A pricing error on Cartier's website led to an unexpected windfall for a customer and a costly mishap for the luxury jewelry brand. Rogelio Villarreal stumbled upon a pair of gold-and-diamond earrings listed at a remarkably low price while browsing Cartier's site,

A typo on Cartier's website that incorrectly priced a pair of gold-and-diamond earrings ended up being a costly mistake for the luxury jewellery maker and a happy surprise for a customer.

Mexico citizen Rogelio Villarreal stumbled upon an affordable pair of luxury earrings — here’s where it all went wrong

Cartier apparently had made a mistake and listed gold-and-diamond earrings for 237 pesos ($14), instead of the correct price, 237,000 pesos ($14,000). Villarreal ordered two sets. What followed was months of back and forth during which he says Cartier offered him a consolation prize instead of the jewelry,

A man has revealed how a Cartier listing error saw him purchase diamond earrings for just $14 instead of $14,000, with the Mexican consumer protection agency ruling in his favor

Rogelio Villarreal struck gold when he was shopping for a pair of earrings on luxury jeweler Cartier’s website. But Cartier said the price he saw was a mistake at that he couldn’t buy a $14,000 pair of earrings for the posted price of $14.