A 27-year-old man snagged $14,000 Cartier earrings for under $14 due to a pricing error on the website.
Rogelio Villarreal, a Mexican citizen, posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he was scrolling through social media on Dec. 12, 2023, when he noticed the 18-carat rose gold Clash de Cartier earrings on the jeweler’s website.
Cartier made a mistake and listed the diamond earrings for 237 pesos ($14), instead of the correct price, 237,000 pesos ($14,000).
Villarreal said he “broke out in a cold sweat” after seeing the offer on the jeweler’s website, according to his social media post.
After a few months of going back and forth with the jeweler, Cartier offered him a bottle of champagne instead of the jewelry, AP reported.
Villarreal finally got the earrings last week, at his $14 price.
“It feels great and it’s cool not to be the underdog for once in my life,” Villarreal wrote. »