I escaped my duties today to shop a few hours for a necklace to go with my gown for the Australia Day Gala Ball (tickets still available, but not for long!). Yuka accompanied me as my guiding star but even with her help, I am a very poor consumer.
After abandoning our first plan, we found a few options at one of the jewelry counters at Takashimaya in Shinjuku. I tried on at least six different necklaces, fell in love with one in purple and green (I *must* buy a green dress for the next event) and had good feelings about several black rhinestone pieces.
Until I turned over the price tags: 32,000 yen. 37,500 yen. 40,000 yen? This is glass. Pot metal. Plastic.
No way am I paying $400 for a piece of jewelry I’ll wear only two or three times, no maker how nice it looks.
I must find the $50 -100 jewels. I know they have to be out there, somewhere.
Posted by kuri at January 12, 2008 09:39 PMHard to believe isn’t it. Some costume jewelry classics end up fetching far more than $400, but I certainly understand where you are coming from.
Posted by: sguyot on February 20, 2008 08:23 AM