Mexican consumer law helps man snag $28,000 earrings for $28 after Cartier pricing mishap

Published: 29 April 2024
on channel: PBS NewsHour

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The words Cartier and deal are rarely said in the same breath. But the legendary French jeweler has been forced to extend an enormous discount to a Mexican man after he claimed an error allowed him to buy two pairs of earrings for $28 that were supposed to sell for nearly $28,000. Leyla Hayes of Independent Television News reports.

Correction: This piece misidentified the correspondent from ITN. The description has been updated. We regret the error.

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