Ive bought many chains and pendants for my self and fir gifts and the majority of chains have snapped after few wears incl with diamond pendants which have been lost because of this. Ive had the 9ct gold hoops which have snapped in half as they were flimsy and took all my broken gold and sold it. I bought soo many items and because i had them in the bothom droor so was over a year id had them before i wore most pieces they would not replace. Hence id rather pay extra for quality in the shops