Savage Pearls

I was shopping for some jewelry for my wife, celebrating her birthday. With my 5 y.o. and 3 y.o. in tow, we went in to this shop for some «mommy shopping». As soon as we entered, some saleslady (an Asian, just like us) gave us the hairy eyeball. When I inquired if they had any humuhumu pendants, she gave me a curt no and then scolded me for letting my sons run loose in the shop. In fact, my kids were only walking around and inspecting the various trinkets. The woman acted as if we didn’t belong in «her» shop and couldn’t possibly afford her jewelry, when I am in the top 1% income earners. So we don’t dress in Prada and prefer REI. What really took the cake is when my wife walked in (dressed in a fashionable dress, I might add) and this saleswoman STILL didn’t change her attitude. Before we even left the store, she had grabbed a bottle of Windex and a rag, presumably to disinfect the unwanted from her store.
They actually had a piece I was interested in, but 30 seconds in, I already decided there was no way in hell I was giving her any of my hard-​earned money. Even if it was perfect. Luckily, my wife completely agreed with me and also felt insulted and degraded by this woman.

Love this small store in the Hanalei Chin Young shopping center. Beautiful Tahitian (and other) pearls with a nice selection of styles. Very good customer service as well. Look for their discount coupon in the tourist guides, or mention it and they will honor it anyway. Prices are what you would expect in a resort area, so don’t expect a bargain. But every time I wear my pearls, I will remember our vacations in Kauai.