Typo Makes Bangkrut Cartier, Gold-Berlian Ginting IDR 211 Million Sold For IDR 211 Thousand

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JAKARTA - This typos ended very fatally. Cartier took off gold earrings and diamonds for Rp. 211 thousand even though the original price was around Rp. 211 million. Because of the typo on the Cartier site.

A consumer in Mexico said in an upload on social media X about himself having fun exploring Instagram. Rogelio Villarreal, a Mexican doctor, saw that a pair of earrings were sold very cheaply.

This injection should be sold for 237,000 pesos, or more than 13,000 US dollars or if calculated into rupiah equivalent to Rp. 211 million.

But the jewelry was sold at a price of 237 pesos, or around USD 13, the New York Times reported by CBS News, Tuesday, April 30. It seems Cartier lost three zeros behind, as a fatal typo.

Cartier, a luxury jewelry seller who was aware of this typos, then tried to cancel Villarreal's order. Cartier compensated Villarreal with a bottle of champagne and leather accessories as an apology for the inconvenience caused, according to a report from Agence France Presse.

But Villarreal thought the offer was unsatisfactory, and instead filed the case with Mexico's federal consumer protection agency.

Villarreal told the New York Times Cartier had told him it had fulfilled its orders. Jewelry was sent to Villareal. "The war is over. Cartier obeyed it," he said in a post on April 22.

Cartier did not immediately respond to a CBS MoneyWatch request for comment. Mexico's federal consumer protection agency has also not responded to a request for comment.