pick a pearl setting

[CruznLexi]

I am going to do this in just over 2 weeks! I have ordered the carriages and they are going with me! I am not sure which day either the 13/14. We are then going on the Disney Magic and I hope to get another cage if they have one.
Lexi

 

[mistee]

we just got back today and had a blast!!!!!

we did pick a pearl in japan!

my dd got a bueatiful 8mm white pearl
my 4 year old ds picked me one,, i got a 71/4 ligh pinkish one

my son pouted he wanted one so i let him pick
after it was opened the lady made a fuss about it being the rarest of all colors a 71/4 blue pearl. my son was soooo excited but my daughter wanted a blue pearl soooo bad so i knew this wasn't going to turn out good.. she pouted and pouted for days, i felt soooo bad..

when at the cape may for dinner i picked a pearl from the stand there and got a beautiful 7.5 pinkish pearl. my daughte wanted to try again but was afraid,,,, she wanted a blue pearl in the worst way.

at dtd i picked another,,lol... 73/4 light pink again,,lol. my daughter decided to try again,, holding our breath,,, she got a 73/4 BLUE pearl,,lol,, what luck!!!! she was sooooo happy!!!! it wasnt as blue as her brothers but bigger so she was very excited.

i had mine set in a ring,,, a whale tale and going to get a cage for the 3rd.
dd got one in a moon setting and the blue one in a shark tooth
ds got his in a shark tooth

will post pics tomorrow!!

 

[thesaurinis]

I am in Disney now and did the Pick a pearl today in Japan. 1 for me and I let my DS pick one for his sister at home. Mine was a 7 1/2 I guess goldish looking then the one for my DD was silvery. I had her set in a pendent (Dolphin) and will get a nice chain when we get home for her. I am hoping to find another location and try again. We are heading back to MK tom. does anyone know if there is a spot there?

 

[famsen]

I bought two carriages online and I really love them. They are a lot heavier and sturdier than I expected. I picked two pearls in Japan today. One was a 7-1/4 and the other was 7-1/2. The 7-1/4 fit in the carriage just perfectly but the 7-1/2 is definitely too big. The carriage won't close because the pearl is too big. I could wear it but being slightly open, it doesn't look right.
Just a heads up to anyone buying the carriages. When the pearl fits, it looks beautiful!

 

[Sandy321]

I bought two carriages online and I really love them. They are a lot heavier and sturdier than I expected. I picked two pearls in Japan today. One was a 7-1/4 and the other was 7-1/2. The 7-1/4 fit in the carriage just perfectly but the 7-1/2 is definitely too big. The carriage won't close because the pearl is too big. I could wear it but being slightly open, it doesn't look right.
Just a heads up to anyone buying the carriages. When the pearl fits, it looks beautiful!

If the cage is important - you definately can ask to trade for a smaller pearl in Japan!! Just ask!!

 

[famsen]

If the cage is important - you definately can ask to trade for a smaller pearl in Japan!! Just ask!!

I thought so but the last time I picked two pearls in Japan and they were two different sizes. I wanted earrings so they had to be the same size or really similar. The girl working there didn't let me trade but I'm not sure if she understood what I was asking. That was a year ago. Maybe some of the people working there don't know they are allowed do it. I will definitely ask again if I need to next time. Thanks!

 

[Sandy321]

I thought so but the last time I picked two pearls in Japan and they were two different sizes. I wanted earrings so they had to be the same size or really similar. The girl working there didn't let me trade but I'm not sure if she understood what I was asking. That was a year ago. Maybe some of the people working there don't know they are allowed do it. I will definitely ask again if I need to next time. Thanks!

thanks for posting your experience - it helps!! You just never know - maybe they just didnt have anything to trade with

you just never know!

 

[mskayjay]

Wow this sounds cool, I had never heard of this. I would like to surprise my GF with this. Just a few questions:
First, Where in Japan is this place?
Second, how much does it cost?
And third, what all do you get to do?

Thanks

If you go to youtube and type in pick a pearl disneyworld you can see actually films of folks doing this. I no joke stood in that place and cried when I got by silver pearl. I felt like such an idiot but I had wanted one so badly and I hope I get another one on this trip as well.

 

[Disneyholic]

Heart Cage Setting from Epcot - Japan

I got one similar to this on E-Bay. I got one for me and one for DS to give to his GF. For his he picked the twins he got a few years ago. The two of them fit perfectly because of the heart shape and the fact that the twins were fairly small. He told her that the pearls represented him and her.
I haven't figured out which pearl to put in mine yet.

