Rogelio Villarreal, a citizen of Mexico, bought Cartier earrings costing nearly $14,000 for under $14 after a pricing error on the jeweler's website.

When Rogelio Villarreal bought rose-gold earrings for a price that the luxury retailer said was a mistake, he looked to a Mexican consumer protection law. He later said the company delivered the earrings.

A Mexican man has made headlines as he recently claimed a victory over French luxury brand Cartier, saying an error made it possible for him to

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.

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 recently celebrated his victory against the high-end French luxury brand Cartier after purchasing two pairs of earrings at a significantly reduced price due to a pricing error. The earrings, originally priced at nearly $28,

Luxury jewelry maker Cartier isn’t known for giving stuff away, but in the case of one Mexican man, they pretty much did. Rogelio Villarreal was paging through Cartier’s web page in a moment of idleness when he came upon on offer that seemed too good to be true.