Q: So, why South Pacific?
When I got to Boston on June 30, 1977, I had no name for my business. When in August I finally made my way into a Postal Instant Press and had some business cards made up describing what I was selling, i.e. South Pacific coral, heishi and shell jewelry with my name as the business name, the printer laid out the card like this:
Q: Can anyone purchase from South Pacific at wholesale prices?
A. Our prices listed are wholesale prices and are available to everyone.
Q: Do you require a business license to purchase wholesale?
A. No., Just go ahead and select your merchandise and place your order. If we are shipping to Vermont we will charge you sales tax if we don't have your tax number on file.
Q: What is your minimum order?
A. No minimum order but a $5 handling charge for orders under $15.
Q: What is the average time to process an
order once it is received?
A. Average time is a day and a half. It is in my self interest to get your order out quickly.
Q: How do you ship your orders?
A. About 60% of our orders go out Postal and the rest UPS. We can pack a lot of beads into a Postal Flat Rate Box.
Q: Do you ship outside of the United States?
A. Yes. Usually via the Post Office. We won't ship to countries we feel uneasy about or can't insure our packages to. Can you spell Nigeerier? (That's how Jerry Remy pronounces it).
Q: What methods of payment to you accept?
A. We accept MC, Visa, American Express, Discover, Paypal, the obvious (cash).
Q: Do you offer open accounts or COD orders?
A. No, Sorry, we do not offer credit terms or COD shipments. I've gotten too old to hunt "them" down. "They" have ruined it for everyone.
Q: You've been successful so long. What is your secret? Do you have someone watching over you?
A. Yes, my patron saint is St. Ciare of Assisi, the patron saint of television. She brings me live sports on TV so I can come in and work an extra 3 - 8 hours a night and on weekends.
Q: Why don't my beads look just like the picture?
A.Stones are made by Mother Nature, who appreciates diversity. The colors and amounts of inclusions in natural stones vary considerably. Yellow turquoise is sometimes mostly yellow, sometimes mostly black. Lapis may be dark or light. And the color of some stones, like rose quartz, fades over time when exposed to light. Etc., etc., etc.
And humans have a tendency to try to “one-up” Mother Nature when we’re not pleased with her work: some stones, like aventurine and garnet, may be dyed or otherwise treated to enhance the color. We let you know if we think a particular stone is dyed.
Click on the link below to see examples of how much some natural stones can vary.
STONE ILLUSTRATIONS
Q: How big is a millimeter?
A: A millimeter is very, very small. You need more than three of them to make an eighth of an inch. A pea is about 6mm. See our
Millimeter, Inch, Gauge chart for specifics.
Q: Is your new site still a Michael Stipe free zone and is your work place still a Michael Stipe-free workplace?
A.Yes and yes. Other than this you will find no references to Michael Stipe on my website and we are still a Michael Stipe-free work place. It's an OSHA thing.
Q: Is beading addictive? I mean, is this something I should worry about?
A. No, not at all. I've been working with beads every day for over 31 years and I'm not addicted.
Q: How do I learn more about Vermont?
A. Watch the lastest rap about us. Who said white peoples don't have ryhthm and soul, don't forget the soul?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL7uW4TYqbs
Q: Does size matter?
A. Important! Size does count! Beads below 4mm are usually more expensive than 4mm or even5mm beads because you are paying for the labor, not the material. There are many more 2mm beads than 4mm on a strand. I estimate twice as many.
Q: What are the real lyrics to "A Little Help from My Friends?"
A.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4_MsrsKzMM
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