The Tiffany Elsa Peretti Bean Thread

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#106
darkangel07760 said:
Ok so I am going to think about what would be the right length for my silver bean...
I have been musing over the 20mm black jade... But I am not sure... I was honestly surprised that they had a larger bean in black jade... I was focused on the 12mm! Which I like. But maybe I should go get the 20mm. I tried it on at the store, but...
I HATE making decisions in the store. SO distracting, with all of this gorgeous Tiffany stuff around me, and all I want to do is sit quietly and look at them for awhile. But I feel like you can't! So I make a decision, while standing there, with the SA right up close...
Gah. I am going to contact my friend tonight that works there, and ask her if she can hold the larger black jade bean for me so that I can sit in the back with her (she works in the OP department) and have my SO with me and take the time to decide. I just want to make sure. This is a big purchase for me, and I HATE flip flopping. I just need to be able to focus and take my sweet ol time.
Does anyone else have this issue?
I need to learn to "zen out" and then it would be easier, lol!
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Totally know what you mean....went into Tiffany's today to pick up a key pendant and even tho my SA was really nice and waited patiently while I tried on ever possible combo :laugh: i still felt a bit rushed and now i'm flip-flopping on the chain length, for the bigger purchases i def need to take my sweet time too :D....aughh i hate having to make multiple trips though! Funny thing though i actually got distracted by the beans when i was trying on the keys but sadly didn't have any time to try them on :(
 
#107
anne.A said:
Totally know what you mean....went into Tiffany's today to pick up a key pendant and even tho my SA was really nice and waited patiently while I tried on ever possible combo :laugh: i still felt a bit rushed and now i'm flip-flopping on the chain length, for the bigger purchases i def need to take my sweet time too :D....aughh i hate having to make multiple trips though! Funny thing though i actually got distracted by the beans when i was trying on the keys but sadly didn't have any time to try them on :(
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Gah! Drives me nuts. I am going to see if my long-suffering boyfriend will go with me tomorrow (I will have my car in the shop) so that I can show him the larger bean and ask his opinion.
Gah!
 
#113
darkangel07760 said:
Ok so I am going to think about what would be the right length for my silver bean...
I have been musing over the 20mm black jade... But I am not sure... I was honestly surprised that they had a larger bean in black jade... I was focused on the 12mm! Which I like. But maybe I should go get the 20mm. I tried it on at the store, but...
I HATE making decisions in the store. SO distracting, with all of this gorgeous Tiffany stuff around me, and all I want to do is sit quietly and look at them for awhile. But I feel like you can't! So I make a decision, while standing there, with the SA right up close...
Gah. I am going to contact my friend tonight that works there, and ask her if she can hold the larger black jade bean for me so that I can sit in the back with her (she works in the OP department) and have my SO with me and take the time to decide. I just want to make sure. This is a big purchase for me, and I HATE flip flopping. I just need to be able to focus and take my sweet ol time.
Does anyone else have this issue?
I need to learn to "zen out" and then it would be easier, lol!
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YES. I tell the SA I need to go think about it. Then I go walk the mall for 20 minutes or an hour, think hard, go into other jewelry stores and just look, then I usually go back. They know me and my system now, so they encourage it. At least they don't have to deal with a return, so it's all good.

When I walk the mall, I think about what clothes I would wear it with, where I would wear it, how I would feel if I didn't buy it, how I would feel if I did buy it, would I rather wear something different that I already have, is there something else I should check out first, when would I have to pay the credit card, how much will my credit card balance be for that month, what food I will give up to pay for it (that will make me fat anyway so no love lost there), hmmm, I think that's it. By the time I've thought it through, I'm pretty happy with my decision. I rarely return things unless they are defective.

BTW, it would be nice if you could alternate the length of the silver bean. Can you just buy an extender that you like?

Can you take a pic of you wearing each bean inside the Tiffany store? Then you have pics to look at to help you make your decision. I plan to do that next time I need eyeglasses, cuz I can never see what I look like in the frames.
 
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#114
Jesssh said:
YES. I tell the SA I need to go think about it. Then I go walk the mall for 20 minutes or an hour, think hard, go into other jewelry stores and just look, then I usually go back. They know me and my system now, so they encourage it. At least they don't have to deal with a return, so it's all good.

When I walk the mall, I think about what clothes I would wear it with, where I would wear it, how I would feel if I didn't buy it, how I would feel if I did buy it, would I rather wear something different that I already have, is there something else I should check out first, when would I have to pay the credit card, how much will my credit card balance be for that month, what food I will give up to pay for it (that will make me fat anyway so no love lost there), hmmm, I think that's it. By the time I've thought it through, I'm pretty happy with my decision. I rarely return things unless they are defective.

BTW, it would be nice if you could alternate the length of the silver bean. Can you just buy an extender that you like?

Can you take a pic of you wearing each bean inside the Tiffany store? Then you have pics to look at to help you make your decision. I plan to do that next time I need eyeglasses, cuz I can never see what I look like in the frames.
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Thank you. Great questions!
The last time I took a pic, they were very hesitant, I have no idea why, but they let me take a pic of a key that I wanted my sister to get me. Hopefully if I am sitting in the back they will be more lenient?
 
#115
darkangel07760 said:
Thank you. Great questions!
The last time I took a pic, they were very hesitant, I have no idea why, but they let me take a pic of a key that I wanted my sister to get me. Hopefully if I am sitting in the back they will be more lenient?
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The picture thing could be a copyright issue. Before smartphones came out, even Office Max wouldn't let me take a picture of a phone. Company policy. I would respect their policies and not take pics if they prohibit it. Just wear it and stare in the mirror for a long time.
 
#116
I wore it and stared in the mirror, and it was clear: the big bean won. It definitely has alot more presence and now I have two beans in 20mm, one sterling silver, and one in black jade.
Phew!
Officially have spent all of my birthday/tax refund money. It's crazy... Got a 1837 Tiffany titanium bracelet from my SO for Christmas, a Rubedo bar pendant from my birthday money, and a black bean from my tax refund money, all within 4 months of each other!
Phew! Until next year!
 
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Oh and here is a sub par pic off of my mobile phone:

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darkangel07760 said:
Oh and here is a sub par pic off of my mobile phone:

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It looks perfect! I love it at that length and size on you. I know what you mean about changing your mind a lot. I am like that too. I have to wear something for a little while to really decide. I actually ended up making a lot of returns recently (luckily I have a SA who knows me well and is very patient. I originally had a rubedo ring which I exchanged for a rubedo necklace which I exchanged for (finally) a gold pendant. I'm happy now but I wasn't originally. I think a lot of my issues stem from having to make a decision while people are staring at you and in unnatural jewelry store lighting. In the end It isn't worth it to be unhappy with such a big purchase. They have always been nothing but helpful to me.
 
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