The Basement of the Bargains

Okay, you know I love cooking. You know I love jewelry. Well, I’ve found something that combines two of my favorite things with my absolute favorite thing of all: a great deal.

This lovely sterling silver charm bracelet is exclusively available from Sur la Table and comes complete with seven kitchen-related charms including a cookbook entitled ‘Sur la Table.’ Both the charms and the bracelet are rhodium-plated to prevent tarnishing, and the charms come with a lifetime warranty.

The original price of $199.95 wasn’t at all a bad deal, as these things go, but I like this even more now that it’s been marked down to just $99.99. Now, how to get Mr. Twistie to notice it for my birthday….

As frequent readers of this space know, I’m a sucker for a really great bracelet. I have a fondness for bold cuffs in particular. Well, for today I’ve found a real knockout by Ben Amun.

The yellow, black, and white enamel forms a striking pattern reminiscent of Art Deco and bordered by gold trim for an assertive yet elegant piece of arm art. Composed of 24k gold and enamel over solid pewter, this should be a long-wearing bracelet, as well.

In the normal course of events, you could expect to pay some $250.00 for this handsome bracelet. Luckily, I’ve found it at Saks Fifth Ave for just $150.00. That’s a savings of $100.00…or a tank of gas. Oh, and the shipping is free with code: FREESHIP. That saves you even more!

I’ve always been fond of amber. Of course, I usually think of rich honey tones when I consider it. Right now, though, there’s a gorgeous bracelet on sale at Amazon that’s all amber with no honey at all.

Deep red cherry amber and cool green Caribbean amber are featured in this all-out delicous 7 1/2″ bracelet set in sterling silver.

And you know if it’s here, it’s a great deal. The list price on this baby is $250.00, but if you order it from Amazon today, you’ll pay just $169.00 for a savings of 32%!

I love a good, dramatic cuff bracelet. I love sterling silver. I love a strikingly simple design. Combine the three and imagine how much I’m loving this fabulous, simple yet dramatic sterling silver cuff bracelet by Argento Vivo.

With its off-center rectangular cut outs, this bracelet is sure to be superfantastic on your wrist. Elegant, dignified, and yet a touch sassy, it’s the perfect accessory for the woman who is confidant in her own style.

And of course, since you’re seeing it here, it’s a great deal. The retail value is $192.00, but if you hurry over to Bluefly.com, you’ll find it for a mere $115.00. That’s 40% off, which is always a good idea in my book!

Black and white is one of the hot color combinations this spring, but it’s also a classic that never completely goes out of style. Diamonds, they say, are forever. Combine black and white diamonds with a deep, deep discount, and it’s hard to go wrong in either financial or fashionable terms. That’s why I’m excited about the huge sale on black diamond jewelry going on at Amazon.com right now.

This handsome black and white diamond infinity bracelet would look striking on any wrist.

The design is elegant and classic. 1.47 carats of diamonds sparkle in 10k white gold. The bracelet measures 7″ long. But you can see all that.

The list price of this piece is $1,400.95. Amazon carries it at the bargain price of $699.99. However, for a limited time, selected black diamond pieces - including this one - get another 40% whacked off the price at checkout. By my admittedly shaky mathematical calculations, that should save you roughly another $280.00 on this bracelet, leaving somewhere in the neighborhood of $420.00 to pay.

Less than $450.00 for a bracelet that originally cost $1,400.00? The real question is whether you can afford to pass up savings like that!

The hot accessory this season is the bracelet - the bolder the better. It doesn’t get much bolder than this fabulous sterling silver cuff decorated with one huge cabachon of tiger’s eye.

This handsome piece is guaranteed to turn heads wherever you go.

The retail price on this fabulous bracelet is $250.00, but if you head over to Smart Bargains right now, you can get it for just $69.99! Better hurry, though. They’re almost out.

Oh, and if you’re too late for the bracelet (or just not in the market for jewelry right now), be sure to check out their big cookware sale. You’ll get up to an extra $20.00 off on names like KitchenAid, Calphalon, Staub, and Farberware.

Sometimes it’s a pearlized goldtone resin bracelet by Rachel Leigh.

This dramatic piece is equal parts bold and playful. And it’s a heck of a deal at Bluefly.com.

Originally priced at $140.00, it’s available now for just $84.00. That’s a discount of 40%, which is quite a deal.

It’s official. This season, bracelets are huge in every sense of the word. Dramatic cuffs, chunky bangles, massive multi-strands, and most of the time they’re being shown in multiples. Color is big on wrists, too, and well up the forearm.

Of course what’s shown on the catwalks and in the style pages of the glossy magazines is usually toned down slightly on the streets.

If you want to get in on the bracelet trend without stacking gigantic mismatched ones nearly up to your elbow, you might want to look at this eye-catching set of seven cloisonne bangles available from Overstock.com.

The bright colors are spot on for this spring, but classic enough to look superfantastic years from now, as well. And since there are seven in the set, you can stack them all you like or share them with a group of friends.

Oh, and did I mention the price? Originally sold for $75.00, the set of seven can now be yours for just $29.99!

Now that’s what I call a practical investment.