Pearl
I thought I had experienced all Scams in the world but last time in Hawaii I fell for one. Well I am not sure if it was a scam so let's call it a clever marketing campaign. There was this booth giving out papers with discounts codes in it. I got a 50% off voucher so I decided to pay the 9.95 USD for an oyster.
Pearl Lottery
So first Pearl which came out of an oyster was silver and as I needed another one for my niece so I invested another 9.99 USD and that one was pink. The pearls looked beautiful but I wonder if I got tricked into buying 2 expensive pearls at 20 USD? So could anybody tell me if I should not have bought the pearl for that price there? The shop tried to upsell me a ring, the cheapest was 250USD, which I declined, maybe that was the real sale they wanted to make?
Was the price OK ???
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Firstly, there is no pearl production in Hawaii. For saltwater cultured pearls that would be the atolls of French Polynesia & Fiji, the Phillipines, Australia, China and Japan as well as the Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
They appear to be very small (probably) Chinese Akoya oysters. You can order a bushel of those oysters wholesale online:
http://www.cnepearls.com/oyster01-wholesale-280pcs-bulk-pearl-oysters-with-grade-round-pearls-p-1704.html
Value factors vary depending on the their shape, mm size, nacre thickness, surface blemishes and color grade.
Regardless of their quality, you're paying for the novelty experience to see a cultured pearl pop out of an oyster.
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indeed that was kinda fun ;) and it worth the 10 usd each
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Good post
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i dont know about it more but i wish for u that u win it @knozaki sir
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I think how big and shape nnn maybe you should buy from mikimoto pearl 💍
But with your great memory in hawaii then ok
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interesting!! Nice post!
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thank you
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yes it's too expensive
here, you could get a silver ring with a pearl on it for 10 euro
so that's quite a lot I think if it's just the pearl
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The cheapest ring was 250bucks
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hmmm.. well if it's gold and pretty thick then it must be reasonable too
but for just a pearl - the price up there is much
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Hello @knozaki2015, I really don't have any experience in pearls but for 20usd i think it was worth it! You also had the lovely experience live, that's quite cool!
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Extremely beautiful pearl @knozaki sir, i hope you get it at very nice rate.
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it was 20usd for 2
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mostly lottries i see are frod but i hope pearl is not and hope u get some good from it and this is also true that its a game for sale that thing which also price have 20$
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beautifull pearel hope u get it and wish u for ur good
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yes sir u r right maybe that was the real sale they wanted to make
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interesting sir,great post it looke like the pearl is so expensive..good work keep it up ..following you and upvoted you for this post..
dnt forget to follow back and upvote.. thnks.. :)
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Wow! I would also have bought a pearl at this price! They are beautiful!
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i m very excitig to wining u it and really i will wait for this wahts u win or not sir?
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I don't know if this is a marketing ploy)
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AMAZING PIC........ @knozaki2015
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haha this wasn't a scam for sure :D
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nice, I like. upvote me @knozaki2015
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You a traveler? I like your post, I am also a culinary who is always looking and trying a new one, if we are in Indonesia is very much a variant of food because of the diversity of indonesian tribes that make a lot of food choices with the taste of the extraordinary delicious.
@mukhtar.juned
#indonesia
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Of course, it's always a sales tactic. There are no "pearl farms" in Hawaii. If there was, I would have seen them in the ocean as I go deep-sea diving all the time. They have to have gotten these pearls from an outside source not from Hawaii. Sorry to break it to you that way.
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That's what I wrote. Glad someone here can substantiate that there is no pearl production in Hawaii. I see this scam online often.
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I can't speak for the rest of the world, but when I see the mainland US tourists come to Hawaii and buy these so-called pearls in the shops .. I just shake my head LOL
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Yeah, it's a bit deceiving when it's presented as "Maui Divers"... maybe they went diving off the coast of China, lol!
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;) indeed, well at least I didn't fall for the big RING scam. where they try to sell you a overpriced ring for 300usd
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sometimes it is the experience that counts, not the money spent :)
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@kanozaki2015 I really don't know about its price okay or not but pearls are very awesome:)
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First comment :)
its so AMAZING , thank you so much for this awesome post
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I think 20 USD for 2 pearls is an okay price to pay. Just think about it as going to a restaurant and paying that price for a meal. Don't fret over that 20 USD and I dont think you got scam. Besides, the pearls are really pretty.
I've seen people paying hundreds and thousands of dollars for stupid things. Talking about scams!
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Hmm sounds like some clever marketing here :D
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haha...the marketing was superb!!
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The oysters are very steady. I usually eat oysters with noodles
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So, it's not just a myth!
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knozaki2015 - I like your post very much. Upvoted and Resteemd.
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Posting a very good friend, your post is very useful for me, and pearls are very fascinating. Thank you for sharing interesting content to visit. @knozaki2015
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I think the price is just right for genuine pearls. Had never seen something like this before though.
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I have no idea , I haven't been to Hawaii , neither purchased a pearl alone before , however I definitely would fall for this, I really love playing these type of games I'm sure if I have the money who wouldn't want to find a pearl.
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Have you tested those pearls at lab? They may be artificial and not the actual pearls, some X-ray tests can identify between the real and fake one.
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I thinnk for 10usd each thats not worth the trouble. and the niece was happy with it ;)
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Yup, atleast she was happy so no problem. Dear I have added some cool design of atoz industries showroom, I will like you to check it out and tell me how it is looking?
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Very interesting! reminds me when i was working on Cruise Ships, always trying something else to make people spent.
Hope you liked the trip!
Must have missed your posts, love people that post about travelling.
Blogging about my time for four years.
Keep them coming!
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I am not an expert, but this smells like marketing. Pearls are really rare and finding a natural one is close to zero. I.e. the owner places them and for sure he is using a tempting system to make the most profit.
Honestly, I like the idea and it is very entertaining for the tourists. :-)
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Not too sure about this but pearls can be quite expensive the states. Most likely the prices you got weren't too bad.
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very interesting!! Nice post!
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三重県の鳥羽のには缶詰に入ったあこや貝〜真珠入りが八百円くらいで販売されてましたよ〜
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Great friend @knozaki2015 when you invite me to some of those wonderful trips or better you are invited cordially to venezuela, its landscapes are beautiful and the food is the best in the world hehehe even though we are living a difficult situation, we can still visit such wonderful places Exotics that owns this great land, characterized mainly by its people, its cordiality, joy and kindness make us unique in the world.
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That is one beautiful pearl.
Sounds even better if you were able to get 50% off it.
I guess the pearls are a way to ease people into buying a ring as well as that 50% off coupon but it seems like it didn't work with you.
I'm not a jeweller of any sorts so I don't know if it was a good investment but I bet someone on steemit knows @knozaki2015
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There's no law against living the good life :)
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for dear ones sometimes it better to ignore the price :)
and u did the r8 decision
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