{"id":44943,"date":"2020-03-24T23:35:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T03:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=44943"},"modified":"2020-03-24T23:35:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T03:35:46","slug":"follow-me-on-instagram-for-a-silver-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/follow-me-on-instagram-for-a-silver-surprise\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow Me on Instagram for a Silver Surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Follow my business Instagram, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wendybrandesjewelry\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wendy Brandes Jewelry<\/a>, because I&#8217;ll be giving away some sterling-silver statement rings via IG stories!<\/p>\n<p>I started doing this last week with the remnants of my silver collection. I figured people need some cheering up during the coronavirus quarantine, and if somehow my jewelry business &#8212; and the jewelry industry in general &#8212; survives this catastrophe, I&#8217;m not going to want to fuss with the limited number of silver styles I have left after discontinuing the silver line in 2018.  You can find out why it didn&#8217;t make financial sense to make silver jewelry in the U.S. from this video.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PC1L6r0uLJo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>My first gift deliveries have already landed! I hope Andrew &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/andrew.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"819\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/andrew.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/andrew-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/andrew-300x493.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Nicolette &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/nicolette.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"914\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/nicolette.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/nicolette-163x300.jpg 163w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/nicolette-300x551.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; have fun with their bad-ass NYC rings. Please note that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/take-off-your-rings-and-wash-your-hands\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">all my advice about not wearing rings around the house and taking rings off to wash your hands still applies<\/a>! But you can try your new rings on, admire them, take pictures of them, and tag me in the pictures. I&#8217;ve definitely got a few more ring sets hanging around, so don&#8217;t forget to give me that follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wendybrandesjewelry\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, and keep an eye out. Whoever responds to a giveaway quickest &#8212; and gives me a reason why they&#8217;ll treasure the rings &#8212; gets &#8217;em. <\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_44955\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/omg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"272\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/omg.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/omg-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;ve got a lot of O rings and G rings, but can I find one more M ring??<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Just don&#8217;t get your hopes up for any <a href=\"https:\/\/store.wendybrandes.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">giveaways of gold and platinum jewelry<\/a>. As I long ago told a billionaire&#8217;s wife after she asked me for a deep discount, I&#8217;ll wear my intricate, museum-worthy jewelry to my grave rather than give it away to someone who doesn&#8217;t value it. True story! Look, I&#8217;m in the luxury-goods business, and I appreciate people with big budgets that enable me to create one-of-a-kind art with precious metals and gems. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/11\/01\/elizabeth-warren-would-double-billionaire-wealth-tax-for-medicare-for-all-plan.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">But we&#8217;ve got to exponentially raise taxes on the mega-billionaires<\/a>. I&#8217;ve only met a handful of them in passing but I quickly learned that they will fight anyone to the death over a dollar. And if they <em>are<\/em> spending big with you, the abuse will make you feel like you&#8217;re selling your soul. I did a little business with a billionaire&#8217;s girlfriend once and dealing with her made me hate myself, and that was <em>before<\/em> she screwed me over. I figure any genuine philanthropists among the ultra-rich won&#8217;t mind paying their fair share of taxes for the greater good. And if they do mind? Then they&#8217;re not so charitable after all, and I&#8217;m happy to disabuse them of their fantasy of generosity.<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t seen the rice-grain video illustrating what billions look like, here it is.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9R3KxA0QPsM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/coronavirus-amazon-jeff-bezos-relief-fund-covid-19-billionaire-net-worth-a9422236.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this is what Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, did to &#8220;help&#8221; his employees during the pandemic<\/a>. Shameless <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/meeting-warren-again-hating-bezos-more\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">as always<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow my business Instagram, Wendy Brandes Jewelry, because I&#8217;ll be giving away some sterling-silver statement rings via IG stories! I started doing this last week with the remnants of my silver collection. 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