exorbitant!

tony and i were shopping around in holland village before dinner today, and we stopped by antipodean, one of my favourite shops there for its pretty frocks. the store has been carrying alot more accessories and jewellery lately and i was checking them out when i noticed the terribly jacked up prices.

1) there was a simple long multi strand necklace made entirely out of glass beads retailing for $189.90. if the necklace were made out of semi precious stones, i would totally understand but glass beads? it looked classy because it was mostly black and the design is still in style, but it is crazy to spend so much when it is not worth it at all.

2) i bought a pendant off etsy for USD8.00, with shipping it came up to about USD10. i was amazed to see that pendants from that etsy store, with chain added, retailing for SGD40.

3) again, i bought some vintage cameos off etsy, 6 for USD15. the store was carrying vintage cameo necklaces of the same design but in a smaller size. each necklace had a charm in addition to the necklace and was retailing for SGD48!

i am not against making profit but it's just incredible to jack up the prices so much. those were just necklaces with simple designs, i saw others which i thought the prices were justified. even if you factor in the workmanship i don't understand how it can be so expensive.

i love buying charms and cameos online and making them into necklaces for myself, and i love buying accessories too. over time, my knowledge of supplies (and how much they really cost) has increased, so i am now more wary before forking out large sums of money for something which does not have a justifiable price tag. so the important thing here is, know what you are paying for!

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