"I had been thinking about getting my wife some pearls for a while and she had always wanted some. As our 20th Wedding Anniversary drew closer I decided to take the plunge and get some. I looked at the store reviews and it seemed obvious that American Pearl was the place to go for value so I checked out the selection and after a lot of thought and several chat sessions with the online help and decided on a 19 inch 8 x 8.5 AAA strand. Of course I had no idea what they would look like or packaging or anything so I was a bit concerned. Wow! I did not need to worry at all. The quality of the necklace packaging and everything is so good; really above and beyond what I expected. The service was amazing too. I wanted overnight delivery and their team dealt with a specific clasp I wanted and got the pearls out within hours of the order. They turned up the next morning."