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It was like an Easter egg hunt if all the eggs were rotten.
Out of context, its an innocuous scene kind of boring, even.
Its $780, which gives her pause, but she decides to treat herself anyway.
Youre never going to regret buying good jewelry, Charli says.
You really should work here, jokes the man behind the counter.
Like all of us, the lightning bolt was born innocent.
It just so happened that the samples she gave to Polkadots & Moonbeams hadnt been engraved yet.
I thought, Theyre cute.
Lets just see what happens, she said.
The boutique even carries Kristina KellysHeartspringline of lip balm and skin-care products.
The man behind the counter that day was Gaspar Cello, then a sales associate.
He was surprised he made the episode.
Im just the guy who works at the store.
I thought maybe my hand was going to be shown or something.
When it was happening, everything seemed so normal, he said.
She found Leviss to be super-sweet and super-pleasant.
Theyre still in touch.
Much has been made of the necklaces steep $780 price tag, but did Leviss even pay retail?
(Word to the wise: Themini versionwill only run you $480.)
She estimates that her sales doubled sitewide and demand for the lightning bolt itself tripled.
Any publicity is, indeed, good publicity.
People of all different ages were rushing to see this necklace.
Polkadots & Moonbeams has since sold out of the lightning bolt more than once.
It has been great for me and for sales, she said.
I dont like the vitriol, but I cant control that.
Of course, I dont want to be associated with anything that hurt someone.
But I was completely blind to the whole thing.
They want to come see where all those beautiful people shop.
They want to be beautiful, too.
Nine months later, the embers of Scandoval have largely cooled.
Diina has no doubt she still hasVPRfans to thank for that.
But Levisss lightning bolt is no more.
It sold for $5,300.
And if he is?
They need to frame it and put it in the clubhouse.
