“Why would they not tell you the price before?”: Friends get permanent bracelets. Then they see the $800 bill

Two best friends received a rude awakening after they tried to pay for the permanent bracelets they just had soldered on their wrists.

Permanent jewelry is an emerging trend in the online fashion world with influencers showcasing their forever bracelets. These delicate chains of gold have no clasp and are soldered on to the wrist. The only way to remove them is by cutting them off.

The current trend was first popularized by jewelry brands like Catbird in New York, which, according to The Zoe Report...