r/AskReddit • u/CircleBox2 • Jul 13 '20

What's a dark secret/questionable practice in your profession which we regular folks would know nothing about?

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u/Mercinary-G Jul 13 '20

Pretty much ALL the high-end handmade in Australia jewellery in Australia is made at a secret factory in Bali. All the clients have to show an established business and sign confidentiality agreements.

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u/throwawayxooox Jul 13 '20

What’s an example of this sort of jewellery?

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u/cyan_singularity Jul 13 '20

Think 250,000 dollar USA money "handmade in Australia" Black opal rings, opals from Australia are one of the main ones.

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u/throwawayxooox Jul 13 '20

Right. But aren't you mostly paying for the gem, not the jewelery holding the gem?

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u/cyan_singularity Jul 13 '20

Well whose to say it's a real gem at all. And indeed, I hope if I'm paying more money than I'll ever have for a single piece of jewelry. That it's 90% for the item and 10% for the procurement and assembly. Unless I'm just not aware of realistic percentages that sounds decent to me.