Is Buying Jewellery from Cash Generator a smart idea?

Posted by kai-hope@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 17 comments

So I'm 18 and I'm looking to treat myself with something as I have never owned any type jewellery before and I bought a Xbox series s from cash generator after purchase I browsed the website a bit more and I'm seeing they are selling gold necklaces and watches for dirt cheap, I do want to treat myself so should I buy something from there or is it not a smart idea.

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Maleficent_Day_3869@reddit

9ct gold is barely even gold, it is only 37.5 actual gold and the rest is mystery metal which means it could tarnish later on. in my culture we only wear 22ct. what is your price range?

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Belterhaze31@reddit

OP ignore this advice, 90% of British people wear 9CT (myself included) and I’ve never heard of tarnishing, the chain I wear everyday is 30 years old and still looks perfect

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Maleficent_Day_3869@reddit

9ct gold is less than half gold, you can’t even consider it gold at that point. it can tarnish because you don’t know what other metals have been mixed in it. i have one 14ct gold piece and it barely looks gold so i can’t imagine what 9ct looks like. it’s 22 or nothing for me

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Belterhaze31@reddit

I hate a 18k day date and it’s far too flashy to wear everyday, I much prefer wearing 9CT, loads more subtle and loads more wearable, 22 is far too soft for my liking for everyday wearing

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Maleficent_Day_3869@reddit

9ct looks like primark jewellery though 22ct also isn’t that soft, unless you’re doing manual labour which you shouldn’t be doing with jewellery on. my grandma still has her 22k wedding set from the 50s and it is regularly worn i wear my 22k jewellery daily and so do millions of other women🤷‍♀️it’s not soft at all

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kai-hope@reddit (OP)

£500-700

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Maleficent_Day_3869@reddit

don’t waste your money on 9ct. go to a pakistani or indian jewellers, you’ll be able to find some chains for your price range. they’ll be 22ct gold which is 91.6% actual gold i have a chain that i bought for £400. it’s 22 carat gold and i wear it everyday, i can send a picture if you want

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Fellowes321@reddit

What you’re seeing is gold-coloured jewellery. The price of gold has risen very quickly recently. No-one sells real gold cheaply.

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Belterhaze31@reddit

Dirt cheap gold doesn’t exsist mate, your likely looking at plated stuff

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kai-hope@reddit (OP)

Ive found this necklace ill put the details below the price of it is £499.99 9ct GOLD NECKLACE 9.2G 375 16'' in Length ITEM HAS BEEN CLEANED AND POLISHED TO A HIGH STANDARD

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Belterhaze31@reddit

Not terrible, scrap price is roughly 375 so the premiums ain’t bad When you said dirt cheap I imagine a 80g chain for £70 or something

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kai-hope@reddit (OP)

oh no nothing like that I do expect jewellery to cost upwards of 500+ but yeah I wouldn't wear anything that cheap it would just be a waste of money in my opinion

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VariousClassroom8056@reddit

I would always go to a local jewellers that's been in business for some time, they have more of a reputation to lose and also have access to second hand jewellery.

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kai-hope@reddit (OP)

thank you ill look around locally for one.

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anonaccount119@reddit

depends, do you like it? is the price reasonable? if so treat yourself! my favourite ring is a cash converters job

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kai-hope@reddit (OP)

I would like to maybe get a gold chain and I would have a budget of around £500-£700

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