Earrings
Earrings Bridal Boutique: The Reject Tray Policy That Decides a Partnership - HOLYCOME
Earrings: tolerances, cost structure and the reject rule for US wholesale buyers.
The Reject Tray Policy That Decides a Partnership in the Bridal Boutique Program
A US buyer of earrings came to us after 50 earrings from a trading company produced 11 rejects in the first inspection. The defect was not cosmetic: prong geometry had drifted far enough that the buyer's own bench could not correct it without recutting, the figure being USD 43-241 for a 50-piece run.
At 50 pieces the buyer was not buying a defect, they were buying a document. The Bridal Boutique order carried a photo and a price, and prong geometry had nowhere to live, quoted at USD 43-241 per piece in two-piece bridal box.
Our rebuild kept the buyer's retail price and changed four numbers on the bench. The next run cleared inspection because the specification traveled with the tray, not with a phone call, the figure being USD 43-241 for a 50-piece run.
Four Spec Lines a Bridal Boutique Buyer Checks
Most quotes describe the earring and skip the part that determines the buyer's margin. Those four lines are listed below with the trade default beside our standard, shipped as two-piece bridal box and certified IGI report, and the Bridal Boutique quote for it sits at USD 43-241.
| Spec point | Common trade output | HOLYCOME standard | Cost if missed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallmark depth and placement | Stamped where it fits | Fixed position, depth measured so it never breaks the shank | Customs query and remaking |
| Solder flow at the joint | Not inspected | Joint inspected under 10x before setting | Crack at the seam in transit |
| Plating thickness | Nominal only | 0.20 micron rhodium logged per lot, 3 microns on vermeil | Wear-through inside one season |
| Surface porosity after polish | Seen after plating | Cast porosity checked before plating, rejects pulled at that stage | Plating blister six weeks later |
Write these four into the purchase order and the argument after delivery becomes arithmetic rather than recollection, and at USD 43-241 for 50 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
Three Failures That Reach the Bridal Boutique Bench
size-step drift
A run gauged at size 6 and estimated elsewhere ships a size 8 that measures 7.75. The mismatch shows up as a resize queue two weeks after launch, quoted at USD 43-241 per piece in two-piece bridal box.
In a 50-piece run this typically shows on 17 of pieces. Catching it means measuring stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test at the tray level, not inspecting the finished carton, which is how the Bridal Boutique account reads it at USD 43-241.
prong geometry
A prong that grips the girdle instead of the pavilion survives the showroom and fails the third ultrasonic clean. The seat has to be cut to the pavilion angle before the prongs close, with IGI report and two-piece bridal box stated on the same sheet.
The commercial effect is a return shipment plus a resize labor claim, typically USD 9-14 per piece. Buyers who have seen it once put it in the purchase order; buyers who have not usually discover it on the first return, which is USD 43-241 on the Bridal Boutique schedule.
rhodium burn-off
A 0.05 micron rhodium layer reads white in the tray and shows yellow at the shank in six months of daily wear. Thickness, not bath chemistry, is the variable that matters, and at USD 43-241 for 50 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
Our countermeasure is a gauge and a written limit. It adds about 22 seconds per piece and removes the defect from the run rather than from the carton, and the Bridal Boutique quote for it sits at USD 43-241.
Cost Split on a Bridal Boutique Piece at USD 43-241
At USD 43-241 per piece for earrings, the stone is roughly a quarter and labor is where two quotes for the same drawing diverge.
| Cost line | Share | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Base metal or alloy for earrings | 32% | Alloy choice and casting yield |
| Stone or melee for earrings | 23% | Sieve range and lot batching |
| Setting and finishing labor for earrings | 21% | Jig design and bench minutes |
| Plating, polish and QC for earrings | 14% | Per-tray versus per-piece checks |
| Packaging for earrings | 10% | two-piece bridal box |
The saving in the cheapest earrings quote hides in the plating line and the stone grade. Both appear in season two, not on arrival, on a 50-piece Bridal Boutique order at USD 43-241.
Terms Behind a Bridal Boutique Order
The commercial frame is short enough to state in full. Minimum order is 50 pieces per design, and mixed designs travel in one shipment, so a 50-piece Bridal Boutique order can carry three or four models without a separate setup charge. Sample pieces leave in 3-5 days when the components are in stock, and a new model adds about twenty days before the first article exists, the figure being USD 43-241 for a 50-piece run.
Payment is 30 percent with the order and 70 percent against the bill of lading, with the balance window stated on the invoice rather than agreed by message. Prices quoted at USD 43-241 are FOB Guangzhou or Shenzhen; DDP is quoted separately because the duty line moves with the tariff schedule and not with our cost.
Packing follows the two-piece bridal box format at 50 pieces to the carton, and the packing list carries SKU, size and stone size so receiving can count without opening every box. Private-label cartons add three days for the print run and must be approved before the first bulk order, not after it, on a 50-piece Bridal Boutique order at USD 43-241.
Certification is IGI report for the lots that carry it, with a batch report and per-piece measurement of stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test for the lots below the threshold. The document set travels with the shipping papers, which is what a customs broker asks for at the port rather than after clearance, and at USD 43-241 for 50 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
A rejected tray is settled inside the same order cycle against the retained reference piece. If the difference sits on our retained sample we replace or credit; if it appeared in transit we split the assay cost and file with the carrier, and that rule is written on the order before the deposit clears, which the Bridal Boutique file records at USD 43-241 in two-piece bridal box.
