About Pia Jewellery

Pia Jewellery sells jewellery and accessories through a catalogue and online, having closed its shops to concentrate on mail order, and a Pia Jewellery discount code is most often spent on a gift. Catalogue jewellery occupies a particular part of the market: real materials at modest prices, which makes the description of those materials the thing worth reading closely.

Gemstone names are not always what they sound like

Coloured stones at this price are usually genuine but routinely treated, and treatment is normal rather than dishonest. Heat is used to improve the colour of many stones, dye is used on porous ones such as some agates and howlite, and glass filling is used on others. A treated stone is more fragile than an untreated one and dislikes ultrasonic cleaners and heat. Where a listing says created or simulated, the stone is laboratory made, which is a different product from a natural one at a much lower price.

Hallmarks and the weight threshold

Silver sold in the UK must be hallmarked above a stated weight, and many small items, thin chains and light earrings fall below that threshold and are legitimately unmarked. So the absence of a hallmark on a tiny piece is not a warning sign, while its presence on a heavier one confirms the metal. The materials line on the listing is what to go by.

Nickel, and who reacts to what

Most reactions blamed on cheap jewellery are reactions to nickel, which is present in many base-metal alloys and in some stainless steels. Sterling silver, titanium and surgical steel are the usual safe choices. If you are buying earrings as a gift and do not know whether the recipient reacts, that is worth asking before ordering.

Catalogue ordering and the returns clock

A catalogue is printed weeks ahead, so stock and prices on the website are the current ones. Personalised and engraved pieces are made to order and cannot be returned, and pierced earrings are excluded on hygiene grounds. The returns window runs from delivery, so a gift bought early for Christmas may be outside it by the time it is opened; check whether an extended festive window applies.

Using a Pia Jewellery discount code

Apply the code in the basket and check the total before paying. Codes commonly carry a minimum spend, exclude personalised items, clearance lines and gift vouchers, and rarely cover postage.