
HELLO CUSTOMERS :
I'M HAPPY TO INTRODUCE OURSELVES TO ALL THE VISITERS
OF OUR WEBSITE. VICKI RATLIFF // BOB RATLIFF ---- VICKI IS THE
ONLY REASON WE GOT INTO THE PEARL BUSINESS. WE GO TO THE
ISLAND OF ( KAUAI , HAWAII ) EVERY YEAR FOR TWO WEEKS ON
VACATION AND HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR (14) YEARS. ONE YEAR
ON VACATION ( 2001 ) WE WERE SHOPPING AND VICKI WANTED TO
LOOK AT PEARLS TO BUY FOR HERSELF. SO WE WENT SHOPPING
FOR PEARLS AND SHE LIKED TAHITIAN BLACK PEARLS BECAUSE
OF ALL THE ASSORTED COLORS. ALL THE JEWELRY STORES WE
WENT TO CHARGED MORE THAN WE WANTED TO PAY. EVEN THE
CRAFT FAIR VENDORS WANTED TO MUCH ALSO. EVERY STORE WE
SHOPPED AT CHARGED MORE THAN WE WANTED TO PAY SO I WENT
HOME EMPTY HANDED NO PEARL. THIS TOOK PLACE IN 2001 AND IN
2002 WE WENT SHOPPING FOR PEARLS AGAIN. THIS TIME ALMOST
GIVING UP AGAIN, I FOUND MY KEY TO THE PEARL BUSINESS. A
LITTLE KIOSK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GRASS IN A SMALL
COMMUNITY CALLED HANALEI. WHERE I MET A WOMAN THAT WAS
PARTNERS WITH THE BUSINESS OWNER AND SHE WAS BUYING
PEARLS FROM A TAHITIAN AT HIS FAMILYS ( PEARL FARM ) . THIS
GAVE ME THE IDEA OF BUYING LOOSE PEARLS AND DESIGNING MY
OWN JEWELRY. MY NAME IS BOB RATLIFF OWNER // DESIGNER OF
( THE TAHITIAN BLACK PEARL) . ALSO DESIGNING THIS WEBSITE
WITH THE CUSTOMERS IN MIND, I STRIVE TO PROVIDE THE MOST
EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT TAHITIAN BLACK PEARLS.
YOU WILL FIND MANY PHOTOS SHOWING TAHITIAN CULTURE,
FLOWERS, LOCATIONS, SPECTACULAR VIEWS, ACTIVITIES,
HOTELS, THE OCEAN AND MOST IMPORTANT BLACK PEARLS. YOU
CAN FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR SELECTIONS AT THE
TAHITIAN BLACK PEARL BEFORE YOU BUY. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO
KNOW HOW PEARLS ARE RAISED ON PEARL FARMS, HOW THEY
ARE PRODUCED BY THE BLACK LIPPED OYSTER
( PINCTADA MARGARITIFERA ). WHEN SELECTING PEARLS YOU NEED
TO BE EDUCATED ABOUT PEARL GRADING SO ( YOU ) THE
CUSTOMER CAN MAKE YOUR CHOICES WITH 100% SATISFACTION.
I PROVIDE A QUALITY PRODUCT FOR EXCEPTIONAL PRICES
COMPARABLE TO ANY JEWELRY STORE IN TOWN. FEEL FREE TO
COMPARE MY PRICES WITH THE COMPETITION. YOU WILL BE
GLAD YOU SHOPPED HERE.
-- WE THANK YOU FOR VISITING --
-- BOB RATLIFF // VICKI RATLIFF --
-- THE TAHITIAN BLACK PEARL --
