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Cheers! I don't need to be told twice to buy some pearls. :) Thanks again for your expert help!

Thanks for your input, Jeremy! About Savusavu Bay... there is a guy based out of Savusavu Bay who advertises his pearls at pearlsfiji.com. His pearls are intruiging - they seem to come in different colors than what I've seen in traditional Tahitian or South Sea Pearls. Are these colors...

I am going to Fiji for my honeymoon in a few months and I was wondering if anyone knew anything about Fijan pearls. It would seem that the industry would be as big as Tahiti given the proximity and similiar climates, but I haven't heard much about them. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

While we're on the subject... While we're on the subject... I have a few more questions about Mikimoto, if that's OK. Is there any meaning behind the colors of the Mikimoto packaging? I bought my strand three years ago at a department store in Japan and my packaging is navy. But when I look...

I got the Mother's Day special too - What a steal! The freshwaters are really great. I have a strand of Mikomotos that I'm trying to preserve by not wearing daily, and the freshwaters are a really fun substitute. Thanks Jeremy! It's too bad I couldn't partake in the big freshwaters, but...

Ugh! Japanese customs - those guys are SERIOUS. I've had problems getting jewelry past them before but I didn't know about the issues with payment/appraisal discrepancy, so thanks for the heads up! I'll be going home for a visit in a few weeks so I thought I'd just have them shipped there...

Yes please! I've been searching everywhere for a list of vendors and I couldn't find one in the forums. I couldn't remember if American Pearl was in the forum... everyone has "pearl" in their company name and I get confused. :) I was already thinking about going with The Pearl Outlet but now...

American Pearl American Pearl I found a few necklaces - can anyone tell me anything about the quality/value/vendors? http://americanpearl.com/gallery-fwn22.html http://www.thepearloutlet.com/servlet/ProductView?commodityID=17526&command=cp&supplierID=490

I'm currently obsessed with finding the perfect black pearl necklace and was wondering if anyone had any pictures of themselves wearing black akoya/freshwater pearls. I'm curious as to how the overtones come through on the skin.

Great advice from everyone! Thanks for your help! I think I'm going to go with the akoya because I think I like the uniform overtone color of each strand. The freshwaters I've seen have pearls of all different colors, and the effect to me is more "rainbow" than "black." So black akoyas will...

Wow! Thanks to everyone for their help. :) I've been looking around a lot on the Internet and I've seen some black strands. Is there a particular overtone I should be looking for or is it really just up to personal preference? Some of the freshwaters have almost rainbow-like overtones, which...

Thanks for the input! Yeah, I figured freshwaters might be a better bet. As you said, if they were good quality akoyas, they'd stay white, yes? Thanks for the links - I'm checking them out now! :)

I am interested in buying a black pearl necklace but I don't which kind of pearl I should get. Of course I'd love to get Tahitians, but until I can afford them it looks like I'm "stuck" with akoyas or freshwaters. (Hey - it could be worse. :) ) I know akoyas are traditionally better quality...