4PCS Saltwater Akoya Cultured Pearl Oyster with Round Pearl (6.5-7.5mm) Inside Jewelry Making or Birthday Gifts (4 Colors)

Everything came as pictured beautiful pieces.

a little stinky, but after rinsing they are beautiful. Exactly what I wanted.

There are several interesting features listed which led me to buy these pieces. The meat in the shell is non-edible yet one of the features listed was 'scent.' Hopefully, it referred to the meat not stinking, which I was happy about. These pearl shells appear to be cut open, preserved in some chemical, the pearl added to cut flesh, then secured back together, wrapped, and sold to the buyer. The shells I purchased already had the cushion flesh cut with the pearls inserted into the cut flesh form. These shells were assembled not grown, but the price was reasonable with some pleasure of the feeling of actually opening a fresh pearl.

All 4 of the oysters were pre cracked and basically fell open once removed from the vacuum seal. There was one single pearl in each oyster and they also fell right out of the shell when opened. I’ve purchased real pearl oysters before in Hawaii and I’ve never come across any like this before. The shells are usually difficult to open and you have to cut the flesh to release the pearl . The quality of the pearls themselves is poor. None of these are round and all 4 have several flaws, such as dimples and/or ridges. I would not recommend this brand to anyone. I bought them for granddaughters and was disappointed. Do your research to avoid these shady business practices.

The 4 pack Akoyas smell was absolutely horrid! The come nicely vacuum sealed which holds in the rotting oyster meat scent perfectly lol. They are very old. The meat is all shriveled inside. You can hear the pearls bouncing around in the shells before opening. I opened one inside, almost threw up from the smell, so I held my breath and quickly opened the rest outside while gagging the whole time. The pearls themselves are pretty nice for what they cost. Smaller, some imperfections, not perfectly round, but still pretty. I also opened one of the multipack freshwater oysters that have multicolor oval pearls inside. You can tell they are more fresh and do not stink.

To be honest it was fun and easy to open. To me it is best for gifts for kids, just to see their faces light up to open one up. Thank you

The pearls are nice, round and without imperfections. The oysters were dead, dry and already open when I cut the package open. All of the pearls simply fell out of the oyster, which was no fun. I can use them for jewelry, but the point of my purchase was to open the pearls with my grandchildren. This was a flop.

Got theses as gift , the peals were all different colors but they look great . My kids had a great time opening the shells up and finding the pearl . Will definitely buy again .