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Friday, May 7, 2004That special day, established especially for mothers is quickly approaching. Mother’s Day this year falls on Sunday 9th May and the various stores that are part of Island Companies Ltd. (ICL) have wonderful gift ideas that will help make Mother’s day even more special. The stores include: Grand Switzerland Diamonds Direct, Grand Switzerland Designer Jewellery and Grand Switzerland Fine Jewellery, all based at the Anchorage Centre. Landmark Jewellers is located in the Landmark Building, Duty Free Ltd next to the Harley Davidson store and the British Outpost stores in the Duty Free Centre and Duty Free Ltd in the Galleria Plaza. All of these stores offer a wonderful selection of gifts to honour mothers with. Cayman Net News talked to employees from British Outpost – Designer Jewellery II, Grand Switzerland Designer Jewellery, London Jewellers and Landmark Jewellers to give you an insight into what they have in store for Mother’s Day … don’t forget all the stores mentioned have an amazing array of gifts to delight every mother this year. British Outpost – Designer Jewellery II Claudette Murray, originally from Jamaica, has lived in Grand Cayman for nearly 10 years. Working as part of the six-person-strong team at the British Outpost – Designer Jewellery II store that is based downtown George Town. Ms Murray has been with ICL for seven years. Before moving to the British Outpost store in January, she managed the Brazilian Gems store. “I love meeting people and interacting with customers,” Ms Murray said, “Special care is taken of all our customers.” British Outpost has many gift ideas for Mother’s Day and is offering great savings on jewellery. All precious gems including tanzanite, diamonds, emeralds and sapphires are priced at 20% off throughout the month. May also sees discount savings in other lines such as Seiko watches, which are all reduced by 35%, and an everyday gold sale with 50% discounts. The store features Swarovski crystal jewellery, which is both pretty and inexpensive, and the Swarovski collectable crystal ornaments that each come individually gift boxed. In today’s “cell phone” society, British Outpost has the ideal product for those concerned about electronic pollution. Phillip Stein watches protect the wearer from electronic pollution, and right now there is 15% off these watches. “Cheri Dori is a new, fun and modern jewellery collection that would be an ideal gift for a child to give to their mother this Mother’s Day, since the buyer decides how the piece of jewellery is assembled,” Ms Murray said. This collection allows you to make your own original pieces of jewellery including earrings, rings and necklaces. Other fashionable and affordable jewellery collections include Sorrelli and the exquisite and vintage-looking Michael Negrin. Along with jewellery, the British Outpost store stocks Zampiva Figurines, Nao by Lladro and Bernardaud porcelain candle holders handmade in France, all which make wonderful gifts for mother. Ms Murray said, “At British Outpost you will find excellent prices and exceptional customer service.” The store is open 8:30 am to 5:30 pm Monday through Friday and 9:00 am to 4:30 pm on Saturdays. London Jewellers As mother of eight-year old Elissa, Christina Rea has plenty of experience as to how wonderful Mother’s Day can be. Ms Rea has been with ICL for the past nine years and has managed the London Jewellers store based in the Anchorage Centre for the past year. “London Jewellers has an array of fine designer jewellery,” Ms Rea said. “The Omega two-tone necklace would be a perfect and affordable Mother’s Day gift. This flat gold necklace is white gold on one side and yellow gold on the other side, and children can choose from our selection of pendents as to which one they want their mother to wear.” If looking for a unique gift, one of London Jewellers’ best selling products at the moment is Ammolite. This 70-million-year-old fossil is unique in every aspect. No two pieces of jewellery containing Ammolite are the same due to its rainbow-like iridescent colouring. It is believed to have “feng shui” properties and the fossil has been found to contain dinosaur remains. “As there is only one mine in the world, the supply of Ammolite is expected to be depleted in the next 15 years, therefore this wonderful, exotic fossil is well worth a look,” Ms Rea said. Especially for Mother’s Day, London Jewellers have 14kt yellow gold pendants coming in different shapes, such as hearts and with various words on them. Any one of the eight staff members will be more than happy to help you. “We have a very close team here that work very well together to best serve our customers,” Ms Rea said. As well as ideal Mother’s Day gifts, London Jewellers also has affordable gifts for babies, children and men. An additional bonus is the three-month layaway scheme offered by the store to residents. “We find that once a local has shopped here, they return time and time again,” Ms Rea said “and locals will also receive a further discounts on goods purchased.” Grand Switzerland Designer Jewellery Living in the Cayman Islands for 11 years, Alison Lang has been Manager of Grand Switzerland Designer Jewellery for the past four years. Coming from England, Ms Lang is the mother of two daughters Emma, nine, and Samantha, seven. “The Grand Switzerland store here at the Anchorage Centre has a wide range of designer jewellery at affordable prices that would make the perfect Mother’s Day gift,” Ms Lang said. The store sells a delectable range of Tiffany’s jewellery and gifts and everything is gift boxed in unmistakable blue boxes. “Tiffany’s jewellery is exquisite and traditional, but if you are looking for something that mixes the contemporary with antique, Sorrelli provides a designer line of jewellery that is both affordable and fun, and easy to wear with many outfits,” Ms Lang said. “The new Michael Dawkins collection features a beautiful palate of spring colours.” For those mothers who love watches, Grand Switzerland has a wide range of different watch designers. “Michele watches (MW) make a great gift,” Ms Lang said, “The interchangeable watch bands mean they can be changed and worn with an array of different outfits.” The new Barry Kronen locket would also be an ideal gift as its beautiful and delicate design opens up so that photographs can be inserted and worn close to the heart. As well as jewellery, the Grand Switzerland Designer Jewellery store has a selection of Tiffany glassware, and Jay Strongwater picture frames, pillboxes and compacts. “Every gift given to a mother on Mother’s Day, whether small or large, will always be a treasured memory since it is given from the heart,” Ms Lang said. Landmark Jewellers Penny Kapetaneas is the Assistant Manager of the Landmark store that is located on the waterfront in downtown George Town. Originally from Toronto, Ms Kapetaneas now calls Cayman her home. A mother of two grown sons, she is looking forward to becoming a grandmother very soon. “I love the peacefulness of the Island and I love working in the Landmark store. Island Companies is a great company to work for and they treat you like family,” Ms Kapetaneas said. The Landmark store specialises in diamonds, providing the highest quality diamonds direct from merchants and selling them 30% less than retail cost. Exclusive to the store is the Stephen Webster jewellery collection. “Stephen Webster designed Madonna’s wedding ring,” Ms Kapetaneas said, “He works with 18kt gold and platinum and semi-precious gems and designs wonderful pieces.” Also in store is the La Nouvelle Bague designer jewellery collection direct from Italy, which features 18kt gold cold pressed enamel pieces. The cold pressed enamel prevents the enamel from chipping or cracking. The Leslie Greene collection, also exclusive to the Landmark store, provides high quality and affordable 18kt gold yellow and white diamond pieces. “Every piece of jewellery comes with a 90-day unconditional guarantee,” Ms Kapetaneas said, “We stand by everything that we sell.” With the help of Grand Switzerland Diamonds Direct, Grand Switzerland Designer Jewellery and Grand Switzerland Fine Jewellery, Landmark Jewellers, Duty Free Ltd. the British Outpost stores and Duty Free Ltd all mother’s in Cayman and beyond can look forward to an extra special Mother’s Day this year.
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