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texasgirliegirl said:
Has anybody had problems with their VCA earrings (posts) becoming too loose or even falling out?
I realize that they are designed to screw out.
Do most of you have them permanently secured?
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Funny you asked this when you did. I had a pair on yesterday and I noticed one was drooping. When I took it out I saw that the post was loose and pointed at a funny angle.

If you touch the post it moves back and forth and is pointed at an angle so it no longer goes through the opening on the clip back. I'm sending them to VCA tomorrow.


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sbelle said:
Funny you asked this when you did. I had a pair on yesterday and I noticed one was drooping. When I took it out I saw that the post was loose and pointed at a funny angle.

If you touch the post it moves back and forth and is pointed at an angle so it no longer goes through the opening on the clip back. I'm sending them to VCA tomorrow.


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Mine are like these, too.
 
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This is exactly what happened to my earring.

sbelle said:
Funny you asked this when you did. I had a pair on yesterday and I noticed one was drooping. When I took it out I saw that the post was loose and pointed at a funny angle.

If you touch the post it moves back and forth and is pointed at an angle so it no longer goes through the opening on the clip back. I'm sending them to VCA tomorrow.


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I own three pairs of VCA earrings. My small YG Frivole post came out last summer. I sent to Betteridge and had them both soldered in permanently. It took 2 days (I was in Colorado) and my SA overnighted them back. My vintage alhambra turquoise earrings had the post come out also a few weeks ago and they were only 3 months old. I had to send to Houston and it took three weeks to get them back. My SA in Houston had to send them to NYC. They also charged me $80. :(

I have not had my pave Frivole soldered yet but I plan on doing it ASAP. I may wait until I go to Colorado this summer to have Betteridge do it.

I think the earring post of VCA jewelry is a huge pain! For the cost of the earrings I feel like the posts need to be soldered permanently into the back of the earring. There should be a choice if you want clip-ons or a post for pierced ears. It is a huge risk as to when the post is going to become loose and one could be wearing the earring when it becomes loose. Mine would fall off if that happened. TGG~ Send them back to Betteridge and get them fixed or if you are not happy with them-have them order a new pair. I think they have very good customer service at Betteridge & they are very fast. It is not like having a piece sent to NYC!
 
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Yes, after having them work on my earrings twice, I am ready for a new pair.
If anybody wants to try this, you can tighten your earrings yourself.
Carefully hold the post with needle nose (jewelers) pliers, then carefully rotate the earring until it no longer screws. They should be tight.
I suspect that the jeweler did not manually tighten/screw the post in before tapping it with the laser. I would try the DIY tightening except that mine have already been lasered and I don't want to risk damaging them.
In the future, I plan to just tighten the posts myself.
 
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texasgirliegirl said:
I was told by two Van Cleef SA's that all VCA posts are designed as screw ins. This is to allow them to easily convert to clip ons.
The trouble is that sometimes they become loose. I was able to easily tighten my large frivole earrings myself with needle nose pliers.
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Thank you for the info. I just tightened my posts with my own fingers. No pliers. :D I guess it's good to check from time to time and tighten them up when needed.
 
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