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Yesterday was Kasumi earrings (Kojima) and Chinese ripple necklace (Pacific Pearls). They are even more colorful in real life.

Wearing some of my new pearls today. All from Kojima. Freshwater pearls and jade, plus some other gemstones. Herkimer diamond (quartz), tourmaline, labradorite, moonstone. amethyst. The earrings make me feel like I should be walking around Pompeii in a toga. I love the asymmetry of the...

I agree with PD.

Fascinating.

Pearls by the Bay was so much fun. JEG and I both talked about our trips to Japan to visit pearl farms. I enjoyed JEG's talk because she went to different pearl farms than I did. Jeremy talked about the new Pearls as One course. And Enrique talked about Sea of Cortez pearls. My jeans are...

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.