So who buys Bibi Bijoux then....?

[kitten_with_claws]

So much for the widespread fame of Bibi Bijoux....or not!

Was talking to one of my girls on the phone, whose tastes are, how can I put this a bit delicately, well frankly a bit chavvy! lol Uggs, Hollister, River Island at a push, that kind of thing! (I'm not mean, she says herself she likes chavvy stuff, OK? lol) She asked what I was watching on TV - Bibi Bijoux I said, her reply....'Who?' Says it all really! :wonder:

Elder DD, whose tastes aren't remotely chavvy in any shape or form, wouldn't be seen dead in 'jingle jangle' & although I haven't asked her, I'd put money on it that she's never heard of the brand either! :tongue:

 

[Bauble]

Im sure Im mistaken and apologies to anyone who buys this but I see it as chavvy too.

 

[minim]

Each to their own I say, but I do have to add the that in my mind the Bibi lady and the range are well matched

 

[caretodiffer]

I bought the last TSV , the first time around, and have had a few compliments. The charms constantly kept rolling under due to the weight.
I like it, not mad about it, but like it. I think Bibi are expensive for what they are, after all, they don't have any silver, do they?

 

[kitten_with_claws]

I don't know if younger DD would like the range or not if I stuck a piece under her nose, I suspect not as she's kind of moved on from New Look type jewellery & prefers her jingle jangle to be of the Links of London variety but if she'd never even heard of it, it does make you wonder as I would have thought she'd have been something along the lines of their target market.....?

We've had this before with QVC though, talking up a brand - remember Leighton Denny in the Daily Mail & they had not the foggiest idea who he was? OK, it's a manky rag, with articles written by illiterate weebles but they can usually spot the most inconsequential Z list 'celeb' at 100 paces.....? :wonder:

 

[kitten_with_claws]

I bought the last TSV , the first time around, and have had a few compliments. The charms constantly kept rolling under due to the weight.
I like it, not mad about it, but like it. I think Bibi are expensive for what they are, after all, they don't have any silver, do they?

Was that the one with the various coloured leather cord on the bracelet? I kinda liked that one but did not fancy the idea of my jingle jangle constantly flipping round to underneath & becoming more of a dingle dangle....! :grin:

 

[donna255]

Okay, I hate any jewellery with hearts on it. So a big NO from me.

A local jewellery maker does a range very similar some without the hearts and much much cheaper but just as good looking.

 

[SparklyBarbs]

My name is Barbs, and i have 3 pieces of Bibi, and i bought the TSV for a present for
my daughter's friend. Feel better now :wink:

 

[caretodiffer]

Was that the one with the various coloured leather cord on the bracelet? I kinda liked that one but did not fancy the idea of my jingle jangle constantly flipping round to underneath & becoming more of a dingle dangle....! :grin:

That is the one :happy: It is a bit annoying, but you get used to getting it the right way up when you wear it. I have one in purple, wish I had one in red, but will NOT order another, unless it is less than half priced

 

[kitten_with_claws]

My name is Barbs, and i have 3 pieces of Bibi, and i bought the TSV for a present for
my daughter's friend. Feel better now :wink:

Not mocking those who like/buy it Barbs (honest! lol) - I'm more interested in QVC telling us how marvellously well known & sought after some brand or other is, when I can't help but sometimes wonder if that really is the case? Maybe it is in this instance but I remain cynical when it comes to stuff spouted by QVC! LOL

 

[rainbowdottie]

Well I have to say i don't get it,I think its hugely over priced...and no different to something you couldn't pick up in New look or a market for a tenner.

That said i did catch 5 mins of QVC today and that 5 mins did consist of an owl bibi necklace.I did love it.If I had had the money and in a wild moment,I could have ordered it.

 

[SparklyBarbs]

I don't like the big stand outish pieces, i own 3 bracelets, not too overstated, and
i like jingling when i go about he he. They're a bit like the Lola Rose bracelets,
they jingle too, so a bit of jingle jangle is okay, but not those awful necklaces etc.:grin:

 

[janie]

Well I have to say i don't get it,I think its hugely over priced...and no different to something you couldn't pick up in New look or a market for a tenner.

That said i did catch 5 mins of QVC today and that 5 mins did consist of an owl bibi necklace.I did love it.If I had had the money and in a wild moment,I could have ordered it.

that's the case with most of their fashion jewellery imo.

 

[SparklyBarbs]

Well I have to say i don't get it,I think its hugely over priced...and no different to something you couldn't pick up in New look or a market for a tenner.

That said i did catch 5 mins of QVC today and that 5 mins did consist of an owl bibi necklace.I did love it.If I had had the money and in a wild moment,I could have ordered it.

When you see them in real life, they are very heavy and well made, with swarovski crystals in them, and hand made, but
i agree you either love them or hate them. No in between

 

[caretodiffer]

It is like Lola Rose too, I ordered 3 Lola Rose necklaces as presents for relatives in the USA, and I paid good money for them, but I wish now maybe I should have bought them something from a brand that they were familiar with. They know I won't give them rubbish, but will not know that they are designer stuff.

 

[caretodiffer]

I don't like the big stand outish pieces, i own 3 bracelets, not too overstated, and
i like jingling when i go about he he. They're a bit like the Lola Rose bracelets,
they jingle too, so a bit of jingle jangle is okay, but not those awful necklaces etc.:grin:

I like a bit of jingle too, Sparly :happy: I sometimes wear bangles solely for that jingle, somehow it gives me a happy feeling.

 

[BurlyBeaR]

Each to their own I say, but I do have to add the that in my mind the Bibi lady and the range are well matched

Market stall tat. And that's just the guest!

 

[mariecat]

With you there, caretodiffer: I like a bit of jingle jangle because it makes me happy too! I think the Bibi looks nice (and I like hearts) - it looks nice and solid - not being silver would be good re not tarnishing and, although it's not precious metal, I think it's a good safe alloy. But I don't have any. (Love Lola Rose and have some of that because I like that it's semi-precious stones and the designs are lovely - a bit of jingle jangle on the toggle bracelets, but also like the 'quiet' stretch bracelets.)

 

[reflexgirl]

I have a few of the understated bracelets, not too jingly, a leather buckle one too. I love them. I do think its a case of "dont knock it till you've tried it" because I havent found anything on the high street that feels as nice as Bibi.

 

[SparklyBarbs]

I like a bit of jingle too, Sparly :happy: I sometimes wear bangles solely for that jingle, somehow it gives me a happy feeling.

Me too, love hearing them when i'm driving, and they make me happy too, weird isn't it.
Obviously doesn't take much