My mother in law has been bragging about how fabulous this place is for a long time. I really had no desire to go to a place named Elisa Ilana, but mother in laws are relentless. To appease her, I finally agreed to go to the store with her. Honestly, some of the stuff in the store wasn't half bad. They had some name brand stuff that I've seen at other jewelers. They had lots of other jewelry that the saleswoman said they make in the building. I thought that some of it looked nice but then I saw the prices. I remember taking jewlery classes in high school and they taught us most of the techniqes they use in their jewelry. We used most of the same jewelry parts too. I cannot believe the prices at this place. If they are selling any of this jewelry it must be to people who have more money than brains. I think I will take a basic jewelry making class at the community college and make my own ""designer jewelry"" at a fraction of the price. The positives of this place are that there was plenty of parking and very few customers, the dark haired saleswoman was friendly, the place is in a good neighborhood, so you shouldn't get mugged in the parking lot.
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