[knotty panda]

Sueki: You answered my unspoken question. I was wondering why you didn't replace the faux with freshwaters. You're absolutely right! No reason to.

Airdancer: Lots of fauxs here too, especially Swarovski pearls. They look nicer than beading quality pearls. But the coating wears off if they are knotted on a strand in about a year. Not a good thing. I really don't think people understand just how affordable a medium or good quality freshwater pearl is nowadays. Plus, the mentality of akoya good, freshwater bad, Japanese good, Chinese bad is so ingrained in people's heads. When they are buying pearls, that's as far as most people's thinking takes them.