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Mystery of Pearls
Joseph went into the Jewel's Jewelry shop to buy a gift for his girlfriend, Amber. He knew that she loved pearls of any color; it made no difference to her. After a bit of looking, a young lady came over and asked, "May I help you?" He glanced up and said, "Yes, I am looking for a real pearl necklace. Amber's birthday is coming up and I want to get something she would love."
She nodded to him, and said, "Well, we have a great selection of pearl jewelry over here. We also have this beautiful white pearl necklace. The pearls are real," she said as she pulled it out from under the counter to show it to him. He touched it and rubbed it some. The gold chain inlaid with small white pearls was beautiful. "You're positive they are real?" he asked as he glanced at her. "Yes, sir, they are real pearls; we don't sell imitation jewelry here." He nodded and said, "I'll take it, and can you gift wrap it please?" he said as he pulled out his wallet and paid for it.
At Amber's birthday party she opened his gift. She hugged him and cried for the gift he gave her.
Later, Joseph told Amber that the pearls in the necklace were real and not imitations. Amber laughed, "Who told you that?" He looked a little upset, "The lady at Jewel's Jewelry did." Amber said nothing for a few moments and then said, "She lied to you, these aren't real, but imitation pearls."
How did Amber know that the lady at Jewel's Jewelry lied to Joseph?
She nodded to him, and said, "Well, we have a great selection of pearl jewelry over here. We also have this beautiful white pearl necklace. The pearls are real," she said as she pulled it out from under the counter to show it to him. He touched it and rubbed it some. The gold chain inlaid with small white pearls was beautiful. "You're positive they are real?" he asked as he glanced at her. "Yes, sir, they are real pearls; we don't sell imitation jewelry here." He nodded and said, "I'll take it, and can you gift wrap it please?" he said as he pulled out his wallet and paid for it.
At Amber's birthday party she opened his gift. She hugged him and cried for the gift he gave her.
Later, Joseph told Amber that the pearls in the necklace were real and not imitations. Amber laughed, "Who told you that?" He looked a little upset, "The lady at Jewel's Jewelry did." Amber said nothing for a few moments and then said, "She lied to you, these aren't real, but imitation pearls."
How did Amber know that the lady at Jewel's Jewelry lied to Joseph?
Answer
The pearls on the necklace were smooth and slippery when Amber rubbed them gently across her teeth. Amber knew then they were fake, for if they had been real, they would have been gritty.Hide Answer Show Answer
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Hmm...I did a bit of reading and it seems that natural black pearls are not only vanishingly rare, but the usual tests for authenticity don't work: you need special equipment. Thought you'd be interested.
i thought with all that story there would be more to the answer. most people know the teeth rubbing business . i think should have been more surprise . sorry .
i completely didn't know about the teeth rubbing business and was therefore really stumped
I knew about the teeth rubbing, but I also thought there might be more to it.
Teeth rubbing to authenticate pearls? I had no idea that was common knowledge, I certainly didn't know about it.
It's not common knowledge, unless your into the Jewelry business. Or if you have dealt with pearls before, then it becomes common knowledge. Thanks for the comments everyone.
Ah, yes, the old teeth test. Mothers teach your daughters well. Also look for slightly illregular sizing.
Very interesting. Didn't know about the teeth thing. Good one
i originally thought because he said 'he liked pearls of any color', bacause real pearls are only white and VERY RARELY pink.
Real pearls can be black as well. They are NOT only just white.
P.S: magius? magius from AoD? am i mixing it up or is it you?
P.S: magius? magius from AoD? am i mixing it up or is it you?
Good job! I thought something totally different though . Oh well. Maybe next time.
Wow! Nice teaser although I didn't get it
Good one, didnt get it tho
i knew about the teeth rubbing thing because my grandmother and mom have a lot of pearl jewlery....but i didnt think that would be the answer for this particular teaser
wow i didnt get this one. good job
The reason it is gritty is because of the sand it is made out of... I actually got this one! Great teaser Sunrose!
Great teaser Sunrose! I learnt something new too!
great style!
The only problem with this mystery is when somebody makes an online mystery, the answer, or at least something that hints you towards the answer, should be hidden somewhere inside the text of the mystery itself. It never once stated that Amber rubbed the pearl against her teath, so it would be somewhat odd to just guess she did. Yet, on the other hand, it adds a nice effect, because that way you kind of have to look outside the bigger picture
Yes, I would put this in Trivia.
"The only problem with this mystery is when somebody makes an online mystery, the answer, or at least something that hints you towards the answer, should be hidden somewhere inside the text of the mystery itself. It never once stated that Amber rubbed the pearl against her teath, so it would be somewhat odd to just guess she did. Yet, on the other hand, it adds a nice effect, because that way you kind of have to look outside the bigger picture" - exactly what I was thinking. I didn't really have many problems with it, cause I had heard it before
stumped me
i thought she did the water test thing....
ok it would help for someone as dum as me to have a friend with extensive knowledge. lol great job!!
It never hinted that answer at all in the story though.
Good Job
I should've checked the hardness scale.
Too easy for us women. Sorry... I appreciate the effort.
Good teaser.
Still, I think it more kind of trivia than mystery
Will
Still, I think it more kind of trivia than mystery
Will
love your teaser i got it right aswell
keep it up
keep it up
i understand the whole teeth rubbing thing but it never mentioned anything like that in the story ...
Should have had some kind of hint, even something like "she was so happy she kissed the pearls."
So as not to be too obvious.
So as not to be too obvious.
good
Kinda fun. Maybe, he shold have considered giving Amber an Amber Necklace. Lol joking
When did Amber rub them on her teeth?
nope, i had no idea... i was thinking of glass pearls and how you can see the coating flake off
i kinda guessed it had something to do with the texture, my mom's told me about it before. it would have been better though if the teeth test was included in the story instead of just mentioning it in the answer.
Cool, but I don't really think the teeth buisness is fair. The answer should have been somewhere in the story, I mean, you never tell us! maybe im just grumpy, but thats my opinion.
Good teaser, but you never mentioned her testing them with her teeth, I guess that would have ruined it. So good teaser!
I agree. You can't just expect us to assume she's done the teeth-rubbing test. There has to be some sort of reference to that in the story for this to work as a mystery teaser.
i doubly agree. you should mention that in a casual way like "as she put on the necklace, it rubbed against her teeth..." or something like that. there was no indication that she even felt the pearls. just saying
Yay! Queen got it right. ;) It's the old teething trick, helpful in another way.
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