Cubic zirconia

[Nopatienceleftby7pm]

Would you wear earrings with them in? As in 18 ct gold with small cubic zirconia jewels in?
It’s my mums 70th, I planned to get her some diamond earrings, but prices were way too high, with arranging a special cake, balloons, meal etc, it’s over £200 and it’s tricky with higher prices at the moment.
My mum has only ever worn gold or diamonds, she’s no snob, but she’s always rather had less jewellery and special pieces, rather than lots of less expensive jewellery.
The jewels are very tiny and subtle
Would you wear them, is it special enough? They were around £60

nobody has been rude that I can see, just answered the question and in lots of cases gone out of their way to give better alternatives.
And really, given the question was 'My mum like X and not Y, I've bought her Y, do you think she'll like it?' It's not surprising the answers have largely been 'um...probably not, no.' If OP didn't want honest answers, and just for people to agree with her, why post?
Nobody has suggested the OP is a bad daughter!

I haven't said that anyone has been rude, nor have I suggested that anyone thinks OP is a bad daughter. OP has said that she has (very generously IMO) spent £200 on her DM's birthday, including £60 on the earrings, and can't afford more. She has already bought them so is unlikely to be able to return them, so presumably can't afford just go and buy a second pair, so is out of options. She is now feeling a bit crap and is worried they aren't good enough, which I think is really sad. I would like to think that her DM would be delighted that her DD has been so kind and thoughtful, rather than being dissapointed, which would be a very negative way for a DM to react. The thought and love that goes into a gift (& all other special things OP is organising) is worth far more than a couple of tiny diamonds, especially as too late to change them now anyway, and if her DM is a decent person that's all that should matter.