Jewelry bought to be given away
Pendant necklaces, birthstone hearts, stacking bracelets and boxed gold-plated sets — the case a neighbourhood shop keeps filled because someone always has a birthday this week.
Boxed before it ships
Where the maker supplies a gift box, it goes in the parcel; where it does not, we say so on the listing rather than let you find out.
Metal stated, not implied
Sterling silver is called sterling silver and gold-plated is called gold-plated. Nothing on this site is described as gold that is not solid gold.
The counter answers
Chain lengths, clasp types and whether a stone is lab-grown all reach the person who opened the box.
Four trays in the case
Laid out the way the counter is, so you can find a price before you find a piece.
In the case this week
Live stock and live prices from 3rd Avenue.
A gift has to survive the first month
A jewelry case in a shop this size holds maybe forty lines, so each one is chosen against everything it pushes out. Plating that greens a wrist, a clasp that fails, a chain that kinks — those come back across the same counter they were sold at, which is a very effective way of learning what to stop buying. What is listed here is what has stopped coming back.
Questions people ask before ordering
How long will my order take?
How much is shipping?
Do you ship outside the United States?
Can I pick my order up at the shop?
What can I pay with?
Can I return something?
When the case changes
An occasional note when a new line lands on 3rd Avenue. Not weekly, not daily.