A genuine case of mistake?

Well, the title for this post is because, recently, I was buying some gifts for my colleagues farewell party. Stepped into this shop belonging to a local jewellery retail chain, looked at some options they had, and made the purchase.

However, when I went back home, I realized that there was a difference in pricing - between what I was charged and what was advertised in their promotional material!

Sent an email out..

Awaiting their reply...

Shall see if their service levels are as good as what they claim and even endorsed by the Singapore Service Star!

Event not to be missed!

The Singapore International Jewellery Show 2010!

Be effortlessly chic as the sixth edition of the Singapore International Jewellery Show (SIJS) heralds in the celebratory return of Glam – more sophisticated, luxurious and timeless!

The Singapore International Jewellery Show, more popularly known as the SIJS is the exhibition which all trade professionals in the Jewellery and Gem sector shouldn’t miss! It is also a jewellery show above the rest because it is open to both trade and consumers. With its proven track record and success from past editions, the sixth successful edition of SIJS 2010 returns with a bigger and grander venue – Marina Bay Sands!

Spanning across a period of four days from 29 July to 01 August 2010, SIJS will be the one-stop venue for top industry players to come under one roof and showcase their prized collection of jewellery ranging from the dazzling timepieces to the finely detailed and elegant designs.

Expected number of exhibitors: 180 from 30 countries
Expected number of visitors: 15,000 both trade & public
Larger Exhibition Halls: 7,000 sq metres
Luxurious VIP room featuring the most prestigious line-up of furniture, artwork and collectibles
Expansion to European market, both trade guests and visitors
Extensive Marketing Communication Campaign in Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Europe
Daily Jewellery and Fashion catwalk shows
Showcase of the 2010 collection of masterpieces by Thomas Diego Armonia

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Gold prices hit record highs

Time to buy gold? or sell them?

CHARLOTTE -- Coleman Perry sifts through a small pile of gold items at his Charlotte jewelry store. With the price of gold soaring, the phone is ringing a lot these days.

"With money being tight, things that used to have value to them, as far as enjoying wearing, now they can turn it into value that they can buy groceries at the store with now," said Perry.

Jewelry stores across the state are trying to capitalize on the gold rush, advertising they're buying the precious metal. At Perry’s jewelry store, the selling price is on its sign out front—$1,258 an ounce Friday. That's a record high.

"Sometimes during the day we'll get 10 to 15 people a day with 15 of them wanting to sell," said Perry.

Gold prices have risen 12 percent since January and some experts think it'll eventually top $1,300.

Many investors concerned about the uncertain global market are pulling their money out of risky investments and taking refuge in gold.

"Gold is something that doesn't disappear," said Perry.

But Tom Bartholomy with the Better Business Bureau says sellers need to make sure they're getting what they deserve. He says internet sites that promise money for gold are easy, but definitely not the best.

"You will get a check back, but you will probably be disappointed at what that check is," said Bartholomy.

Gold prices are helping other precious metals too. Silver, platinum and palladium are also all seeing consistent rises.

Bezozar Pearls

Recently have been doing some reading on Bezozar Pearls...

Check out the information on Wikipedia.

Pretty impressive stuff if you ask me..

Items like bamboo pearls, cloud pearls, snake pearls..

But I really wonder about the authenticity of such items

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US discovers stunning mineral wealth in Afghanistan: report

US geologists have discovered nearly one trillion dollars' worth of untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, including vast reserves of copper and lithium, the New York Times reported Monday.

The deposits, which also include huge veins of iron, gold, niobium and cobalt, are enough to turn the battle-scarred country into one of the world's leading mining exporters, senior US government officials told the Times.

Afghanistan's potential lithium deposits as large of those of Bolivia, which currently has the world's largest known lithium reserves, the Times said.

Lithium is a key mineral used in rechargeable batteries, as well as everything from cell phones and laptops to electric cars.

Afghanistan has so much of it that it could become the "Saudi Arabia of lithium," according to an internal Pentagon memo quoted by the newspaper.

The iron and copper deposits are large enough to make Afghanistan one of the world's top producers, US officials said.

"There is stunning potential here," General David Petraeus, head of the US Central Command, told the newspaper. "There are a lot of ifs, of course, but I think potentially it is hugely significant."

"This will become the backbone of the Afghan economy," Jalil Jumriany, an adviser to the Afghan minister of mines, told the Times.

A small team of US geologists and Pentagon officials uncovered the mineral wealth with help from charts and data collected by Soviet mining experts during the Soviet Union's occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s.

Afghan geologists took the charts home to protect them during the chaos that followed the Soviet withdrawal, and produced them again in 2001 with the fall of the Taliban, the Times said.

"There were maps, but the development did not take place, because you had 30 to 35 years of war," Ahmad Hujabre, an Afghan engineer who worked for the Ministry of Mines in the 1970s, told the Times.

President Hamid Karzai was recently briefed on the finding, US officials told the newspaper.