Bridal Boutique Consignment and the Sample Tray
A bridal account buys a sample tray first and stock later. The tray has to cover the sizes the boutique actually fits, which in practice means one sample in each half size from five to eight, so eight pieces per design rather than one, certified IGI report and packed two-piece bridal box at 50 pieces.
Consignment terms change what you order. A boutique that takes earrings on consignment wants a marked retail price on the tag, an exchange window, and a certificate in the box the bride can photograph. We supply the IGI report in a card sleeve for exactly that reason, priced at USD 43-241 for the 50-piece Bridal Boutique run.
The calendar matters more than the price. Brides buy between January and April for a summer wedding, so the tray has to be on the counter by December. A March order arrives after the decision has already been made, quoted at USD 43-241 per piece in two-piece bridal box.
MOQ, Mixed Designs and the Real First Order
Most earrings disputes we arbitrate trace back to this line, not to the defect itself, and the Bridal Boutique quote for it sits at USD 43-241.
The buyers who get the most out of earrings treat the first order as a measurement, not as a purchase. They buy a small run, measure the four numbers that matter, and then commit, which is USD 43-241 on the Bridal Boutique schedule.
We support it directly on earrings: a 50-piece test run per design, the same gauge standard as a bulk order, and the same retained tray. Small does not have to mean loose, quoted at USD 43-241 per piece in two-piece bridal box.
Sample to Container: The Real Calendar
On earrings, the cheapest answer is rarely the cheapest outcome once the second season is counted, which is USD 43-241 on the Bridal Boutique schedule.
What buyers underestimate on earrings is the cost of the interruption, not the cost of the piece. A missing 6% of a run stalls a launch, and a stalled launch costs more than the 6% ever did, and 50 pieces leaves Wuzhou in two-piece bridal box at USD 43-241.
We plan a 3-5% buffer on first runs of earrings and tell the buyer it exists. Hiding a buffer and shipping it as production is how a supplier trains a buyer to distrust the count, and 50 pieces leaves Wuzhou in two-piece bridal box at USD 43-241.
Getting two-piece bridal box to North American retail
Export runs through Guangzhou or Shenzhen. For Bridal Boutique orders the IGI report file travels with the shipping documents, not separately, which the Bridal Boutique file records at USD 43-241 in two-piece bridal box.
The clearance term matters more than the rate at 50 pieces. A duty surprise can cost more than the whole freight line, which the Bridal Boutique file records at USD 43-241 in two-piece bridal box.
The arrival check is three steps: count cartons against the packing list, weigh a sample tray, and measure ten pieces against stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test and prong tip height within +/-0.10 mm, which is how the Bridal Boutique account reads it at USD 43-241.
The Calendar Behind a Bridal Boutique Run
For two-piece bridal box at 50 pieces, the sequence is fixed and the dates are the only thing that moves, priced at USD 43-241 for the 50-piece Bridal Boutique run.
- Lock the spec: metal, stone size range, plating thickness, sizing band and finish, all written on one sheet.
- Pull a stock-component sample in 3-5 days and measure it against that sheet, not against the photo.
- Approve the sample in writing, including the reject rule and the retained reference tray.
- Run bulk in 15-20 days for orders under 500 pieces, with the gauge check independent of the shift.
- Ship from Guangzhou or Shenzhen with the QC sheet in the carton and the batch report by email.
MOQ stays at 50 pieces per design on earrings, low enough to test a shelf and high enough to keep the gauge check independent, priced at USD 43-241 for the 50-piece Bridal Boutique run.
The First Bridal Boutique Order
The point of a small first run is not the margin. It is finding out whether the supplier's paperwork survives contact with the actual goods, which the Bridal Boutique file records at USD 43-241 in two-piece bridal box.
The first order is the cheapest inspection a buyer will ever run, because the volume is small enough to check every tray by hand, quoted at USD 43-241 per piece in two-piece bridal box.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you supply certificates for earrings?
IGI report on earrings above the threshold stated on the quote. Below it we supply a batch report plus per-piece measurement of stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test, which is what a counter or a listing actually needs, which is how the Bridal Boutique account reads it at USD 43-241.
How do you handle a rejected tray?
We replace or credit inside the same order cycle. The retained reference tray decides: if prong geometry shows on our retained piece we own it, and if it appeared in transit we split the assay cost and file with the carrier, certified IGI report and packed two-piece bridal box at 50 pieces.
What are the payment terms?
30 percent deposit with the order, 70 percent against the bill of lading. For accounts on a second order we quote 30/70 with a 15-day balance window once the first shipment has cleared, certified IGI report and packed two-piece bridal box at 50 pieces.
What is the minimum order for earrings?
50 pieces per earring. Designs mix inside one shipment, so a first order of three designs at 50 pieces each is normal for a new US account. Below 50 the gauge check stops being independent of the shift, and 50 pieces leaves Wuzhou in two-piece bridal box at USD 43-241.
Do you supply certificates for earrings?
IGI report on earrings above the threshold stated on the quote. Below it we supply a batch report plus per-piece measurement of stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test, which is what a counter or a listing actually needs, which is how the Bridal Boutique account reads it at USD 43-241.
Next Step
If the USD 43-241 band fits your shelf, send the drawing and we will quote the 50-piece Bridal Boutique run inside one business day.
HOLYCOME runs this line from Wuzhou, Guangxi, through Wuzhou HengliLai Jewelry Co., Ltd. Output is about 60,000 pieces a month across earrings and adjacent categories. service@holycome.com or WhatsApp +86 18078079070, which the Bridal Boutique file records at USD 43-241 in two-piece bridal box.
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