pick a pearl setting

[TheNextBelle]

Thanks for all the great info and photos. I can't wait to pick a pearl in May!

This is exactly what I was gonna say!!! Can't wait for May!

 

[pdxJolene]

Oooh man! This thread has me so excited to do this when I go in Dec! Do the necklace settings come with a chain or is that separate? Also, I see picking the ugliest oyster is your best bet... But is that tip to get the biggest pearl? I'd really like to get a colored one! Any tips (and more pics! )would be great!

Also, reading through 20+ pages I was astonished by how many people asked how much this cost! Seriously like every page lol!!

 

[pdxJolene]

Oooh man! This thread has me so excited to do this when I go in Dec! Do the necklace settings come with a chain or is that separate? Also, I see picking the ugliest oyster is your best bet... But is that tip to get the biggest pearl? I'd really like to get a colored one! Any tips (and more pics! )would be great!

Also, reading through 20+ pages I was astonished by how many people asked how much this cost! Seriously like every page lol!!

 

[pampam]

Chains are extra.

We picked pearls in January. DD picked a real hairy one and got twins. DC picked a huge ugly one and got a large one. DCM picked one with blue streaks in the shell and got a blue pearl. She picked another one and got one with a hint of orange in it, but I'm not sure what the shell looked like.

 

[sharona]

Chains are extra.

We picked pearls in January. DD picked a real hairy one and got twins. DC picked a huge ugly one and got a large one. DCM picked one with blue streaks in the shell and got a blue pearl. She picked another one and got one with a hint of orange in it, but I'm not sure what the shell looked like.

OK - stumped. What is a DC and a DCM?

 

[Nadjalu]

I used to go to Seaworld OH all of the time when I was young -did not live too far away in PA. One of my fondest memories was picking a pearl there. I was excited to hear about this at EPCOT and can't wait to do it with my DD7. We have purchased the carriage pearl cages online just in case the settings there are outrageous.

Thought I would mention this so you are prepared when you go, it is nothing like the pick a pearl offered at Sea World (Ohio) years ago.

The one at Epcot is a small "tank" that is a part of the counter. You point to the one you want and the CM reaches in with their hand and gets it.
There is no big "dive" with someone actually diving in a large tank.

I was so disappointed. As a child I remembered the pearl dive at SW and it was so awesome. Only got to do it once, but it was great.

Now I am not saying pick a pearl at Epcot isn't fun, but just be aware it isn't the big production you are thinking of.

Have a great trip!!

 

[kycanonist]

Can't wait to do this as a Mommy-daughters thing when we go in June!!!!

 

[FamilyDisneyLovers]

Can some one PLEASE tell me if there is a trick to picking a really beautiful pearl. I have heard that it should be hairy and ugly, is this true?

 

[scouthawkk]

I used to go to Seaworld OH all of the time when I was young -did not live too far away in PA. One of my fondest memories was picking a pearl there. I was excited to hear about this at EPCOT and can't wait to do it with my DD7. We have purchased the carriage pearl cages online just in case the settings there are outrageous.

I used to work at Sea World in OH!!!!! Lived 20 from it (and Geauga Lake before it got bought out). People always look at me like I'm crazy when I tell them there used to be a Sea World in OH!

 

[gypsydoodlebug]

Not sure if anyone has posted a picture of this one yet, but I got a 6 3/4mm last month and had it mounted into the oyster charm. We did have an 8mm that my DD had received but it was really too large in the pendant.

I already had a silver chain with me.

 

[disneyxo]

After reading through this thread I have decided that I MUST pick a pearl when I go in Sept.

 

[pampam]

OK - stumped. What is a DC and a DCM?

I didn't really want to get into the family dynamics so I made up my own abreviations.


DC= dear cousin
DCM= dear cousin's mother

 

[jgates]

I had 'Demon Child' in my head but then couldn't relate what DCM was LOL.

 

[2010_Bride]

I just thought I'd share with everyone that I went to pick a pearl in Epcot this past Wednesday and followed the tips from everyone on here and chose the ugliest oyster I could see, and got a beautiful 7 1/2mm gold pearl

Currently, Japan has many blank boxes where settings used to be, and I was told that they are sold out of some of their necklace settings and the girls didn't know if they would be replaced or not. I didn't see much there that I liked, but then remembered people talking about having the pearl set in DTD. They don't care where you got your pearl, they will set it for you. They do drill into it and also use apoxy to set it properly. This was going to be my big Disney purchase, (I have enough t-shirts, Mickey's etc...) and chose a 14k gold pendant and chain with a .04k diamond. The whole thing including the pearl was $300 and change, but worth it to me.

Thanks for all the great picking advise everyone

 

[2010_Bride]

Sorry - It posted twice.

 

[amw]

As a birthday treat for my DDs, we did pick-a-pearl in Japan a few weeks back. I told the girls to pick the ugliest, hairiest oysters as suggested here. As we were getting 3, I thought it would be a good test to the theory ...

First up was DD8 and her hairy pick ... a big deal was made as the girl pulled out 6.5mm twins! Next, my DD11 chose an ugly one ... 7.5mm pure white pearl. Next, I had picked a hairy one immediately beside the first pick ... twins ... silver ones!

That's right 5 pearls in 3! I had mine set in basic white-gold earring posts - $29.95. They had sterling silver for $10. Youngest chose a sterling silver necklace setting for $15, and a charm for her bracelet for $9.95. The eldest chose a sterling silver necklace setting for $20. Personally, I thought the charms were quite nice for the price.

Here's the show ...

And here's our loot ...

 

[mmay60046]

Here's a couple of pics from Sept. 2009 when my wife and I each picked an oyster for a ring that was my anniversary gift to my wife.

 

[mskayjay]

Here's a couple of pics from Sept. 2009 when my wife and I each picked an oyster for a ring that was my anniversary gift to my wife.

Lovely! I've mentioned in previous posts that DH told me I could have what I wanted for my 25th and I chose for he and I to pick oysters at Epcot and get a piece made from them. I so love my necklace and it is so special to me.

 

[mskayjay]

As a birthday treat for my DDs, we did pick-a-pearl in Japan a few weeks back. I told the girls to pick the ugliest, hairiest oysters as suggested here. As we were getting 3, I thought it would be a good test to the theory ...

First up was DD8 and her hairy pick ... a big deal was made as the girl pulled out 6.5mm twins! Next, my DD11 chose an ugly one ... 7.5mm pure white pearl. Next, I had picked a hairy one immediately beside the first pick ... twins ... silver ones!

That's right 5 pearls in 3! I had mine set in basic white-gold earring posts - $29.95. They had sterling silver for $10. Youngest chose a sterling silver necklace setting for $15, and a charm for her bracelet for $9.95. The eldest chose a sterling silver necklace setting for $20. Personally, I thought the charms were quite nice for the price.

Here's the show ...

And here's our loot ...

You got TWIN silver blues!!!!!! I am soooooooo jealous!!!!

 

[cutewestie]

This is the first thing I'm doing when I get to Disney World.