pick a pearl setting

[Bella Rose]

While I was still a lurker a few months ago, I read this thread and bought 2 carriages and I love them. Does anyone else have pictures to share of the pearls they got at Disney?

 

[mattkrass]

Ok I need some help here guys!

I'm going to the World with my lovely girlfriend next month, and I think she would like this a lot, and while I'd drop $1000 on her in a heartbeat, I don't actually have that much money and I don't want to crush her by running out of money on scene, so I need some pricing help.

- Is it still $15 to pick a pearl?
- She prefers silver to gold, everything I buy her is silver for that reason, how much are we talking about for rings or necklaces? A range of prices is plenty helpful
- Are there other prices I'm not considering?
- Are these durable for the cost? She's.... well she's about as ungraceful as she is beautiful
- Is the environment for this kind of corny and romantic at all? She loves that

I'm an engineer, I'm trying very hard to be good at understanding women... social interaction... sunlight So far I seem to do pretty good

Thanks!

 

[brenda1966]

Well Matt, if you want to surprise her but not have an embarassing moment where she picks out an expensive setting, how about buying some kind of cage necklace prior to going. You can present it to her and tell her what it's for!

I'm reading that the pearls are $17.

 

[brenda1966]

So, I'm kicking myself for coming into this thread because now I want one! I want that mickey cage cruise necklace. I'm waiting for a report on whether they still carry them and what the price is!

Secondly, if I buy the carriage cage off ebay, the goal would be to pick a small pearl. Does that mean you avoid the smallest, ugliest shells? Is there any strategy for picking twins? Small twins would be good.

And what is meant by "get there early". does that mean we need to head back there at 11am? Or if we got back there at 1pm, would it be a mad house already?

 

[mattkrass]

Well Matt, if you want to surprise her but not have an embarassing moment where she picks out an expensive setting, how about buying some kind of cage necklace prior to going. You can present it to her and tell her what it's for!

I'm reading that the pearls are $17.

Well that's not a concern, as long as there are a few well priced options, she won't pick an expensive setting, she yells at me as it is for spending money on her I'd have to try to convince her to spend a lot of money. As long as there are nice looking, decent priced options I'm all set, which is why I wanted the price range

Thanks for your input though, I will look in to that, I'm just not good at picking these kinds of things, thats why I liked the idea of treating her to something as a surprise, let her pick it all. You wouldn't believe the months it took me to find the necklace she is wearing now, because I couldn't tell the difference between them all!

 

[pixleyyy]

I'm wondering if there is a strategy for picking small ones. I really love the carriages but would hate it if we got pearls too big to use in them.

 

[mattkrass]

Real quick extra question, I didn't get a chance to read this whole thread, and I'm a bit naive here, but is this a chance to get a Pearl or is it guaranteed? She'd be a little less than happy with the surprise if she got nothing

 

[ZeroToHero]

Well that's not a concern, as long as there are a few well priced options, she won't pick an expensive setting, she yells at me as it is for spending money on her I'd have to try to convince her to spend a lot of money. As long as there are nice looking, decent priced options I'm all set, which is why I wanted the price range

Thanks for your input though, I will look in to that, I'm just not good at picking these kinds of things, thats why I liked the idea of treating her to something as a surprise, let her pick it all. You wouldn't believe the months it took me to find the necklace she is wearing now, because I couldn't tell the difference between them all!

I would check the Japan one then, and not DTD. Japan has a cheaper selection by far, and personally, I think it's much more cheesy and romantic there. They make a big deal about it. You get the voucher at any cash register in the Japan shopping center, and then go over. If you sneakily get it, you can walk by the booth, watch for a bit, and then present it to her?

So, I'm kicking myself for coming into this thread because now I want one! I want that mickey cage cruise necklace. I'm waiting for a report on whether they still carry them and what the price is!

Secondly, if I buy the carriage cage off ebay, the goal would be to pick a small pearl. Does that mean you avoid the smallest, ugliest shells? Is there any strategy for picking twins? Small twins would be good.

And what is meant by "get there early". does that mean we need to head back there at 11am? Or if we got back there at 1pm, would it be a mad house already?

I'm wondering if there is a strategy for picking small ones. I really love the carriages but would hate it if we got pearls too big to use in them.

To both of you - you can exchange pearls, they keep a bunch in the back of the booth. I'm sure if you got ones that were too big, they'd let you trade down.

Real quick extra question, I didn't get a chance to read this whole thread, and I'm a bit naive here, but is this a chance to get a Pearl or is it guaranteed? She'd be a little less than happy with the surprise if she got nothing

It is guaranteed. All the oysters are seeded so that the pearl will form, and then they are x-rayed (I think?) to make sure there's one in there. It's not like the geodes that you can get that "might" have a crystal growth inside.

