Jewelry

[Shanus]

Not sure why HONORA insists on straying from believable colors of pearls. All the bright colors & combos of colors remind me the "pop beads" I had as a kid (anyone else remember them in the 50's?). If I wanted something that didn't even resemble a pearl, Incould purchase plastic beads at the dept. store at 1/4 the price. Give us some new & different white, black and grey pearl designs.

[ValuSkr]

I agree.  The colored thing started out as a way to sell imperfect pearls, now it's just a gimmick.

[SilleeMee]

I do enjoy some colored pearls like cranberry or pistachio. The bright blues or purples, not so much.

[ChynnaBlue]

I disagree about no colored pearls. I like the natural colors, the neutral colors, and the brights.

[alicedee]

@Shanus  Yes, I do remember "pop beads" !!  I actually found a bunch of them at a garage sale a few years ago, and "gifted" my sisters with them...I knew they would remember them, too!

 I agree with you...I prefer more natural colors in pearls.  

[Tinkrbl44]

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@ChynnaBlue wrote:

I disagree about no colored pearls. I like the natural colors, the neutral colors, and the brights.

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@ChynnaBlue     @Shanus

Yes, I agree that variety is a good thing.   If you don't like colored pearls, fine, but telling QVC to stop offering is silly, IMO.   Clearly, other women like them, or they'd stop selling colored pearls.

[Carmie]

Pearls that are naturally flawed so that the colors are not usable would have to be discarded if they were not colored bright or dark,

I only buy natural colored pearls, but there is a market for colored pearls too.  It's better for them to be colored and sold. This keeps the prices of the natural ones down.  If only a few peals from a harvest were usable, the prices would be cost prohibitive.

[Kachina624]

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@ValuSkr wrote:

I agree.  The colored thing started out as a way to sell imperfect pearls, now it's just a gimmick.

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It's a distraction from the horrible quality of the pearls.   I shudder everytime I see them. 

[MoJoV]

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@Shanus wrote:

Not sure why HONORA insists on straying from believable colors of pearls. All the bright colors & combos of colors remind me the "pop beads" I had as a kid (anyone else remember them in the 50's?). If I wanted something that didn't even resemble a pearl, Incould purchase plastic beads at the dept. store at 1/4 the price. Give us some new & different white, black and grey pearl designs.

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OMG, I loved my pop beads more than anything when I was a little girl.  I had a white and a pink set. Looked just like pearls.

[sandraskates]

I like them!

Variety is good and I have several Honora necklaces in colors ranging from natural, to muted, to brights. I wear them all throughout the year.