The circuit wall candleholder is from Crate & Barrel with a price tag of $149. While that price is steep to me, a wonderful friend thought it was the perfect wedding present (thank you, Dominic).
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
A Candleholder Knockoff
While I received a lot of compliments about my buffet renovation – I received quite a bit of interest in the candleholder above it.
The circuit wall candleholder is from Crate & Barrel with a price tag of $149. While that price is steep to me, a wonderful friend thought it was the perfect wedding present (thank you, Dominic).
Today, I was in my new favorite store though and found a knock off of similar size for almost half the price. This is the collage sconce from Z Gallerie, and for only $79.95 it's an amazing price and still has a nice brand name – you can't beat that.
While the frames are thicker in the Z Gallerie version, and several squares are a different size – that's basically the only difference. Not only are the number of squares the same in both, but the placement of squares as well as candleholders are identical.
The circuit wall candleholder is from Crate & Barrel with a price tag of $149. While that price is steep to me, a wonderful friend thought it was the perfect wedding present (thank you, Dominic).
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How is it a knockoff if they both carry a similar item? It looks to me like the Z Gallerie sconce is just a better value. Maybe C&B is just charging more (?), they probably buy from the same vendor... I like them both but I'm all about saving $80 if I can!!
ReplyDeleteIt's a knock off because Crate & Barrel was the original one to have this candleholder – they've had in for at least 5 years, and the candleholder is newer to Z Gallerie.
ReplyDeleteBecause of this, and the placement of the squares and candles being in the exact same place – it's definitely a copy cat.
It's like what JC Penney does to Pottery Barn – you know they have an employee or 2 just studying the Pottery Barn catalog so they can make affordable replicas of a more expensive brand name.
I love knock offs – I'm all about the more affordable prices. I rarely buy things if they aren't on sale.
As for comparing the 2 prices of the candleholders – it's simple, Crate & Barrel is the bigger name brand. While Z Gallerie is still a super nice store (and my new favorite at that), they are still the underdog.