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 Colourful batiks on display by easyoar
As with all things Polynesian, never pay the first price you are told, always haggle hard!
This picture shows a Batik on the right that has a Paul Gauguin design on. He is a famous artist who lived in Polynesia for 4 years from 1897 to 1901 and painted a lot of 'Polynesian' art. Leave a Comment Theme: Local Craft
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 La Maison Blanche Moorea by ATXtraveler
La Maison Blanche was one of the calms in the storm of high prices from my opinion, having many more affordable items. In hindsight, I should have bought more of our souvenirs for people back home here, as there is much more selection for a better price.
Wood carven Outriggers, small hand painted murals of Tahiti and Moorea, pareos, jewelry, black pearls, t-shirts
T-shirts are 10-30 USD! Pareos are from $10-50 US, and Painted Mother of Pearl Shells start at $25 USD Leave a Comment Theme: GiftsPhone: 56.13.26Directions: Call a Taxi... itsthe easiest way to get there.Website: none
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 Black Pearls on offer at the
Tiki Village by easyoar
As all things are in extremely expensive in Moorea, you could end up re-mortgage your house to buy one (well OK, that is a bit of an exaggeration, especially if you buy a poor quality one), but almost everything in Moorea is seriously expensive. People expect you to haggle, so try your luck in several places to see what price you can get.
As Moorea is so expensive, it may be advisable to buy the pearl unmounted, and get it mounted when you get home. I didn't actually buy one, but they are pretty to look at!
Probably down to your skill at haggling... Leave a Comment Theme: JewelryDirections: Shops all over the island - in a lot of cases, even if you aren't looking, they will find you!
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 Fashion hat by wadekorzanLeave a Comment Theme: Other
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 by Agraichen
Anyway...we caught Woody just as he returned from his pearl "farm" and helped to sort and classify some of his "catch." Good thing as it turned out to be some of "our catch" as well.
Well....he does have some very nice wood sculptures, but his black pearl prices are pretty good too. Not as much overhead as the "big places."
If you have to ask, you can't afford them.... Leave a Comment Theme: ArtAddress: BP 1054Phone: 689 56 37 00Directions: Just off the main road from the port near Paepetoai (on Moorea)Other Contact: Fax (689) 56 17 73
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This is not the typical hard sell pearl store.
Their sales staff is far superior to all the other pearl shops we visited during our cruise on the Paul Gauguin. Everything done with regard to this purchase was perfect, even the valued-added tax was refunded weeks sooner than we expected.
Multi-colored Tahitian pearl necklace.
For insurance purposes, we had a well regarded Gemologist appraise the necklace we purcahsed at Ron Hall's and he independently researched the market value for this unique piece based on what he described as an excellent continuity of mostly perfect pearls (none were less than an A quality).
He supported a value in excess of our cost, stating that it would be not be possible to replace the necklace in the United States for what we paid in Tahiti.
US$5,000 to US$25,000 for the best quality multi-colored Tahitian pearl necklace. Theme: JewelryAddress: Cook's BayDirections: Located a five-minute walk from the pier at Cook's Bay where the Paul Gauguin drops you.
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You can get drinks, chips and food at the market. It has many things you'd expect to see in France.
Liquor is also solid in supermarkets but is still ridiculously pricey.
Croissants, chips, cheese, drinks
You will save alot of $ by getting some things at the supermarket. Theme: Food and Drink
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 On the beach by Muya
All kinds of jewels ornated with black pearls Leave a Comment Theme: JewelryAddress: PK 26.3, Papetoai / MooreaDirections: Very close to Le Petit Village
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 Terani Curios by Muya
This one on the picture, Terani curios, is at the same time the starting point for the Lagoonarium and mainly sells black pearls for a cheaper price than the jewellery shops. Leave a Comment Theme: Local Craft
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 Island flowers by Muya
Various souvenir shops, a bookstore, a bank, even a tatoo shop and a small supermarket where you can find almost everything you need. Leave a Comment Theme: Local CraftAddress: PK 26.3, Papetoai / Moorea
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