An Email From One of Our Customers...
The email below was received on January 28, 2009, just prior to our
trip to Tucson. It is from one of our customers who keeps in
touch and has purchased some fine, high end colored gemstones from All
That Glitters for use in not only his jewelry, but his wife's also:
"I have purchased several gems
from you, including one of your first offered large faceted Turkish
diaspore. It is one of my favorites!!!.
I am Emailing you to let you
know I am still alive, and even more importantly to congratulate you on
your excellent blog site as well as the updates on many pertinent
events occuring around the world and challenging the gemstone
business. I read all of the information you publish on your
updates as well as your blog; I wanted to make sure that you know
I and hopefully others appreciate the work you do and your proven
record of honesty and asuring what you have before you sell it.
Keep these qualities up, as I am sure you will.
I have not bought any gemstones
in almost 2 years now,
but try to keep up with the field. I appreciate all you do for
the colored gemstone industry worldwide, and when i return to being a
buyer, will certainly interact with you. I still have not
obtained a neon vibrant Purple tourmaline(natural) nor a treated
vibrant neon blue. I follow and agree on the nomeclature hassles
of this stone, have looked at several "deals" but have not bought
largely on what you have brought to my attention. You get what
you pay for... I need to wait until I have he money to buy the
best...from you.
I read with interest the issue
occuring in Africa.....I am planning to go to Africa with my wife for
our 40th yr annivesary in 2010, and plan to go to South Africa, Kenya,
Zimbabwe, Nambia, Mozambique for a once in a lifetime trip to see this
beautiful continent. I am planning it with several experts, and
expect to be their about 1 month and do it right!!!! It will not
be for gems, but for memories....
I know Tucson is coming up...and
wish I could join you there as well. Let me know how it goes, and
I am very interested in the pink Zircon issue once it is solved...I
agree with you that the bright pink is likely heated (at least)
and may not even be Zircon. I am sure you will be instrumental in
getting to the bottom of this issue.
Lets keep in touch, and
keep me on your distribution list. I would still love to interact
professionally with you some time, and meet you in person."
--- The above is from one of our customers who lives in
California. I would like to personally thank him for his
input. Though I write and post a Monthly News page, Monthly
Special, and update the Blog, we don't receive feedback and have no
idea of whether anyone actually reads the information posted.
During this years Tucson show, I did dinner with the previous colored
gemstone editor for JCK (I say previous, because just prior to leaving
for Tucson, JCK had a layoff of employees). He indicated that he
also checked the All That Glitters Blog, and I had been working with
him on attempting to find out more about all this 'pinkish' Zircon that
is being seen in the market. There was also talk of publishing
photos and an article on our October 2008 trip to mine for Sunstone in
Oregon, but unfortunately, this is currently up in the air, though I
have quickly written what could be considered a draft and that will be
active on our website.
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