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My guess is, GM Pollack stores used that box for everything, not just pearls. It was probably their generic box.

In addition to the peachy colors, the potato shapes are typical of non-bead nucleated freshwater pearls from China. Your pearls are 100% pearl nacre. There is no shell bead at the center. Enjoy wearing them!!!

These pearls don't even remotely look like South Sea or Tahitian pearls. They really, really look like Chinese freshwater pearls, with the Tahitians being badly dyed.

Yay! I'm so glad they are continuing this!

So, should we retape the box and return to sender? Preferably with garbage in the box?

I agree, imitation pearls in a box they did not originally come in.

Since the pearls need cleaning and restringing, cut them apart and buy a different clasp. If you want to reuse the clasp, cut it off, and get TarnX and dip the clasp for 2 seconds. It will look shiny and new. The baking soda and aluminum foil technique has never worked for me. I'd buy a...

It took me awhile to warm up to feather pearls, but then I saw JEG's and I fell in love with them. Now I want more.

AI lied. AI recently translated a menu item "Haricot Verts" as Baked Beans. If they can't get green beans right, you know they know nothing about pearls.

I agree. Dyed freshwater pearls from China.

Blue baroque akoya LEATHER JACKET!!!! My Mom bought this jacket in New York in 1962. She said, "I always felt like hot shit when I wore this jacket." That's not how my Mom normally talked, haha. My blue baroque akoya pearls kinda get lost on the ice blue, iridescent leather. Pearls by Pearl...

I've never had my blue akoyas fade. My blue akoyas are still as intense as when I bought them. My pistachio akoyas are as intense as when I bought them. My Tahitians have not faded. Only my Edisons have faded. My Edisons were all intensely dark colors (deep purples, fuscia, dark green), and...

Blue and pistachio baroque akoya pearls from Pearl Paradise. These necklaces have an incredible soap bubble luster that the camera isn't picking up. Pistachio Tahitian stud earrings from Kojima Pearl.

Pomelo, my mother always said she had summer jewelry and winter jewelry, and I find that I do, too. Some pieces just feel better when it's hot or cold, or just go better with linen vs. cashmere.

Golden South Sea pearls, baroque and keshi, with a couple of Tahitians. Wire wrapped necklace with tourmalines and keshi by Hisano. Pomme de la Mer pendant from PP. Earrings from OceanRhyme.