Too big for most people's ears??? No way! HOWEVER....I had mine put on the shepherd hooks so that they dangle. Honestly, the idea of banging ANY sized pearl with the phone when I answer it, is just torture - it's why I don't have any studs. Dangles ladies, that's the ticket! And they don't dangle very far, but you don't bang them with the phone, and when they move, they catch the eye better anyway.
And Jeremy-Satan - nix it with the pearl ****. Pictures like that should NOT be allowed among decent folk. ;-)
Pearlcat - I have the copper gold, (or at least I think I do), and it really is very gold more than copper. A bit lighter than the pics showed. In any case, these pearls are just so incredibly gorgeous, I don't think you can go wrong no matter what.