The origin of the star lotus world

Chapter 2652 (2)

Chapter 2420 (2)

In the jewelry store in the underground mall, there was a platinum bracelet with a floral pattern. The tag indicated it weighed about 30 grams and cost over 7,000 yuan. The bracelet looked somewhat like a snowflake silver bracelet, but its metallic sheen was better, giving it a more upscale appearance. Back then, a platinum bracelet cost ten times as much as a silver bracelet of the same weight; it was quite expensive.

Platinum jewelry, after long-term wear, is less prone to impurities and is relatively stable. Previously, platinum was more expensive than gold, and online sources still mention its rarity. Most precious metals used with diamonds are high-purity platinum. However, during the Year of the Snake and the Year of the Horse, the peak price per gram of gold was more than double that of platinum. Due to the exorbitant price of gold, I've frequently seen customers browsing platinum and silver jewelry in jewelry stores. Many people are exchanging old gold jewelry for new pieces, while others with ample budgets buy new pieces without caring about investment value. When the price per gram of jewelry gold was high, many people preferred to buy investment gold bars, which were hundreds of yuan cheaper per gram than jewelry gold and had no processing fees, making them a much more affordable option.

Some choices seem quite rational and reasonable. Some investments have the potential to preserve value, and in the long run, may even appreciate in value.

I used to shop at large supermarkets frequently, so I would often pass by that shop in the underground shopping area. I looked at the merchandise many times, examining various types of jewelry, but never bought anything. I once saw a silver spoon with a Doraemon design in the glass display case, but didn't buy it. Later, I wanted to buy it, but it was out of stock. It was only 200 yuan then, but a silver spoon of the same weight cost 600 yuan in the first half of the Year of the Horse.

I remember going to that jewelry store again in the autumn of the Year of the Snake in the mortal world.

The female shop manager said that the jade bracelet she was wearing cost several hundred thousand yuan, but she couldn't tell how good the quality of the jade bracelet was. It was a bit green, but not very green. It seemed to be a mid-range quality of glutinous ice jade. She felt that the price she was quoted was too high.

There, I bought some very small pure silver beads for seventy yuan, and the merchant gave me a discount of a few yuan. At that time, the price of pure silver in the store was seventeen yuan, which was a few yuan more expensive than the price per gram of silver in some stores. However, the price of silver jewelry in some shopping malls had reached twenty yuan, and there were even higher prices. For example, in the gold shop in the same underground shopping area, the price per gram of silver jewelry in that shop was more than twenty yuan. I saw the goods there.