Oyster Pearls, Freshwater Cultured Big Oysters with Pearls Inside

What a great activity with my 5 year old son! This is any authentic oyster with pearls that’s great for kids. It hasn’t been doctored in any way. The pearls in there are real pearls produced by the oyster you’re opening. My son has been watching a lot of oyster opening videos and in general he’s interested in anything from the sea so this was a perfect gift for him. It didn’t smell at all and we may have gotten lucky on that. He found 21 pearls and was so happy. Pearls are not the greatest quality (didn’t expect it to be), but it’s sufficient for my son who had a blast picking them out of the oyster meat. Well worth the money and also a great party activity for mermaid or sea themes.

People talked about a smell, it’s there open it outside!! because it smells like formaldehyde and freshwater algae. And water rinse the oyster for 15mins before to remove the formaldehyde But on that note; Pretty good pearls and shells, they’re Pearls appearance is good in low light, but in sunlight you can see white marks on it, more like craft pearls. the oyster is about a year and a half old based off the pearl thickness 5-7 mm, with a nice mother of pearl shell thickness of 4-10mm. Durable and nicely shaped for a jewelry shell tray, which is why I got it, yes it’s slightly dull but it’s dried out from washing all the formaldehyde away.

This was a total disappointment, some of the pearls aren't even the size if a pin head and there was only 18 "pearls" in the shell. Also, it smelled terrible and made my husband sick. DO NOT ORDER THIS ITEM!! Not as described and not worth it. I was only offered a replacement, I would have ordered another pack of Edison pearls that were totally fine if given an option.

The pearls were of decent size and while a few were lightly stuck to the shell they popped right off. The lustre wasn't the greatest and only a handful seem like they would make good jewelry. A faint smell of formaldehyde but no serious odor. The shell is also a decent size and will make a nice jewelry dish. Overall it was a fun experience but don't expect to get high quality pearls.

Purchased this with the intentions of making jewelry for my partner and family. I had read that there was a smell when first opening the package -- I found this to be slightly true but it wasn't overwhelming and went away once I rinsed off the oyster and pearls and discarded the insides. The oyster was difficult to open and requires a tool such as a screwdriver or butter knife. It helps to slide whichever tool inside and slowly run along the inside edge to not crack the shell when opening. I had to search through the inside of the shell and remove the pearls from a soft film that was holding some in place. We received 23 pearls in total. Once all cleaned I noticed that there are about 3 different shades ranging from soft pink to a soft purple. They are also not perfectly round and different sizes but beautiful non the less.

Purchased this item to open with my kids. It came packaged in bubble wrap, and sealed tightly. When you break the seal of the package, there is a very strong chemical smell. Shells are easy to open with oyster shucker. Pearls inside are covered in oyster flesh so you do have to dig them out. I would recommend wearing gloves because the chemical that it is packed and dries your skin out. It was fun to get the pearls out of the oyster, however pearls are mediocre at best. They have no luster and some came with rotten brown spots. They very in size and color of natural tones. Once all of the oyster meat and pearls were removed, we cleaned out the shelves with water and soap, and they were nice little accents in our garden.

I bought 2 of these (one from a different company, just in case) and it was GREAT. I shucked them with my kids this morning. Minimal odor (there's a bit of a funk, but it's a dead sea creature. Not overwhelming, and I think I'm the only person in the house that could smell it anyway), fairly easy to crack open with the judicious use of a butter knife, and my kids had a great time popping the pearls out! They're equally excited about the beauty of the shells. A fabulous activity experience.

Much bigger than I anticipated, lots of fun for my kids! We got a handful of pearls in a few different colors, would make a cool gift. I would buy it again

bought this cause of all the tiktok lives lol. was really fun to open. got it open pretty easily. felt like I was one of them on tiktok for a minute and got the pearls out like a pro who spends too much time watching pearl opening. one side had pretty good sized pearls, other side were pretty small. super cool anyway.

Très chouette expérience pour mon petit fils qui en rêvait depuis longtemps. Il faut bien rincer le coquillage au déballage car forcément ça sent mauvais. Les perles sont petites mains il y en a pas mal. Ça lui a plu c'est le principal

25 good sized pearl. Kids very happy with them.

very fun learning experience for the kids. Got to explain how pearls are made and extracted.

Excellent product