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I do like a tin cup, but I am already attached to this strand as it is. :)

Sorry Pearl Dreams, I missed your question earlier. No, my strand is not long enough to take a couple of pearls from, as it is 18".

Thanks so much Bas. Those are all really lovely. The lavender pair is very well matched indeed. Here's an iPhone picture of the pair I received, which shows how much longer one of the pearls is. It just makes the pair look lopsided to me. Sadly, PP says this is the best match they have...

No doubt they are tough to match Pearl Dreams. I just hope to find matching sizes. They must exist since there is a picture of a pair I'd love right on PP's website.

Thanks Bas. Do you have a picture handy of any of the souffle earrings you have? I'd love to see yours. I actually have a strand of souffles, and like them very much so that's why I wanted earrings. I know they won't match exactly, but I'm looking for the outer size to be very similar, so...

Can anyone please recommend a source for white metallic souffle pearl earrings? I just bought a pair from PP and am unhappy with how one pearl is noticeably longer than the other. I realize these are baroque pearls, but want a pair well matched in approximate length and width (like the picture...

Hi Linda. Oh gosh, I hope not! But maybe that is also why I can't find what I'm after.

I will keep hunting! My heart is set on that shape, but AAA quality. And did I say big? :) Maybe these are really semi-baroque or near round? I'm not sure how to properly describe them, except not drop and not round.

Yes, the vast majority have some pointiness, but I have seen oval ones. The shapes on the right side of this bracelet are perfect: http://www.tahitianpearls.biz/tahitian-pearls-pictures/peacock-tahitian-pearl-bracelet-tbcs.jpg

I was starting to think what I am looking for may be unattainable, but in theory it should exist somewhere. I want an 18" strand of heavily circled Tahitians that are ovoid in shape--no pointy ends--in AAA quality and big, 14-15" big. I want a strand that is kind of multicolored and glowing...

Thanks Pearl Dreams. I see PP has some AAA baroques on their site, so I guess that is the top. I guess A on an A-D is the same as AAA?

I'm trying to get the best quality of circled Tahitians I can. Is AAA the top? I'd imagine that circled pearls don't get graded gem quality precisely because of the circles. But can they be AAA?

Thanks ladies for all chiming in. Special thanks to you Pearl Dreams for offering to look for a clasp for me! Super sweet of you! I have good news to report. I told the vendor that there must be more than the two options they were giving me. They wrote back and offered a matte or laser...

Thanks Pattye. Your thoughts echo Wendy's. I do like the pearls very much and want to keep them. I definitely do not like the clasp they came with. I think I expected more from the company after I contacted them--that they would offer more of an apology and more choice to remedy the...

Thanks Wendy. I do think that would have been the thing to do, rather than surprise me. I guess they were hoping I wouldn't notice. EU consumer laws are much more pro-consumer than in the US, I know. I am married to a Brit.

I ordered a necklace from a well-known vendor. When I got it, it did not have the clasp pictured (up-close!) on the website. When I e-mailed to ask that the mistake be rectified, I was told the clasp is no longer available and has been taken off the website. I was told I could either accept...

Thanks for the tips about Kamoka. Very, very neat that pieces of the shells go back to make the pearls!

I like your thinking--somewhat of a compromise!

Hi All, I found this forum while researching tahitian pearls. I am lucky enough to be going to Tahiti, Moorea and Bora Bora this November. I would love to bring back a strand of Tahitian pearls (probably 10-12mm excellent quality baroque). My question is whether pearls in Tahiti are fairly...