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demmiblue

(39,464 posts)
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 03:13 PM Apr 2024

Melanie is selling a necklace for Mother's Day:





Melania Selling $245 Necklace for Mother's Day

Melania Trump today launched another product to grift off the tapped out MAGA faithful. She has sold NFTs and Christmas ornaments at exorbitant prices since leaving the White House, now she is out with a customizable necklace to commemorate Mother's Day.

The necklace went on sale on Melania's website this morning for the bargain price of just $245.00. You are allowed to have it engraved with a name, initials or date to make it "one-of-a-kind."

But wait, there's more ...

The website states that anyone who purchases a necklace will also receive, free of charge, a limited-edition Melania digital collectable. The best part though is that Melania's signature is engraved on the back. It is also advertised as genuine gold vermeil.

https://www.meidastouch.com/news/melania-selling-245-necklace-for-mothers-day
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Melanie is selling a necklace for Mother's Day: (Original Post) demmiblue Apr 2024 OP
Great comparison... Good gawd, Melania's signature is obviously a direct mimicry of TSF's. hlthe2b Apr 2024 #1
Oooooo, you saw that, too! EndlessWire Apr 2024 #27
It looks like a blown up moose face to me !! uga uga riversedge Apr 2024 #2
That is one of the ugliest things I've seen in a while... CTyankee Apr 2024 #5
An upside down Shamrock! snowybirdie Apr 2024 #3
Damn right. ☘️ a kennedy Apr 2024 #11
I thought the same. Irish_Dem Apr 2024 #26
Thank you! I knew something was wrong with it! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2024 #51
I'm pretty sure if my mom was still alive dflprincess Apr 2024 #4
Shaped like a clover? Mossfern Apr 2024 #6
Saint Patrick's day leftovers? Hugin Apr 2024 #7
She's not Irish. 🤬 🤬 🤬 a kennedy Apr 2024 #8
Obviously. Hugin Apr 2024 #12
Originally $29.99. Sold at a 75% discount as of March 18 & she couldn't resist snapping them up Hekate Apr 2024 #19
If it had an embedded spring scent... Hugin Apr 2024 #20
Three sets of butt cheeks. GoCubsGo Apr 2024 #37
... Hugin Apr 2024 #42
Looks like something gay texan Apr 2024 #9
Melanie or the charm? rubbersole Apr 2024 #46
Guess she has no choice Traildogbob Apr 2024 #10
It looks like an ink blot with testicles. rsdsharp Apr 2024 #13
"Genuine gold vermeil" -- isn't that silver thinly electroplated with gold? Hekate Apr 2024 #14
A good use of four karat gold. Hugin Apr 2024 #21
Or gold filled BigMin28 Apr 2024 #57
Had to look it up canetoad Apr 2024 #22
I bet it still turns your neck green after wearing it for a day... Hugin Apr 2024 #23
Never never stop grifting. Sharks and their attendant remora eels ... Hekate Apr 2024 #29
Looking back on the history of this country.. Deuxcents Apr 2024 #15
Now that Baron is 18 will he becoming out with some shlock crap to sell? rurallib Apr 2024 #16
He's going to enlist. Going to be the first in the family to serve their country. Hotler Apr 2024 #44
Then daddy would think he's a loser... rubbersole Apr 2024 #47
Her signature looks like the Neiman Marcus logo. IcyPeas Apr 2024 #17
That's HER signature? I thought that was TFG's SledDriver Apr 2024 #33
Yes. It's like he taught her to write like that or something. Or maybe being vile causes it. LeftInTX Apr 2024 #49
Why would your mother want to wear a trinket with someone else's name on it? spanone Apr 2024 #18
LOL - it looks like a dog's rabies tag. Vinca Apr 2024 #24
Why does the signature look like DJT's? mzmolly Apr 2024 #25
Grifters gonna MOMFUDSKI Apr 2024 #28
I've seen better looking stuff at Dollar Tree. n/t Paper Roses Apr 2024 #30
3 hearts, nice ornotna Apr 2024 #31
Menage a trois was the first thing that came to my mind Hamlette Apr 2024 #35
How long before Dump wants 5% of the cut? Talitha Apr 2024 #32
Oughta sell like hotcakes. B.See Apr 2024 #34
I thought they were rich? edhopper Apr 2024 #36
$245 for silver coated in gold? aka Vermeil. Greybnk48 Apr 2024 #38
Should be $50 tops. blm Apr 2024 #41
Yes but having one on at dinner in Mar a Lago gets you a nod underpants Apr 2024 #53
It doesn't look nearly as nice as one of those dog tags. StarryNite Apr 2024 #39
Special order, $2.45 per unit in lots of 1,000 Aussie105 Apr 2024 #40
Classy, just like Jackie Kennedy Retrograde Apr 2024 #43
It's ugly.. she's ugly. Cha Apr 2024 #45
Truck nuts on a butterfly... rubbersole Apr 2024 #48
🏆 underpants Apr 2024 #52
OMG SammyWinstonJack Apr 2024 #59
Be Best. Bucky Apr 2024 #50
Looks like another scam from the stinky fucker. Emile Apr 2024 #54
Looks like DJT signed her name Sanity Claws Apr 2024 #55
I noticed thst, too DFW Apr 2024 #56
Uckin' Fugly if you ask me. ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2024 #58
Is it supposed to represent an angel? area51 Apr 2024 #60

hlthe2b

(113,192 posts)
1. Great comparison... Good gawd, Melania's signature is obviously a direct mimicry of TSF's.
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 03:17 PM
Apr 2024

Last edited Sun Apr 21, 2024, 04:19 PM - Edit history (1)

EndlessWire

(8,103 posts)
27. Oooooo, you saw that, too!
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 04:16 PM
Apr 2024

That was my first thought. Donald's looks like saw tooths, and now hers! How do we know that Donald didn't do this!

dflprincess

(29,250 posts)
4. I'm pretty sure if my mom was still alive
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 03:19 PM
Apr 2024

And I gave her this, she would strangle me with it.

