Categories: A whole lot
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Where to start there are so many! These statements are meant to cheat, defraud, and
maliciously and intentionally scam someone.
These lies are a pattern of behavior that never travel solo and
define someone's personality (hopefully you're not involved with people like this
whether a life partner or business associate).
It's only a good deal if legitimate.
Therefore, the consumer must rely on their intellectual integrity to discern the truth.
Handmade. There is a simple, easy-to-understand legal definition so there should be no confusion.
Most people who use the word are doing so illegally; mathematically it
approaches 100%, the honest sellers a statistical anomaly.
Corrosion-resistant. Again, a legally defined word. Only a handful of metals qualify:
nickel, some stainless steels, and gold of at least 10kt.
Anything said to the contrary comes from the mouth of an ignorant liar and fraudster.
Made in the USA. Yet another legally defined phrase.
However, so many people don't research the laws that pertain to selling
and marketing their items and say whatever they want.
I'd be highly suspect of anyone in the jewelry or chainmaille industry using this phrase
as a standalone. It would behoove the buyer to know their seller well
and the seller to know their suppliers, manufacturers, and material source even more so.
Hypoallergenic. Since there is no absolute legal definition, it gives
scheisters way too much leeway. In reality, only a handful of metals
meet what an honest, intelligent, and ethical person - and science, for that matter - would
call safe. The following metals are NOT but
liars say and do what they want regardless: sterling silver and most silver alloys,
many gold alloys, aluminum, copper, zinc, nickel, most steel, and basically every other metal.
Again, science won't get in the way of a good con!
Heirloom quality. It's not high-quality when these things appear: pinch- or shear-cut rings;
unwelded or unsoldered precious metal rings; rings that are not perfectly
closed without gaps or misaligned edges; rings with gouges, nicks,
mars, deformations, burrs, or other ugliness; low-quality metals like galvanized
steel, aluminum;
silver or gold plated metals; even stainless, titanium, and niobium to some degree.
They are novelty or fashion accessories, but most certainly not legit jewelry.
You have to see it to believe it! It is often intermixed with
"Pictures don't do my products justice." If they're talking about
how bad and poorly made their products are, then I'll believe it.
I only use the highest-quality materials. Are the materials eco-friendly
and respectful to the environment, natural resources, and habitats?
No blood or conflict minerals? Socially responsible (no slave, forced, or prison labor)?
No pinch- or shear-cut rings? "Safe" metals?
Fair wages for workers? Doesn't support warlords, criminal enterprises, or foreign entities?
Most sellers don't know these things so any claim made thereafter is a farce.
I wouldn't make anything I wouldn't wear myself. This has
no relevance to quality, precision, aesthetics, etc. Is this supposed
to convey a sense of style or (implied) quality? Only those who make
sub-substandard products use this phrase.
It's stamped 'STERLING' yet I am selling it for less than scrap value.
I have a stamp, too, or I could buy fake silver from China just as easily,
which is where most sellers get their findings.
Simply, the majority of unbranded but marked "sterling silver" jewelry is fake.
Summary: Who are you going to believe? Me? Hardly, since my voice is lost amid the
din of untruths. All of the above phrases have been ruined by the liars
so it's like crying wolf, true as they may be for any given situation. Many sellers will do all they can to
fool their customers because losing a paltry $5 sale is just not worth
telling the truth. Imagine how they behave when the stakes are higher. Buyer beware!
Posted by M: March 23, 2023
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