Whirrledpeas
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Hello all!
Let me start by saying this is going to be a rather long post, so I apologize in advance for that. Having said that, I would like to say that I was on this site last night for about four hours reading through a lot of the posts here.
I stumbled across this page while researching this new FB pearl party fad. When I first saw them popping up, I thought the idea was cute but when I realized each 'oyster' cost $20 dollars to open, I was both turned off and asking myself who in their right mind would pay $20 for a pearl that is no where near that value.
Disclaimer: I do not know much about pearls but I do live in a water town, and know what oysters should look like. Anyway, I stumbled across another feed and couldn't stop watching; not because it was fun, but because people were selling these like hotcakes for enormous amounts of money. I noticed the oysters being opened were way too brittle to have housed a real pearl so then I started digging a bit. I was telling myself that there was no way these people were shelling out money for these things unless they were led to believe they were actually worth something.
A couple of nights ago was what did me in, though. I was watching 'Doodles of Pearls' on FB. It was like a bad movie, I just couldn't look away. Anyway, someone bought five oysters and there were two she got that were yellow, bright canary bird yellow. I think they are called 'Tweetie birds.' Anyway, she offered to donate her second one to highest bidder for charity. The highest bid that won the pearl was $250. Not even kidding. Even myself, knowing very little about pearls, knew that little yellow round ball was not worth the equivalent of a car payment.
So, I ended up here. After reading countless posts and threads, I am convinced that these people are being misled, both by supplier and host. I think some hosts do, in fact, know and they don't disclose. The reason I say this is because I mentioned to a party host that the oyster she was opening did not belong to a freshwater pearl. She wasn't shocked or dismayed. She just blocked me.
I get that it can be fun and that the parties can be a haven for people with no friends, but the deception is nothing short of fraud. I would love to buy a couple thousand at a buck a piece and sell them for a buck a piece to put these people out of business, but that would take too much time and would still perpetuate and support the process.
Anyway, I liked and am following the FB page that was made my someone here - I think it's MM. A suggestion that I would have is that if anyone does any 'truth' videos, to use Periscope as a platform as well. A lot of the younger folks use that and you could possibly expose this deception to a wider audience.
After reading this board for hours last night, I have discovered a newfound respect for pearls. I may buy a few loose ones as I like to collect things that are pretty, but I have already discovered that my taste in pearls is quite expensive.
Lastly, I studied forensic chemistry in college and have SOME tools that I could use to test the solution they are packaged in. However, I am not buying one at $20 a pop to do that. Or maybe I will. I don't know.
Glad I found this place. Hope all is well and keep fighting the good fight. I do have other questions, but I will save them for later. Thanks!
Let me start by saying this is going to be a rather long post, so I apologize in advance for that. Having said that, I would like to say that I was on this site last night for about four hours reading through a lot of the posts here.
I stumbled across this page while researching this new FB pearl party fad. When I first saw them popping up, I thought the idea was cute but when I realized each 'oyster' cost $20 dollars to open, I was both turned off and asking myself who in their right mind would pay $20 for a pearl that is no where near that value.
Disclaimer: I do not know much about pearls but I do live in a water town, and know what oysters should look like. Anyway, I stumbled across another feed and couldn't stop watching; not because it was fun, but because people were selling these like hotcakes for enormous amounts of money. I noticed the oysters being opened were way too brittle to have housed a real pearl so then I started digging a bit. I was telling myself that there was no way these people were shelling out money for these things unless they were led to believe they were actually worth something.
A couple of nights ago was what did me in, though. I was watching 'Doodles of Pearls' on FB. It was like a bad movie, I just couldn't look away. Anyway, someone bought five oysters and there were two she got that were yellow, bright canary bird yellow. I think they are called 'Tweetie birds.' Anyway, she offered to donate her second one to highest bidder for charity. The highest bid that won the pearl was $250. Not even kidding. Even myself, knowing very little about pearls, knew that little yellow round ball was not worth the equivalent of a car payment.
So, I ended up here. After reading countless posts and threads, I am convinced that these people are being misled, both by supplier and host. I think some hosts do, in fact, know and they don't disclose. The reason I say this is because I mentioned to a party host that the oyster she was opening did not belong to a freshwater pearl. She wasn't shocked or dismayed. She just blocked me.
I get that it can be fun and that the parties can be a haven for people with no friends, but the deception is nothing short of fraud. I would love to buy a couple thousand at a buck a piece and sell them for a buck a piece to put these people out of business, but that would take too much time and would still perpetuate and support the process.
Anyway, I liked and am following the FB page that was made my someone here - I think it's MM. A suggestion that I would have is that if anyone does any 'truth' videos, to use Periscope as a platform as well. A lot of the younger folks use that and you could possibly expose this deception to a wider audience.
After reading this board for hours last night, I have discovered a newfound respect for pearls. I may buy a few loose ones as I like to collect things that are pretty, but I have already discovered that my taste in pearls is quite expensive.
Lastly, I studied forensic chemistry in college and have SOME tools that I could use to test the solution they are packaged in. However, I am not buying one at $20 a pop to do that. Or maybe I will. I don't know.
Glad I found this place. Hope all is well and keep fighting the good fight. I do have other questions, but I will save them for later. Thanks!
