Harrods has began selling miniature gold bars that can be found on display at Knightsbridge department store along other gold products.
They can be found in a miniature vault at the lower ground floor.
One can choose from a selection of 7 precious metal coins including the British Sovereign, Australian Kangaroo and American Gold Eagle.
Also, one can buy gold bars ranging from 1gr.
, who are actually small enough to fit into a lipstick case, to 12.
5 kg.
The British can buy this yellow metal online as until now but they have the opportunity of doing this directly from the shop.
Customers can collect their purchase in person.
This is a sale that demands absolute trust.
Gold bars couldn't be bought like this until Harrods came up with the idea.
The store is actually encouraging people to invest in physical gold.
This is an opportunity for customers to purchase this precious metal safely.
The shop representatives say that people actually make big transactions are being made.
The Harrods customers are interested in buying the gold products and see this as the investment opportunity that it is.
The fact that a store like Harrods has begun to sell this precious metal only shows that gold has moved to the mainstream again.
This comes after two decades when the yellow metal could not be seen even near the mainstream area.
There are many methods with the help of which one can diversity its portfolio but owning physical gold remains one of the best ways to do this.
This yellow metal has gained more and more ground and people have become aware that there are many ways in which one can posses this precious metal.
If you are more comfortable with gold accounts you have the opportunity to invest in them.
If you would purchase this yellow metal but don't have the savings yet, you could buy a chocolate gold bar that costs about 10 dollars.