What would make you buy from Gemporia again?

[Ant7t]

Just because this is the nearest thread, I will post it here. Correct me if I'm wrong, but did I hear years back that the Tanzanite grading system was 'invented' by Gemporia and adopted the world over? And if that be the case, why is Jake rubbishing the system. Not buying scrabble.....

 

[rubia]

Just because this is the nearest thread, I will post it here. Correct me if I'm wrong, but did I hear years back that the Tanzanite grading system was 'invented' by Gemporia and adopted the world over? And if that be the case, why is Jake rubbishing the system. Not buying scrabble.....

Yes I remember that?.

 

[Ant7t]

Yes I remember that?.

I looked it up. And it seems they did. If you're bored of reading, scroll to when they talk about 2004.

https://www.gemporia.com/en-gb/gemo...Oszfw9glAMr7n8BJf3qD6yj_S35ftuXwillDMTfH-A50y

 

[TheManWithNoName]

Jake talks out of his arse.

If he told me the sky was blue, I'd have to go outside to check because I wouldn't believe him.

 

[Marietta]

Although there's plenty of fake material online and buying from Troth & Co does guarantee some sense of authenticity - particularly for a common or garden mineral such as malachite, there are equally lots of genuine pieces available which, in my opinion, are more attractive for reasonable prices such as these for £60-ish, each. One mineral where shouting out the weight doesn't justify a silly "price per carat" comparison. I mean, it's not as if Troth is selling the scrap price of the copper inside, surely?!!

I wouldn't rule it out, anything's possible from that shyster!

 

[Marietta]

People will need to be on something if buy that at that price. It won't be the Palladium though........

Maybe cbd?

 

[Brighthunter]

In answer to the title of this thread, I bought a pendant that I have been watching for months. It was originally on an Ellis show and I liked the look of it, but they never got around to it and never dropped the price either. Its been going up and down in price, but when I checked a couple of weeks ago, there was only one left in stock, so I bought it. I haven't bought anything in months and months. I knew it was over priced, but I still paid £39.78 for it (in the olden days, it would have been £19.99. It arrived and the moonstone had a visible crack inside, all the way through, even my daughter could see it. I sent it back, saying it was faulty and its gone straight back into stock at £78.99. I'm yet to hear about a refund...

https://www.gemporia.com/en-gb/prod...ulti-gemstone-in-sterling-silver-3cts/rcnk02/

 

[TheManWithNoName]

In answer to the title of this thread, I bought a pendant that I have been watching for months. It was originally on an Ellis show and I liked the look of it, but they never got around to it and never dropped the price either. Its been going up and down in price, but when I checked a couple of weeks ago, there was only one left in stock, so I bought it. I haven't bought anything in months and months. I knew it was over priced, but I still paid £39.78 for it (in the olden days, it would have been £19.99. It arrived and the moonstone had a visible crack inside, all the way through, even my daughter could see it. I sent it back, saying it was faulty and its gone straight back into stock at £78.99. I'm yet to hear about a refund...

https://www.gemporia.com/en-gb/prod...ulti-gemstone-in-sterling-silver-3cts/rcnk02/

Gemporia's Moonstone seems to be of very poor quality. Even back in the 'good old days' of Gemporia, I returned a few pieces of Moonstone due to cracks in it.

 

[gems]

I did buy a few things at Christmas. Chosen carefully and bought on a credit card and nothing very expensive. Those days are gone. I would like to see Gemporia have a more even pricing policy. No more an item being auctioned for 399 one day and 299 a few days later - with no chance of a price pledge because there are constant "sales". Or web prices being cheaper than auctions. I do not like these massively fluctuating prices. Set a price and stick to it. Put it in a sale every now and then. Be more like QVC with your pricing. What you are doing now just means people feel ripped off.
Presenters, please stop shouting at me and lying by omission. Or talking to me like I am a child or playing these pathetic "games of trust" or clock after clock after clock. Less Jade and Chinese nonsense, please, too. Too many hours on that stuff. Too much of Dave Troth looking dour. What's entertaining about that? He never smiles.
When Gems held on to my money on returns and ripped me off via a price pledge refusal. I lost faith. I don't trust them anymore. I stopped buying for about a year. I don't need them any more. I don't think I can trust them anymore and I have realised that I have enough jewellery. So it will be Christmas or maybe a birthday treat for myself from now on. Nothing more. Too much water under the bridge. Steve's promises of making Gems fun again turned to dust before they left his mouth.

Yes, it's not good when you buy something and see it in a sale. At one time, you would honour the price, but then suddenly, they stop honouring the price pledge. So when that made me a bit angry but sometimes you have to use sales to your advantage may mean that you miss out on something.