Comments on: Mall Jewelry Store ‘Sales’ http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/12/20/mall-jewelry-store-sales/ personal finance tips, tricks, and commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:51:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: jim http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/12/20/mall-jewelry-store-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-1029 jim Tue, 20 Dec 2005 19:34:05 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/12/19/mall-jewelry-store-sales/#comment-1029 My mom once told me that jewelry is marked up <b>at least</b> 300%, so when it's 50% off, they're still making a huge profit. We had friends who were jewelers so I assume that's where she heard it from. My mom once told me that jewelry is marked up at least 300%, so when it’s 50% off, they’re still making a huge profit. We had friends who were jewelers so I assume that’s where she heard it from.

]]> By: Blaine Moore http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/12/20/mall-jewelry-store-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 Blaine Moore Tue, 20 Dec 2005 16:23:11 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/12/19/mall-jewelry-store-sales/#comment-1025 I have not done a whole lot of jewelry buying; our engagement ring came from a family hand me down, and the work done on it was a friend's recommendation at a jeweler. Doing the sizing was much cheaper than the buying, I'd think... I have not done a whole lot of jewelry buying; our engagement ring came from a family hand me down, and the work done on it was a friend’s recommendation at a jeweler. Doing the sizing was much cheaper than the buying, I’d think…

]]> By: Nick http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/12/20/mall-jewelry-store-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-1024 Nick Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:14:48 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/12/19/mall-jewelry-store-sales/#comment-1024 This reminds me of a dry cleaners down the street which has "20% off everyday!" permanently written on their storefront. As for jewelry, the only piece of jewelry I've ever gotten in a physical store instead of online is my wife's engagement ring and that was only after extensive research and shopping around online and in stores. It was the only time I've ever seen a B&M jewelry store beat all of the online sellers for the same type and quality of merchandise ... even with the perpetual 40-60% off! This reminds me of a dry cleaners down the street which has “20% off everyday!” permanently written on their storefront.

As for jewelry, the only piece of jewelry I’ve ever gotten in a physical store instead of online is my wife’s engagement ring and that was only after extensive research and shopping around online and in stores. It was the only time I’ve ever seen a B&M jewelry store beat all of the online sellers for the same type and quality of merchandise … even with the perpetual 40-60% off!

]]> By: FMF http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/12/20/mall-jewelry-store-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-1022 FMF Tue, 20 Dec 2005 13:15:44 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/12/19/mall-jewelry-store-sales/#comment-1022 Welcome to the jewelry "business". My experience here is that if you don't know what they're up to, you can REALLY get taken. Welcome to the jewelry “business”. My experience here is that if you don’t know what they’re up to, you can REALLY get taken.

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