I also got two of the carriage cages. One I kept for myself, the other I gave to my friend who got married this weekend and is on her Disneymoon this week. The neat part is that her birthstone is the pearl. I gave her the money to go to Japan at EPCOT to pick her own pearl. I figured that would make it more fun for her than already having a pearl in it.

 

[Stefy]

Aww that was sweet and you are right, picking it yourself is more special. That is my fav necklace out of all of them and I cannot wait to do this again next year

 

[Elevationist]

This was one of the first things my daughter wanted to do during our trip last week. The sterling silver ring setting she chose was $49 (just over $52 with tax).

Does anybody know, per chance, what size their rings go up to? I would dearly love a ring, but being 6'0'' tall with the bone-structure of a linebacker , it's next to impossible to find rings to fit unless I special order them. Seems places don't carry Size 12 rings in anything but men's styles. Does anybody know how high the women's ring settings at PaP go?

 

[Dcvintage]

My fiance (now husband) did the pick a pearl for me in Japan. Funny story, that night we had gone to dinner at the Cape May Cafe at the Beach Club. I had eaten a steamed clam and felt something inside the clam meat (luckily I didn't break my tooth on it). It was like a pearl (but only oysters make pearls) but inside the clam. It was white I'd say about 5-6mm and kinda dull. We thought it was pretty funny and the waitress actually brought the chef out to see it as this had never happened there before. We couldn't have it set because it was, well not a pearl, and very fragile. My fiance and I headed back to Epcot and went to the big store in Japan, while I was looking elsewhere in the store he went and bought an oyster. He ended up getting a big white pearl. They beat the drums, etc... I had it set in a silver ring, it was less than $50 for the whole thing. I also still have the "pearl" from the inside of the clam somewhere in a little baggie in my room. I'd post a pick of the ring but haven't figured out how to do that =/

 

[Stefy]

Wow thats pretty cool, I did some research and it sounds like you found a natural occuring pearl, rare but v cool

 

[dolphingirl47]

I did Pick a Pearl at Seaworld yesterday as I needed a pearl for a friend that I am meeting on a cruise today and did not have time to get to Disney beforehand. I got a 6.5 pure white pearl which looks great in the carriage cage. I will get my pearl at Epcot after the cruise.

Corinna

 

[solar]

It was like a pearl (but only oysters make pearls) but inside the clam.

That happened to my mom years ago at the shore (at a restaurant). She has a massive black pearl from a clam! She had it made into a ring. It's easily something like 10mm - and very pretty.

 

[mistee]

i love my pearls i got at wdw we had a blast doing pick a pearl

 

[JoJo1980]

OMG! This thread is addictive! I've just read the last 40 pages and i'm hooked, will read the rest once my eyesight returns

I've never done this before but am definately going to do it on our next trip!! We had our wedding dessert party in Japan so getting a pearl from there would be wonderful, plus my birth month is June and pearl is the stone for that month My Grandma used to love pearls, she would always wear something containing pearls, bless her

 

[Elevationist]

OMG! This thread is addictive! I've just read the last 40 pages and i'm hooked, will read the rest once my eyesight returns

LOL, I did the SAME thing when I discovered it last week! Although I sure do wish somebody would answer my question about the ring sizes offered. I know it's a LONG shot that they will carry my size, but I would dearly love one. If not, I suppose I could get a necklace, but... Meh. I want a ring!

 

[rhpools]

They glue or drill. It depends on the setting you choose. Mine is glued, but it was one of the cheaper settings. (Silver and not white gold)

 

[Disneyholic]

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Originally Posted by Stefy
Heart Cage Setting from Epcot - Japan

quote=Disneyholic;33743783]I got one similar to this on E-Bay. I got one for me and one for DS to give to his GF. For his he picked the twins he got a few years ago. The two of them fit perfectly because of the heart shape and the fact that the twins were fairly small. He told her that the pearls represented him and her.
I haven't figured out which pearl to put in mine yet.

I also got two of the carriage cages. One I kept for myself, the other I gave to my friend who got married this weekend and is on her Disneymoon this week. The neat part is that her birthstone is the pearl. I gave her the money to go to Japan at EPCOT to pick her own pearl. I figured that would make it more fun for her than already having a pearl in it.[/quote]


A quick update. My friend and her new DH went to EPCOT on Thursday and went to Japan. He picked the oyster for her and they got TWINS !!!!!
How great is that. Now she has two for her carriage pearl cage to represent the two of them.