Fall 2004 Pearl Buying Trip
I just got back from another pearl buying trip to Japan and China. This trip was for Akoya pearls only. I also visited a few of the pearling farms as well as the factories, and will be putting together a few pictures on the web site of the trip. www.thepearloutlet.comI know many websites claim to buy directly from the pearling farms, but I have never once seen another buyer at any of these distant pearl farms or factories. In fact, seeing a foreigner appears to be a novel experience in these areas. Pearl farms are rarely located in areas visited by tourists, so when you're walking down the street, everyone stares at you like you're a celebrity, or at least a very odd site! LOL
The harvest this year of 6.5mm pearls was exceptional. For those of you who didn't know, the last few years we've seen very few quality 6.5mm pearls being produced. Many farms have quit producing 6.5mm pearls and have moved to the more lucrative 7mm and 7.5mm sizes.
On this trip I picked up quite a number of Japanese 8.5mm, 9mm, 9.5mm, and 10mm Akoya pearls strands. We will be adding these to our necklaces page within the next week here. Our pricing points will be approximately 65% below retail. This is exciting news since most online companies are still selling these sizes at or near retail. To order these immediately, just give us a call toll free at 1-866-673-3036 or internationally at 1-360-673-3043.
posted by The Pearl Hunter @ 8:26 AM
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