 

[TinkerCarol]

Does anyone have the link to the Cindy Coach floating pearl settings. My 5 in 2 weeks granddaughter and I both did pick a pearl at Japan and she got the most beautiful pink pearl (8mm) I bought it for her and have it at my house. I want to put it in a setting for her July 17th birthday for her. Will the 8mm fit in the cindy cage and I deperately need the link. Thanks

 

[JJZMgailey]

Does anyone have the link to the Cindy Coach floating pearl settings. My 5 in 2 weeks granddaughter and I both did pick a pearl at Japan and she got the most beautiful pink pearl (8mm) I bought it for her and have it at my house. I want to put it in a setting for her July 17th birthday for her. Will the 8mm fit in the cindy cage and I deperately need the link. Thanks

Are you talking about the cage one? I just bought 2 from a store on ebay http://stores.shop.ebay.com/CjS-Jewelry-Design__W0QQ_armrsZ1 but he doesn't show that he has any more available at the moment. Maybe you could send him an email & see when he expects more in?

The pink pearl must be gorgeous!!!

 

[pixleyyy]

Here's a link to the ebay relisting of that item:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390076300392

 

[2littleprincesses]

I bought them last year, from the exact seller. My DDs did 4 pearls between them - 3 pearls were 7mm and one was 7.5 mm. We didn't even try to put the 7.5 mm pearl in the cage, as they are small (the coaches). With the 7 mm pearls, it was a tight fit. However, the way the cage is done the pearls can get in there. The cage may not close all the way - but you really can't tell. And as the chain goes through where the cage opens, you don't lose the pearl.

I hope that makes sense.

I know I posted pics last year of what ours looked like - but here it is again. The pink pearl on the tie tac was the largest of the 4. But I don't think you can tell that the coaches are not closed all the way.

Did you get the dolphin cage from there as well? My dd likes that one and I am not seeing it on the ebay store from that seller. Thanks.

 

[Stefy]

I live in the UK and am hoping to visit the World next year and would love one of the Cinderella cages. Could I order from eBay and get it sent to the resort I am staying at in time for when I go do you think?

 

[dato63]

Did you get the dolphin cage from there as well? My dd likes that one and I am not seeing it on the ebay store from that seller. Thanks.

I got the dolphin one off ebay also - just from a different seller. I bought it a year ago - so sadly am not sure the exact seller I got it from. I did a search on ebay and found this one - it looks like the exact same one I bought, I don't know if it is the same seller though.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dolphin-Pearl-C...0?hash=item4ce7b9a2a1&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

 

[Procrastinate]

Matt, here is some advice which others may disagree with. If you are serious about this girl, go with an inexpensive 14K setting. You should be able to get one in Disney in the $100 - $150 range. It will last far longer than an inexpensive vermeil or gold plated setting.

 

[mattkrass]

Matt, here is some advice which others may disagree with. If you are serious about this girl, go with an inexpensive 14K setting. You should be able to get one in Disney in the $100 - $150 range. It will last far longer than an inexpensive vermeil or gold plated setting.

I'm very serious about her But if I did that she'd make me eat the Oyster

I was very fortunate to fall in love with a girl who pays more attention to my bottom line than I do, and she will not be pleased if I spend much on her, she likes lower cost things, but if I can talk her in to it, and the numbers look ok, maybe we'll go with that... I might have to promise to let her buy me a gift in return. (Our friends are astounded at us, we argue over who gets to spend how much on each other, it's very amusing I'm told! I'm also told it's a problem a lot of guys want to have... )

 

[Procrastinate]

Matt, I understand. I wanted to do the pick-a-pearl on my honeymoon over 20 years ago, but balked at the price of the settings. I finally did it a couple of weeks ago now that $150 doesn't seem like that big of a deal. I spent more than that for us to get into the parks for one day or to eat one character meal. I view the necklace as something I can pass down to my daughter, if she ever gets out of her current stage where her only jewelry is protruding from her lips, nose, and eyebrows.

If you want something inexpensive, I would go with one of the cage settings others have suggested rather than having it drilled and set. That way, she can always remove the pearl and have it set in something more permanent in the future if you want.

 

[2littleprincesses]

Could I be a pest and see a picture of someone with the carriage necklace on? Just curious as to size and what it looks like on. Thanks so much!!!

 

[L2DAVI]

Matt,
I just bought my sister a heart shaped cage, and a 22" - 24" necklace, plus the cost of the pearl it came to $188.00. I think that if you are serious about her $188.00 isn't to much. She may be a little upset about the price but coming from very much like this girl, I would love the gift. I'm not one to spend a lot of money either. But like I said, the heart cage is beautiful. If you do this while she is back at the room or if you sneak away for a while you can do this and surprise her, you can claim you can't return it then she has to accept it no matter what. Enjoy and have fun.

 

[ZeroToHero]

I think it would mean more for her to pick out her own setting. Tell her that she can pick out whatever she wants, and money isn't an object (if that's true - or give her a limit of ___ dollars). You can always just get a setting there and add a chain later too. You can get inexpensive chains at craft stores, jewelry stores, etc. And she might want earrings or a ring or ____. Who knows. Easier to have her pick put something she'll love.