself in the mirror and you can see how your face lights up when you put it on and stroke it (remember Lord of the Rings Gollum 'my preciousss' lol and it’s not even mine...), you get this little smirk and automatically put on your most arrogant face thinking you all should thank me because I look *$@% hot. This is actually a bit worrying because it for a moment I joined the ‘Dark Side of the Force’ and I have to say that wise ladies that have HJs have serious amount of restraint like Yoda:greengrin:

A long useless rant but to sonya and lilach and other ladies who already own High Jewellery pieces, you really, really should be proud that you are seriously very lucky ladies:flowers: and if I sin slightly less maybe in the next life I may get a chance to upgrade from a pitifully puny strand and wear one for more than 30 secs, lol.

tokyogirl, thank you loads for the moral support, but is there anything more potent than the shikantaza meditation to devoid my head of objects and content:rofl: ?
 
#42
heay what a nice experience. not it is not the necklace i wanted (mine was bigger more strands of rubies and pearshape diamonds and rubies dropping from the orchid basically an "upgraded" version of the one your friend has" oh my gosh that sound just wrong but you know what i mean:hrmm: :shocked: :laugh: ) but yeah i love the necklace your friend has and the price is about right (a tad bit higher) ;)
 
#43
Loganz said:
Bee Bee - I do not think 20% is unreasonable; but, I always thought that you wait for them to offer it?

I have no international experience with haggling; but, I know that in Vegas (at every shop, say minus Hermes, Chanel, and Louis Vuitton, i.e. the namesake stores) the price you see is not the price you pay if you don't act too impressed, excited, desperate to obtain the item.

I have paused and shook my head and said, "well, if it were a little less, maybe" - and, have consistently been offered the items at 20% off, which does seem to be the acceptable margin for discounts.

As I said, this does not work EVERYWHERE; but, I have never asked for a discount, I have just hinted and waited to see if they would offer.
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lOGANZ.......... Is it really true that you can negotiate the price in the above stores in Las Vegas?
Over here in England you could never ever do that! xxx:love:xxx
 
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