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Do you rate Tiffany pendants for an 18th?

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EachandEveryone · 02/02/2019 09:32

Or won’t my niece have a clue? I’m just looking as she has just got back from NYC and won’t stop talking about it. I thought those return to Tiffany pendants look quite sweet and I know a few of the young ones st work have them. Are they worth it if everywhere now?

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DarklyDreamingDexter · 02/02/2019 16:39

My SD was absolutely thrilled to get a Tiffany necklace for her 18th. The younger SD is asking for one too for next year. It's very much the 'in' thing for 18th birthdays where we are.

TruffleShuffles · 02/02/2019 16:50

Really surprised by the amount of people saying Tiffany is naff, I’ve never heard that from anyone at all and rarely see anyone wearing it. If you know she’ll love it and has meaning to would get it OP. I’ve got a few Tiffany pieces and I love them, I’m not sure how simple sterling silver jewellery can be naff really.

HouseyMcHouseFace · 02/02/2019 17:31

I don’t think it’s Tiffany itself that’s naff truffle. I have some lovely bracelets and rings from Tiffany. The pendants with the name printed all over it is pretty tacky though, I think the same with any brand - Jack Wills for example does some nice bits but the stuff with the name all over it is 🤢

SpongeBobJudgeyPants · 02/02/2019 18:49

Have pm'd you OP.

emma6776 · 02/02/2019 18:53

Monica Vinader has some gorgeous, modern pieces and is a bit younger and cooler than Tiffany.

PennyMordauntsLadyBrain · 02/02/2019 19:09

The Return to Tiffany are really heavily branded and it that’s a love/hate hung when it comes to style.

They aren’t my taste but I don’t wear branded anything. However at the same time really heavily branded sportswear has come back into fashion for the young ‘uns recently, so it’ll depend on her personal style.

I’d be more concerned about buying her a pendent and giving it to her when her mum has bought the bracelet for the same occasion- it might come across as trying to one-up her mum?

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EachandEveryone · 02/02/2019 19:35

Not at all the bracelet wasn’t a present for her 18th it’s baby sized

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anxiousbundle · 02/02/2019 19:54

@EachandEveryone Why didn't she put it on her as a baby then? The sentiment is nice but a bracelet for a baby given to you when you're 18 is a bit odd.

HouseyMcHouseFace · 02/02/2019 20:17

The dm got her a baby bracelet that she planned to give her for her 18th? Confused

Annasgirl · 02/02/2019 20:19

Whew @eachandeveryone you are getting it with both barrels here. Personally I love Tiffanys and so do my DD and my DN (Goddaughter) both of whom I have bought some lovely pieces for.

The people saying Tiffany are Chav - so what do you wear then? Where I live - obviously not as high end as you guys - it's still seen as classic. Also I just bought DN a Pandora ring which she loved. But we must all be Chavs.

southernetter · 02/02/2019 20:22

I never heard of Tiffany being described as tacky before. What about Alex Monroe? He’s famous for the bumblebee pendant which retails at the same price as the pendant you linked to OP. He also does other designs including floral letter initial pendants which are very pretty

HouseyMcHouseFace · 02/02/2019 20:24

annasgirl op asked for opinions and got them.

I don’t think anyone is saying that all Tiffany’s products are tacky, just the big noughties pendants with the brand name splashed all over them. I’m probably a chav too though as I’m currently wearing a Pandora ring and earrings.

HouseyMcHouseFace · 02/02/2019 20:27

southernetter I’d never heard of Alex Monroe before - I’ve just googled and am now about to spend a large amount of money, so much gorgeous stuff!

Scandaloso · 02/02/2019 20:28

Well this thread inspired me to put on the Tiffany bracelet my dad bought me about 20 years ago. I still love it. Smile

dontgobaconmyheart · 02/02/2019 20:38

Agree that tiffany, and especially pandora is as far as i was aware seen as kind of tacky and 'common' for want of much better wording., depending what it is. I think it doesn't help that as they've been churning out the same designs for years, it is hardly fashion forward. I know some people will argue it is classic but i don't think that is usually what teens care about. Their more high end stuff might be nice but the accessibly priced jewellery is pretty ubiquitous . How does she dress? if she dresses in an edgy or cool way, i'd say maybe not to be honest. If she's quite girly and classic, then perhaps you are on the money after all?

