I read both reviews and thought the price was way too good to resist and I am looking for interesting and shippable items for my family overseas. It is definitely what I expected, no I was not expecting pearls, it does not pretend to be that. But I did not expect to take them out of the sack and find that some of the 'pearls' had already broken off.

Mind you I can wear it, but I would hate to ship this to my sister as her gift and find that she opens it to see more 'pearls' broken off. I am not recommending that anyone buy this, although it does look 'pretty'. It is not even durable enough to survive as cheap costume stuff.

Well I am off to locate a decent gift for my sister who certainly deserves more than this.

This is a necklace I bought on a whim, but it turned out to be one of the best necklace purchases I've made. It's definitely heavier than my other necklaces, but I got used to that part very quickly. This necklace attracted lots and lots of attention and compliments right away - and looks stunning.

This is kind of a nice necklace. The problem is that the quality of the pearls isn't the same as pictured (even when you spot the flaws). For instance, the one I purchased has several misshapened pearls. They looked like big, flat molars. I couldn't get over this and had to return this item.