Man buys $19K Cartier earrings for $19 thanks to pricing error
Clash de Cartier earrings and “broke into a cold sweat.”Cartier had mistakenly listed the earrings, made of 18-carat rose gold and 142 individual diamonds, for 237 pesos ($19) instead of 237,000 pesos ($19,000). Villarreal ordered two sets.Pues yo aproveche la oportunidad nenucas y hasta pedí dos pares, y díganme muerto de hambre pero dudo que ustedes hubieran desaprovechado la oportunidad.
pic.twitter.com/lNUfAItHfu— dre pute (@LordeDandy) April 19, 2024(Currently the earrings are on sale for US$11,600, which converts to C$16,000.)After Villarreal made his purchase, Cartier reached out to explain that the earrings he ordered were “not at the correct price” so they tried to cancel the purchase. In exchange, they offered the him a complimentary bottle of Cartier Cuvée champagne, according to an email Villarreal shared on X.
He rejected the gift.What followed was months of back and forth between him, Cartier and Mexican consumer protection officials.Villarreal ended up filing an official complaint with Mexico’s Office of the Federal Prosecutor for the Consumer to settle the dispute.It seems that was the final straw for Cartier. The jewelry maker relented and sent Villarreal the two sets of earrings he ordered for around $38 total.
“War is over,” Villarreal posted on April 22. “Cartier is delivering.”The earrings finally came April 26.
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