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>Doesn't the cleanliness of the water affect the pearls' quality? Someone help me out here. I was thinking if the water is polluted, the FW pearls wouldn't be as nice compared to cleaner lakes, rivers. See, that's where I'm trying to decipher that article. In the saltwater section, she says...

And again, it's an entirely personal thing -- what, where, when, and how anyone buys anything. :) It's just that this is the ethics thread, and this just happens to be where my personal head is at. :) editing to quickly add ... And I promise what I'm saying certainly is aimed at no vendors...

>I don;t think you should be too worried of pollution caused by the cultivation of freshwater pearls. To successfully grow pearls of good quality it is necessary to watch out that the water is not too polluted. See, I'm going by that article in Modern Jeweler. According to that, there is a...

Yeah, I know. I guess for me, the basic factor between just 'overall' saltwater vs. 'overall' freshwater, was the statement I read in that 'How green are the pearls' article. (Title was something like that, and I *think* it was in Modern Jeweler.) The jist was that freshwater mollusks can...

I've been thinking about this topic a lot over the last few days. That is, the environmental aspect of it. There are really two types of ethics being discussed here ... one being the ethics of the 'bargains' that may come about as an industry and the farmers suffer; and the other involving the...

josh wrote: >put your $'s where your beliefs are I agree completely. That, to me, *is* the definition of "ethical consumer". I am perfectly willing to fore-go a bargain (and often do), and pay more for any product that I believe is better and more sustainably produced. Dairy, meat...

>The support of everyone on Pearl-Guide who has bought pearls either directly from me or from one of my many retailers has really been the deciding factor that has kept me in business. I realize you don't know me, Josh, I'm new here. But I wanted to say that I agree pearl-guide is your best...

Thanks for the help. :) Yes, Manilla is his home-city, so a pearl market there would be very possible. Thanks for the information ... I was guessing that Chinese pearls from a vendor in the Philippines was the most likely scenarios, but as you understand, I want my 'guess' to be as close to...

Ooops. I just realized this is in the south seas board. (Sigh at myself.) I know it makes more sense under "freshwater". Sorry. I did a search on Philippino and freshwater, and this was one of the threads that came up.

I realize I'm rooting up an old thread, which I apologize for, (and I realize worse yet, it's a zeide thread, which I apologize even more profusely for), but could I ask a quick question? Daughter received a pearl necklace and bracelet set tonight. I've read enough here over the last few...

>Sounds like you want keshi because it's 100% nacre? Good choice. Yeah, I think so, actually. 'Off-spherical' doesn't bother me ... I did get to see the Vietnamese bracelet when it arrived, and I really liked the baroque shape. More to the point though, it was the orient ... the thin film...

I think I can definitely say that reading this board has officially affected my choices. Had I not been reading so much here (I think I've read probably about 1/3 of the board by now? ... not exagerrating), I probably would go find hubby in the computer room and place an order. I don't think I...

Pearloutlet Christmas sale ... got the Vietnamese baroque akoya necklace. Didn't want to post this until I received confirmation that it shipped (I'm superstitious that way). We had purchased the bracelet along with some freshwater necklaces at their black Friday sale, then went back for the...

>We figured we would give everyone on our list a chance at it first and then change prices and make it public. I gather that's 'prior customers', yes? --Pearl (Who found her way here by way of thepearloutlet, after doing Christmas shopping there, then researching more on what I was getting...

>oh crap! the prices changed this morning! Is that the 'holiday sale' advertised on the front page?

Since China is so important in the pearl industry, I'll offer a specifically Chinese charity. Half the Sky ... http://www.halfthesky.org/about/ourstory.php It originates in America but beneits orphanages in China, and specifically those children who are not always offered for adoption. (Many...

>I'm sure Caitlin filled you in about the "basket case" known as Zeide G. Erskine. Actually, no, she didn't. My path of trying to figure the whole thing out these last few days has been as follows: Initially I'd been reading along thinking Zeide was simply one of the pearl experts. Then I...

>I guess it is my unforgetable moniker... Well I admit I do keep trying to pronounce it as a word. ;) I've been having one heck of an education the last couple weeks. It would be impossible to name a 'most informational' thread ... it's just an incredible wealth of information. But I can...

(I'm glad I'm not crazy. I'm reading through a lot of old threads, and the names gemgeek, boo, and slreap, to name a few ... ones I'm becoming used to ... are suddenly losing their icon pics and showing as guests. At first I thought I'd gone too far back in the threads and old threads were...

>Add her site to your bookmarks Actually, I already added her name to a little text file where I've also jotted the other main sellers here. ;) I guess I'll use her store when/if I go for a Cortez. I saw she also gets some of her tahitians from "Josh", who I've seen many times in my recent...