December 17, 2012

J.Crew Jewelry Spotted at TJ Maxx?

No, but there are extremely close copies of current J.Crew selling for a fraction of the price. I am an avid TJ Maxx shopper but I rarely look at the jewelry. This past weekend, though, I walked past the case en route to the cosmetics section, and this necklace immediately caught my eye:

Sure looks familiar! Probably because it looks exactly like the J.Crew archipelago necklace:
So, did these come from the same factory? (I'm gonna say yes.) Does J.Crew know/care that their current season jewelry is being knocked off any sold at TJ Maxx? For the record, the TJ Maxx version was $29.99. There was also a knockoff of the fall floral crystal bracelet, and I've seen copies of the Tesselate necklace at several different TJ Maxx stores over the past 6 months or so (and on eBay and other places.) But the Archipelago copy really stood out to me because it is so distinctive.

I thought this was quite interesting and just wanted to share!
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8 comments:

  1. The Goodwill FangirlDecember 17, 2012 at 12:14 PM

    I've bought a few pieces of costume jewelry at th' Maxx. I actually like the Maxx version of this necklace better. I think the simple V-line would provide more styling options.

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    1. J.CrewJDDecember 17, 2012 at 3:13 PM

      I agree with you! It is much simpler, and def. more versatile.

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  2. RoseDecember 17, 2012 at 9:20 PM

    Good catch! Very likely they come from the same factory!

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    1. J.CrewJDDecember 18, 2012 at 10:07 AM

      Yeah, it's just crazy! Seems like maybe when you manufacture oversear, you don't get to have much control.

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  3. wellfedfredDecember 17, 2012 at 11:38 PM

    It wouldn't surprise me at all if the factory had enough extra pieces left over after filling the JC order to do something on its own.

    I have to limit my TJ's visits, it can be a dangerous place.

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  4. UnknownDecember 26, 2012 at 3:47 AM

    Good eye!

    Merry Christmas. Hope you're well :)

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  5. Lisa - respect the shoesJanuary 12, 2013 at 10:56 PM

    Hm, I totally have never noticed that before, I need to give my TJ Maxx a good once over. I think I actually prefer TJ's version of the necklace better, it seems a bit more wearable.

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