In the past 20 years, the varieties of crystal jewelry have become more diversified. With the rapid development of information technology, information about crystal has been circulating on the internet, more and more people were attracted by its functions. Crystal started to become the mainstream among different accessories, and more crystal shops have been opened since then. Ms. Choi, the owner of ‘Crystal Harbor’, who has been in business for over 20 years, said the prices of crystals have not been increased significantly over all these years even though crystals have become mainstream to consumers. Therefore, it is definitely a good time for consumers to purchase by now.
Back then, when Ms. Choi was still a full-time sales representative, she was able to gain more income by wearing a crystal bracelet. As a result, she became obsessed and spent over a hundred thousand dollars to buy all kinds of crystals, and started to drill into their functions. Later, she decided to open ‘Crystal Harbor’, hoping to bring fortune and wellness to people by having the magical functions from the crystals. Since there were Facebook page and WhatsApp, M. Choi has started to share products’ information through online channels, and her enthusiasm has drawn hundreds of acquaintances since then. She would respond to every inquiry from customers and consider them as friends. “There was a customer who was seriously ill and was able to live longer because she believed in the power of crystals,” she said. That experience helped her to establish a sense of mission by helping people and decided to make crystal trading her lifelong career.
Ms. Choi said the authentic natural crystals carry energy and different varieties have different functions. Moreover, each natural crystal has a different texture, pattern, and color. Hence, those consumers who are not familiar with crystals should buy from reputable stores to avoid buying dyed glass beads. In addition, she can customize crystal accessories according to customer’s wishes, and she uses Japanese beading wire mostly as it is more elastic and durable. She would also select and combine crystals with different energies and make them into unique styles and would wholesale to customers depending on the quantity purchased.