Oyster Pearls, POSHOPS Freshwater Cultured Big Oysters with Pearls Inside Pearl an Oysters Home Decoration Jewelry Making

I almost forgot I had this . I found it today hidden in the kitchen lol. My 9 year old daughter wasn't too interested. But i thought it was cool. You don't get to open oysters with real pearls in them every day. Once i rinsed them and the shell they look pretty. I did it outside just in case it smelled when opening the plastic. It didn't smell hardly at all. There were some hints of the ocean smell but that's to be expected lol Very cool. Thank you for giving people the opportunity to open of these.

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.

First, I'm an experienced Crime Scene Cleaner- think about that for a second. This is the 2nd time buying one of these from this seller. First time- not too much of a smell, normal smell for an oyster- arrived sealed with hardly any smell at all. This time around, I dry-heaved about 50 times while opening and removing pearls w/my 8 yr old twins. Even BEFORE opening it, it smelled DISGUSTING. First time I bought one, we had fun removing the many pearls inside & was a great experience. This time, I seriously wanted to give up on the whole thing. One of my girls wouldn't even come near it. We opened it outside & I had to step away from it, dry-heaving SEVERAL times. The next day, today, I want to puke every second bc the smell is not completely gone from my sinuses. I CANNOT express how disappointed I am over this. I should have sent it back immediately. (And I keep wondering how badly the Amazon driver's truck smelled just from transporting it!!) Lesson learned. I will seriously question purchasing one of these oyster shells from this seller again, and I will definitely seek out a different seller if I do want to buy another in the future. **SEAL YOUR FRESH PRODUCTS BETTER!** I've never been so repulsed. Can't say that enough. Again......crime scene cleaner.

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.

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 2. Had approx 50+ total tiny pearls from 2mm-7mm. Mostly 3-4mm. Oysters appeared mostly fresh. Non-smelly. Young people will need adult supervision while opening oysters.

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.

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.

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.

25 good sized pearl. Kids very happy with them.

Love taking the pearls from the big Oysters. Great for making jewelry!

This was my second purchase of this Oyster with pearls. My first Oyster had 28 pearls of all shapes and sizes and none were stuck to the inside of the shell. Most were champagne and pink colored. So Naturally I wanted to purchase another one. Unfortunately this second Oyster hadn't finished its production cycle before it was ready to be packaged. 11 little pearls , although beautiful and the colour was a beautiful pink for 8 of them, most of them have a flat back due to being stuck to the inside of the shell. I managed to get them off the shell and I will use them as flatbacks for personal gifts for my loved ones. It's a gamble whether you will get a good haul or not but this really isn't the sellers fault. It's the luck of the draw. They are HUGE shells though and I kept two sides and polished them up to make jewelry bowls.

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