A jury of her peers would call it justified.

Hugin

(37,609 posts)
20. If it had an embedded spring scent...
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 03:41 PM
Apr 2024

They would be handy for “Team Trump”(tm) to hang in the courtroom and from the rear view mirrors of the daily caravan vehicles.

Here I am, trying to fix things again.

Traildogbob

(12,713 posts)
10. Guess she has no choice
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 03:22 PM
Apr 2024

Trump is blowing through her divorce settlement in fines and legal fees. Would be amazing if her selling of her Va Jay Jay, left her broke and a joke.
She could do some senior nudies for the nursing home gentlemen. Right in line with her morals.
MAGA’s would use some Donny donations for those.

Hekate

(100,133 posts)
14. "Genuine gold vermeil" -- isn't that silver thinly electroplated with gold?
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 03:31 PM
Apr 2024

The person who said it looked like it was stamped out at the pet store had it right. It looks unbelievably cheap and tacky.

canetoad

(20,399 posts)
22. Had to look it up
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 03:55 PM
Apr 2024
https://www.linjer.co/en-au/blogs/linjer-journal/what-is-gold-vermeil-your-complete-guide

Is vermeil real gold?

Yes - gold vermeil is considered real gold! For jewelry to be legally regarded as gold vermeil, there must be a layer of at least 10k gold that is 2.5 micron thick (that is 5x thicker than regular plated gold)! The gold plating is usually electroplated over a sterling silver base.

The main difference between gold vermeil and solid gold is that vermeil uses a sterling silver base metal whereas the latter, as the name suggests, is made of just that…gold! While gold vermeil may not be considered 100% “real gold”, thanks to its thick layer of plating, the quality definitely does not fall far behind solid gold jewelry.


They never stop grifting, do they?

Hugin

(37,609 posts)
23. I bet it still turns your neck green after wearing it for a day...
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 04:00 PM
Apr 2024

Oooooh, I just got the (sham)rock thing. It’s a warning.

Deuxcents

(25,991 posts)
15. Looking back on the history of this country..
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 03:31 PM
Apr 2024

I cannot find a single instance where the former president and/or his wife peddled wares. Books, lectures, foundations, building projects but no trinkets or anything as embarrassing as this couple.

rurallib

(64,607 posts)
16. Now that Baron is 18 will he becoming out with some shlock crap to sell?
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 03:31 PM
Apr 2024

Help dear old dad with his legal bills? Learn the family business early kid.

SledDriver

(2,122 posts)
33. That's HER signature? I thought that was TFG's
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 04:57 PM
Apr 2024

The hell is it with these vile creatures and their EKG style signatures?


StarryNite

(12,016 posts)
39. It doesn't look nearly as nice as one of those dog tags.
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 05:41 PM
Apr 2024

I'd take one of those dog tags from a vending machine any day over that ugly crap.

Aussie105

(7,720 posts)
40. Special order, $2.45 per unit in lots of 1,000
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 05:48 PM
Apr 2024

Shipped to you from a place Somewhere Else, plain cardboard boxes, no questions asked.

First 10 sales covers your costs, the other 990 are pure profit.

I'm thinking of doing the same, but with lawnmowers.
$88 per unit ex factory, local price $220, just storage concerns when that container load lands is stopping me.
Got to find some cheap rental storage space first!

Retrograde

(11,390 posts)
43. Classy, just like Jackie Kennedy
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 07:18 PM
Apr 2024

Right, MoDo? She has a current column in the NYT claiming (without proof, natch) that Mel is as classy and sophisticated as Jacqueline Kennedy. Funny, even though I was very young at the time, I don't recollect Mrs. Kennedy selling tacky junk under her name.

BTW, what happened to that "book" Mel was working on, the one she was taking pictures for on Jan. 6 so she didn't have the time to tell Donnie to call off his revolting minions?

DFW

(59,875 posts)
56. I noticed thst, too
Mon Apr 22, 2024, 05:44 AM
Apr 2024

That looks exactly like how Donald signs his name, although her signature is not greatly dissimilar.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,672 posts)
58. Uckin' Fugly if you ask me.
Mon Apr 22, 2024, 06:11 AM
Apr 2024

Is that her actual signature? Looks awfully similar to her con man hubby.

40 years ago, I bought a 16", 1/4" wide 14kt. Gold herringbone chain for $200. There is close to one ounce of gold in it. I have had the chain appraised at over $2,000 at a local Jewelry store the other week.

The Black Hills Gold Slider I bought in 2005 at a Gold Diggers store in Deadwood, SD for $125 is now worth over $550. I get a lot of compliments about them.

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