I went & am back. I'm glad I read the information/tips on this thread. I had bought 3 necklaces before I went from ebay. I bought two Cinderella pumpkin coaches for my DDs (the were about $5 each with chain), I bought one with two dolpins (about $10 w/chain) for them to make/give to my stepmother for Christmas. I also bought a tie tac setting from the Japan store for a Christmas gift for my father.
The only downfall to my plan was that the Cinderella coaches did not hold large pearls. My DD Makayla got one that was pink, but it was too big for her necklace. Thankfully that didn't bother her at all - she loved the pumpkin coach, and she made a tie tac for my father with the pink pearl. And my DH smiled at the thought of giving my father a pink pearl (inside family joke).
They have two tie tac settings. One is just the pearl on a pin, and it was $9.95. The one we got was a tie tac bar - and the setting was $59.95. So I spent about $120 for one tie tac setting ($60) & 4 oyster/pearls ($60).
The women there couldn't have been nicer if they tried. And they made the occasion very special. They even helped get the pearls into the necklaces we brought with us - and gave us gift boxes for them. They ooh and aah'd over the pumpkin coaches. I thought it was very sweet.
The only downfall to my plan was that the Cinderella coaches did not hold large pearls. My DD Makayla got one that was pink, but it was too big for her necklace. Thankfully that didn't bother her at all - she loved the pumpkin coach, and she made a tie tac for my father with the pink pearl. And my DH smiled at the thought of giving my father a pink pearl (inside family joke).
They have two tie tac settings. One is just the pearl on a pin, and it was $9.95. The one we got was a tie tac bar - and the setting was $59.95. So I spent about $120 for one tie tac setting ($60) & 4 oyster/pearls ($60).
The women there couldn't have been nicer if they tried. And they made the occasion very special. They even helped get the pearls into the necklaces we brought with us - and gave us gift boxes for them. They ooh and aah'd over the pumpkin coaches. I thought it was very sweet.