I really don't agree at all that those of us saying it is naff and has certain connotations, differing tastes don't always need to be about class, what's on trend in one part of the country isn't going to be in another at the end of the day. Not sure that makes anyone a 'chav' - which is an awful word. All brands have demographics and connotations at the end of the day, that is how branding works.

Could you not ask her if she would like it directly OP? the thought behind it is lovely but its even lovelier if she agrees herself, and wants to wear it. In however many years she will be looking back to the lovely necklace she wore all the time at 18 that you got her if its something she likes, otherwise it will realistically be a case of faux enthusiasm for the gesture and it going in a box. I often find the jewellery with meaning is the jewellery i love and wore.

I'm sure she would also bloody love a trip to NYC for her 18th? she could pick something there, and that really would be special!

Happy to help if you fancy suggestions for alternatives, feel free to PM! Ignore the comments about the baby bracelet, honestly i don't really know what it has to do with anything, certainly no need to criticise it

Fazackerley · 02/02/2019 20:41

Alex. Monroe is what all the yummy mummies wear here. Deffo not teens. Monica vinader is lovely but I still maintain some Tiffany is lovely!

Scandaloso · 02/02/2019 20:42

Those Alex Monroe bees are a bugger for getting tangled up in things.

southernetter · 02/02/2019 20:57

I’m jealous McHousey. I’d love to be able to spend a fortune on Alex Monroe jewellery but can’t afford to at the moment. Enjoy!

Ivegotthree · 03/02/2019 07:53

OP you did ask!

It sounds like she would love it. Some people absolutely love Tiffany stuff, and it's blue (?) boxes have huge cachet.

I think it's overpriced but I think in this instance if I were you I would get it.

Lumene · 03/02/2019 08:26

It is a risk - she may love or hate it. If you aren’t sure I would try and check before you buy as it’s a lot of money for a mistake...

stillworkingitout · 03/02/2019 08:40

Wow Tiffany is getting a beating here. I have one Tiffany piece, bought by DH on a business trip to NYC (one of many). I really love it because I don’t usually get gifts from his trips and it was such a surprise. The blue box is iconic and I found that very exciting. Tbf he did pick possibly the only thing I would like from their entire collection but I do like it, it means something and I’d never stop wearing it because people thing it’s naff!

Feawen · 03/02/2019 10:13

I’m a bit confused by the thread but I think I’ve got it: you bought your dd a Tiffany baby bracelet as a baby, and you’re thinking of continuing the theme with a Tiffany pendant for her 18th birthday...is that right?

I think it’s a lovely idea to give your dd a meaningful piece of jewellery. If you have a particular piece in mind could you check if she likes it first somehow? Maybe get someone to show her it or just ask her yourself. Unless you’re sure of her taste it’s a lot to spend on a gamble.

When I was at school there was a craze for knock off silver Tiffany heart necklaces. I wouldn’t personally choose one of those myself because in my head every second person had a fake one...but that’s my association, not yours or your dds! And Tiffany sell lots of things I do think are lovely.

LostInShoebiz · 03/02/2019 10:45

No, the recipient is the niece on both occasions: once as a baby when her mum bought a bracelet and once now when her aunt wants to buy a pendant for her.

user1494055864 · 03/02/2019 10:54

Me and my daughter have this one OP. I like this one because its dainty, has the iconic colour and Tiffany logo. Not keen on the rose one, looks a bit fussy.
(If pic not showing it's the small double heart pendant with blue heart).

Do you rate Tiffany pendants for an 18th?
luckylavender · 03/02/2019 16:08

I don't think Tiffany is naff. It's more in circulation than it was but that doesn't make it naff. It's certainly not Pandora. That turquoise box still has cachet.