Spring Shopping for Quality Jade Jewelry

JUST LIKE LAST YEAR I SPENT THIS WEEKEND SHOPPING IN NEW ORLEANS.  THE WIFE WAS NOT WITH ME AS SHE HAD OTHER THINGS TO DO.  HAPPILY I WAS ABLE TO COVER MORE GROUND WITHOUT HER ALONG AS SHE OFTEN TAKES MORE TIME IN THE INDIVIDUAL STORES THAN I DO.  I MUST HAVE VISITED AT LEASE 15 OR 20 DIFFERENT JEWELRY STORES IN THE AREA.  I ONLY MADE ONE PURCHASE HOWEVER--A BEAUTIFUL JADE RING.  I DID NOTICE HOWEVER, THAT MOST OF THE STORES WERE OFFERING BIG SPRING DISCOUNTS ON THEIR STOCK.  SOME WERE OFFERING UP TO 50% OFF THEIR ALREADY LOW PRICES AND I NOTICED THAT MUCH OF THE QUALITY TURQUOISE JEWELRY WAS ALSO MARKED DOWN AS PART OF THEIR SPRING SALE EFFORT.  I DID SEE SOME RECONSTITUTED CHINESE TURQUOISE WHICH IS JUNK AND I QUICKLY PASSED ON THAT TRASH.  I WOULD ADVISE ANYONE THINKING OF TURQUOISE TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT GETTING THIS STUFF.  IF THE PRICE SEEMS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE WELL IT'S PROBABLY NOT.  SO SHOPPER BEWARE OF "MADE IN CHINA"!

ANY FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT WISH TO POUND THE PAVEMENT TO FIND THOSE GREAT BUYS, JUST LET YOUR FINGERS DO THE WALKING ACROSS THE INTERNET.  SPRING IS ALSO A GREAT TIME TO FIND BARGAINS THERE.

Holiday Specials on Turquoise Jewelry

FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS I'VE BEEN CHECKING OUT THE VARIOUS SITES AROUND THE WEB AND COMPARING PRICES FROM THIS SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR AND MUCH TO MY SURPRISE I HAVE FOUND THE PRICES TO BE A LITTLE LOWER THIS YEAR.  SOUTHWEST TURQUOISE JEWELRY IS A GREAT BUY AT THIS TIME, WITH MANY DEALERS ALREADY OFFERING HOLIDAY DISCOUNTS.  I ALSO NOTICED VERY LOW PRICES FOR CHINESE TURQUOISE.  ALTHOUGH I SHOULD MENTION THAT MUCH OF THAT TURQUOISE IS OF THE COMPOSITE TYPE.  COMPOSITE TURQUOISE IS MUCH CHEAPER THAN GENUINE SOUTHWEST AMERICAN MATERIAL, AND LOOKS GREAT.  OFTEN YOU MAY HAVE TO INQUIRE AS TO WHAT YOU ARE GETTING AS MANY DEALERS DO NOT DISTINGUISH THE DIFFERENCE. 

Buying Turquoise Jewelry

BUYING TURQUOISE JEWELRY CAN BE QUITE A TASK.  FIRST THE PRICES VARY WIDELY AND THEIR ARE MANY FORMS OF TURQUOISE ON THE MARKET.  AFTER CHECKING ON LINE LATELY  I HAVE NOTICED THE WIDE DIFFERENCE IN PRICES AT THE VARIOUS SITE.  OFTEN PRICES ARE DETERMINED BY THE OVERHEAD OF THE DIFFERENT COMPANIES, BUT MORE OFTEN IT SET BY THE QUALITY OF THE STONES USED IN THE JEWELRY.  THE CHINESE HAVE COME UP WITH A COMPOSITE TURQUOISE THAT IS IN FACT GENUINE AND MADE FROM CRUSHING SMALL CHIPS OF REAL TURQUOISE AND CEMENTING THEM TOGETHER.  THIS, OF COURSE, IS A CHEAPER FORM OF THE SEMI-PRECIOUS GEMSTONE.  NO LONG AGO I WAS AT A STORE, THAT FEATURED DYED HAWAIIAN CORAL THAT LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE REAL TURQUOISE.  NEEDLESS TO SAY, BEFORE YOU BUY, CHECK AND SEE WHAT YOU ARE GETTING.  PERSONALLY I LIKE BOTH THE HAWAIIAN CORAL AND THE CHINESE COMPOSITE, BUT FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR QUALITY STONES DON'T BE AFRAID TO INQUIRE AS TO WHAT YOU'RE BUYING.

Shopping for Zuni Indian Turquoise Jewelry

THIS PAST WEEKEND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF A VISIT TO THE "TURQUOISE COYOTE", ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOPPING PLACES WHEN LOOKING FOR QUALITY ZUNI INDIAN JEWELRY.  THE COYOTE IS LOCATED IN PONCHATOULA, LOUISIANA NOT TOO FAR FROM THE NEW ORLEANS AND BATON ROUGE AREA.  I HAVE GONE THERE MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND THE OWNERS KNOW ME BY NAME.  THE OWNERS WIFE IS A ZUNI INDIAN AND THEY GO TO THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR AND BUY MANY UNUSUAL ITEMS FOR THERE LITTLE STORE IN LOUISIANA.  BY MOST STANDARDS THE PRICES AT THE TURQUOISE COYOTE ARE LOW WITH THE MARK UPS BEING AT A MINIMUM.  THEY ALSO MAINTAIN A LARGE SUPPOSE OF BEAD WORK MATERIALS.  I WOULD URGE ANYONE WHO IS IN THAT AREA TO STOP BY AND TAKE A LOOK.  PONCHATOULA IS A SMALL OUT-OF-THE-WAY TOWN AND EASY TO GET AROUND IN.  THE SELECTION IS WIDE WITH GREAT BARGINS.

Spring Bargains on Turquoise Jewelry

I SPENT THIS PAST WEEKEND SHOPPING IN NEW ORLEANS.  THE WIFE WAS NOT WITH ME AS SHE HAD OTHER THINGS TO DO.  HAPPILY I WAS ABLE TO COVER MORE GROUND WITHOUT HER ALONG AS SHE OFTEN TAKES MORE TIME IN THE INDIVIDUAL STORES THAN I DO.  I MUST HAVE VISITED AT LEASE 15 OR 20 DIFFERENT JEWELRY STORES IN THE AREA.  I ONLY MADE ONE PURCHASE HOWEVER--A BEAUTIFUL JADE RING.  I DID NOTICE HOWEVER, THAT MOST OF THE STORES WERE OFFERING BIG SPRING DISCOUNTS ON THEIR STOCK.  SOME WERE OFFERING UP TO 50% OFF THEIR ALREADY LOW PRICES AND I NOTICED THAT MUCH OF THE QUALITY TURQUOISE JEWELRY WAS ALSO MARKED DOWN AS PART OF THEIR SPRING SALE EFFORT.  I DID SEE SOME RECONSTITUTED CHINESE TURQUOISE WHICH IS JUNK AND I QUICKLY PASSED ON THAT TRASH.  I WOULD ADVISE ANYONE THINKING OF TURQUOISE TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT GETTING THIS STUFF.  IF THE PRICE SEEMS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE WELL IT'S PROBABLY NOT.  SO SHOPPER BEWARE OF "MADE IN CHINA"!