It's Our Anniversary!

Ten Years Online!

September marks the ten-year anniversary of http://www.saoric.com/, Saori C. Jewelry Designs' online site! It's hard to believe that it's been that long. In that time we've made a bunch of new friends, helped many, many brides with jewelry for their special days, moved the brick and mortar business once, and redesigned the Web site four times.

As some long-time customers will remember, this was the original logo for the Web site. Looks a bit different now, doesn't it?

I also wanted to announce that, as part of our anniversary, we're having a special this month at Saori C. Jewelry Designs. All orders postmarked between September 1 and September 30, 2010, will receive free UPS Ground shipping! For full details and restrictions, please take a look at www.saoric.com/orders.htm.

We really want to thank everyone for your business and your support all these years! For a business like ours, word of mouth is the most important form of advertising, and as trite as it sounds, it's true: We couldn't have done it without you!

Pearl Buying Trip

Touring Tokyo's Pearl District

The Saori C. Jewelry Designs buying team recently returned from a pearl buying trip to Tokyo. When it comes to cultured saltwater pearls, we use only the best, and to get the best, you have to go to the source: Japan.

Tokyo's pearl district is a fasciniating place - there are literally dozens of pearl wholesalers and retailers within a couple of square kilometers, catering to all different tastes and price ranges. We were looking for top-quality white pearls for bridal jewelry, so that's what we were focusing on. We talked to several wholesalers in the area, and in addition to establishing some great connections and getting some great product, we also picked up a lot of insider insight into the cultured saltwater pearl business.

We were also extremely lucky to score a meeting with the head of one of the largest pearl wholesalers in Japan, who kindly shared his wealth of knowledge with us, not only about the industry, but about pearls and the pearl making process. Turns out a lot of what you think you know about pearls is probably wrong. Stay tuned. :)