The words Cartier and bargain are almost never said in the same breath, but the legendary

French jeweller has been forced to extend an enormous discount to one man after he claimed

an error allowed him to buy two pairs of earrings for just

$28,000 that were supposed to sell for nearly $28,000.

Ellie Pitt of Independent Television News has more.

Designer jewelry doesn't come cheap.

Unless of course you find it online for much lower than it should be. That's what happened to Rogelio Villarreal, who was browsing Cartier's website

when he spotted these diamond encencrusted earrings for 237 Mexican pesos.

That's around 11 British pounds.

He bought two pairs, who wouldn't, before the price was quickly corrected to 237,000 pesos, or just over 11,000 pounds.

According to Rogelio, Cartier then tried to back out of the deal,

but he asked Mexico's Consumer Protection Agency to get involved

and they ruled in his favour.

So how did he do it?

Well Mexican consumer law requires businesses to sell their products at their listed price.

If they don't, customers can file a complaint and send proof that they bought it at that

price but haven't received it.

At this Central London jewlers, they say there's no doubt he got a bargain.

You are paying for the brand name you know like when you walk into somewhere and you leave with a

Cartier ring there's that brand history you're

paying a carier ring there's that brand history you're paying a little bit for prestige

I mean he got very lucky I'd like to see his uh

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