Mexican Man Buys Cartier Earrings For $14 After Company Posts Incorrect Price On Website

Cartier is a high-end luxury brand that makes jewellery and watches. The jewellery that the brand makes can usually cost thousands of dollars, and it becomes difficult for a common man to afford it. Recently, a man named Rogelio Villarreal from Mexico, who knew nothing about the luxury brand, bought a pair of diamond earrings for just $28. The actual price of the diamond earrings was around $28,000, but just because of a typo in their advertisement, the company had to send the earrings at an unbelievably low price. It was also found that Rogelio fought months-long legal battles with the brand and ended up winning them.

Rogelio Villarreal noticed a pair of 18-carat rose-gold diamond earrings that were priced at just 237 Mexican pesos (around $14). He was instantly shocked to see the remarkably low price of the earrings and decided to buy a couple of pairs. After he placed his order, the price of the earrings was adjusted on the website to a much higher price. What had actually happened was that there was a mistake by the brand while advertising their earrings. As reported by the New York Times, Rogelio decided to file a lawsuit against the brand for misleading their customers and demanding the earrings at a price that he had seen.

Rogelio added that after buying the earrings, he received emails from the company to cancel the order. When he made no moves to cancel the order, he started getting calls from their representatives, who stated that the earrings were ordered at an incorrect price, which is why they wanted him to cancel the order. He revealed that the company also offered him a ‘compensation’ — a complimentary bottle of Cartier Cuvee champagne and a leather Cartier item. However, Rogelio decided to reject their offer and continue to exercise his consumer rights.

After month-long tussles between the brand and Rogelio, Cartier finally agreed to settle the case and deliver two pairs of 18-carat rose-gold diamond earrings at the price at which Rogelio had placed his order. He even decided to gift one of the pairs to his mother.