ABOUT OUR PEARLS at PEARLS4LESS.COM : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

At Pearls4Less.com, we hand-pick all the pearls we sell as jewelry on our website. They are of the absolute highest quality available today. All our Akoya saltwater pearls are the higest grade (AAA quality) in the A/AA/AAA system. All our tahitian pearls are the highest grade (A) in A-B-C-D grading system. Each harvest season, our representatives visit the pearl farms overseas and spent hours and days hand picking individual pearls from millions of pearls harvested and processed by the farmers. This ensures the best pearls at the lowest price.

In comparing the surface, luster, nacre, roundness and matching continuity, the quality could vary a lot, as could the price. We pick only the best pearls and negotiate the best price for them.

Freshwater Cultured Pearls do not have a common grading system. They also vary in quality depending on surface, luster and roundness. We only sell high end freshwater pearls. Generally speaking, the freshwater pearls are not as round with as high a luster as the Akoya pearls. They also bear more blemishes. But that's not always true. Generally speaking, the Asian Freshwater Pearl Farmers separate their own pearls in 1-2-3-4-5-6 level. Most of the Freshwater pearls sold in North America are from level 4 to lever 6, which means many blemishes, low luster and potato shapes. So please do not be blinded by the claims that "Best Freshwater 7.5mm 18 Inch Pearl Necklace, on sale for $75", as those vendors sell low-end level 5-6 freshwater pearls.

At pearls4less.com, we only sell level 1 and 2 Freshwater Pearls, which mean much higher luster and much better surface, also quite round. The pearls will be easily mistaken as High-Quality Saltwater pearls if not judging closely and carefully. We also have Gem Quality Freshwater Pearls available, which means excellent luster, surface and a very round pearl. Gem Quality Freshwater Pearls are selected from Millions of harvested Pearls with the highest qualities.

We guarantee you will be overjoyed at the quality of our products. We can say this with confidence because we have one of the lowest return rates on our products. That said, we still offer a 30-day, 100% money back guarantee.