The origin of the star lotus world

Chapter 2647 (3)

Chapter 2419 (3)

At that gold shop, I looked at other items. The salesperson mentioned they had gold-plated silver bracelets, so I checked them out. I tried some on; a few bracelets didn't fit, but one did and looked alright.

The salesperson said they could offer a 30% discount on the craftsmanship fee for that bracelet. It's made of over 40 grams of sterling silver, with a little over 1 gram of pure gold covering the silver surface. The craftsmanship fee is several tens of yuan per gram of jewelry. After the discount, the bracelet would only cost around 3,000 yuan. Several have already been sold, and only one wide one is left. The "Fortune and Wealth" design is quite nice. I recommend buying it; it has an open design, so you can see how it looks when you try it on. It seems quite suitable.

I heard that item cost around three thousand yuan, which was considered mid-range at the time. Now, in the Year of the Horse, I wonder if the same item could be bought for four or five thousand yuan, since gold and silver prices have risen, making it difficult to find a bargain. If we consider prices from a few years ago, that item might have only cost around two thousand yuan.

Buying ten pieces of gold-inlaid jade jewelry, several dozen grams of 925 silver jewelry, a semi-precious stone bracelet, multiple semi-precious stone beads, and a jade safety buckle from a jewelry store in the same mall would cost over a thousand yuan, not including the price of a few gifts for family members. Perhaps, due to limited shopping experience, some people spend two thousand yuan on a gold-plated silver bracelet. As long as it's genuine, it can indeed appreciate in value; however, the specific resale value depends on the reseller.

Another female sales clerk came into the store, her hair in a bun. She suggested we buy something, saying that the bracelet, after the discount, was only around three thousand yuan, a great deal. She added that the design around the bracelet was auspicious and beautiful, and suitable for men to wear as well. The store only made a small profit on the craftsmanship fee; the prices for pure gold and pure silver were all calculated at cost, without overcharging.