Avoid the Cheap Cuban Chains off TikTok at all costs!
I don't know how many times a day I get a TikTok advertisement or see a new trending TikTok on my "For You Page" for a cheap Cuban Chain for £3 and just think, we sell affordable cuban chains, why can't we make it that cheap?
Well there's a few reasons for that, and this blog post isn't just about hyping up our brand and quite honestly, justifying our price-point, but instead rationalising why you shouldn't buy SUPER Cheap chains off of TikTok just on the first glance.
1. They are made of Zinc
Now you're thinking, why is zinc such a big issue?
Well you'd be surprised to know that most green-necks and classical jewellery allergies don't just come from "cheap chains" but instead from the zinc portion of "cheap" jewellery.
Our pieces are all made from 316L stainless steel- which is essentially surgical grade (meaning it's used in surgery!) and we'll guarantee that it won't cause allergies (unless you have a super duper rare stainless steel allergy). And yes- stainless steel, especially 316L (the expensive type), is much more expensive than zinc or non-corrosion resistant standard stainless steel. (I'd put a vomit emoji just about here if I wasn't trying to be professional writing this piece)
2. Zinc fades
Yup, you heard that right. Zinc fades. Or more accurately it 'corrodes', so overtime that cheap chain would need to be replaced (in weeks or months? luck of the draw really). 316L stainless steel would never, it's super-duper corrosion resistant.
3. The Iced portion of the chain is made of rhinestone
'But Apollo it's Made of Rhinestone' 'I don't have to buy real diamonds and break the bank'.
Yep, you're right.
But what is rhinestone? Just about the most 'fake' looking jewellery out there. You're better off with Moissanite (which is hard to tell from diamonds through the untrained naked eye, not impossible- but difficult), but again, that's more expensive than rhinestone. (Rhinestone is made from glass just to give you an idea)
4. It just won't last
Try wearing it to the beach and have all that water react with it and cause that nasty oxidisation on a warm summers day. It just isn't a good look.
5. No customer support
Most of these TikTok sellers are one & done shops with little to no-care for the customer. No lifetime guarantees, no warranties, nada.
We provide a much better quality of chains, as well as service, with 30-Day Returns, as well as lifetime guarantees (so if you accidentally snap your chain or do whatever you do, well we've got you covered).
So what are you waiting for?
Cop a real quality affordable cuban chain, now.