Pura Vida Jewelry Club – January 2020 Spoilers!

When will you have this month’s up?

Thanks! I’m really surprised.. All my other stuff from them is sterling..

I was pretty disappointed this month…

Just a warning to everyone, while I love the PV bracelets and am a subscriber, most of their jewelry is TINY. I made the mistake of going crazy with their 50% off everything BF sale because they sell mainly minimalist but lovely looking jewelry with almost everything available in genuine sterling silver. I spent $200 (so supposedly $400 worth of jewelry) but I got so many lovely pieces, some unique, some more staple-type like simple stacking rings. But I was incredibly disappointed with most of it. I know every company uses “enhancing” photography but I was blown away by some of my purchases, especially some the stud earrings. One pair in particular was so tiny you couldn’t tell what they were without holding them almost right up to your eyes and SO easy to drop/lose because they were like trying to keep hold of something between a sunflower and a sesame seed. I wear small studs but these were just ridiculous. They might have looked ok on an infant (although personally I’m against piercing the ears of someone without their consent) but no one any older or bigger. They wouldn’t even look good on someone with multiple ear piercings (like my younger sister) all over their ear as part of a variety of earrings like ring stacking or necklace layering. I’ve been disappointed with online jewelry purchases over the size issue before but never like this. ALL the pieces I bought, which were almost all rings and earrings, looked much bigger and much nicer (especially quality/weight-wise) online than in person. I felt disappointed and almost deceived in a way so I thought I would return or at least exchange some of the items, especially those ridiculously tiny earrings. Unfortunately they don’t allow any returns or exchanges unless your piece is actually damaged or the wrong item! This was shocking to me given their super philanthropic business model and supposed philosophy/ethics. I do TONS of online shopping for pretty much anything and everything you can think of but especially beauty, clothes, and jewelry/accessories and I can’t remember the last time I came across such an anti-consumer policy. I actually considered contacting my credit card company and sending website pics alongside pics I took of the actual items but just didn’t feel like taking on the hassle.

Sorry for the lengthy comment but I wanted people to know what I wish I had known before wasting my money. I will say that the opal ring here looks gorgeous and might be worth buying because of the number of stones and detail making it more substantial. And I still recommend their signature bracelets and monthly bracelet subscription. But please be very careful about ordering anything else from them you’re not 100% sure you’ll love, even if it feels/looks much smaller and less dazzling in person than it did online.

This is the 3rd wave ring we’ve gotten in 8 months

Are they sterling?

Those are so pretty! Very tempted