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Added by Jopie, at 03 September 2014
Opening Hours
- Monday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Tuesday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Wednesday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Thursday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Friday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Sunday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
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15 Reviews
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04 September 2019
Nice place, nice jewelry, nice stones/gems, a little overpriced. Not so sure about the mine - maybe just a hole in the ground - anyway I do not think that someone really work in that mine, I think that made it only to impress you.
Negotiations is the key word, so use it if you really want to buy something!
Pushy sales man!
You can find in the store all kind of gems from Sri Lanka and also other places.response / report this review -
01 February 2019
Superfast 'tour' of a hole in the ground then the VERY hard sell of jewellery. "Blue Moonstone is ONLY mined in this village, very exclusive" true or not? Very pushy persistant salesman determined to make a sale "I give you very good price" After confusing me completely with various prices for the same items I admired, I was deftly relieved of a months wage and back on the road before I knew where I was. Caveat emptor indeed, stand your ground even if there are 3 salespeople around you at once!
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28 December 2018
Overpriced.. hasty sale My review costed me 200 usd.
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12 December 2018
Very expensive place our guide alert us about place and price
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02 December 2018
We were brought here by our driver who insisted to visit this "famous" place. That made us suspicious and it came out we were right. This "famous mine" is a simple whole arranged somewhere in the garden, people seatting there seem to pretend they are working (apparently only if some tourist come) and the "guide" is interested only in selling the stones (he were very unpleasent after we did not bought anything). The mine seems to be fake and the prices for jewelery are just crazy (taxi drivers and tuk-tuk drivers get probably a provision for bringing people here). Honestly, mind this place. There are a lot other pleaces you can spend your time.
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15 April 2018
It’s a nice tour, however, there are some things you should know. I researched it after I went and this is what I discovered:
1. They are not entirely honest with what stones are from their mine, and what stones are brought in from outside. The only stone to be found in the mine is white moonstone.
2. The Tuktuk drivers take a good share of any profit from a sale, which contributes to hiked prices.
3. The artisans put on a show while you are there, but I’m not convinced they are the actual skilled men on the job.
4. The prices are scandalously high. Like 400% too high. Don’t get ripped off here.
There are some good things to see, but don’t be fooled. I think this is a crooked operation run by scammers.response / report this review -
06 April 2018
Interesting tour but completely ruined by CRAZY ridiculous prices of raw stones and jewellery. Prices quoted were insane eg.£21,000 for a medium sized blue moonstone in gold ring. Wasn’t even worth starting negotiations with such RIP OFF merchants. The overly pushy sales tactics I saw other visitors experiencing was both upsetting (many were elderly tourists) and laughable. The styles were not unique (if that could even justify their prices) you could find them anywhere else in Sri Lanka. I would have liked to buy some of the uncut crystals except that I could have bought for half or a third of the price back home in the UK! What A JOKE
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15 February 2018
Nice place for visiting not for business
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06 September 2017
Avoid this place!!! They charge 3 or 4 times the real price!!! They put you in a hurry to buy something. Better try in other places around the city, ask and compare prices Don't go to this place!!!
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12 July 2017
Classico centro di produzione Pietre di Luna. Tramite una guida vedrete la produzione di e lavorazione delle pietre. Successivamente vi porteranno in negozio per gli eventuali acquisti.
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01 April 2017
Nice place
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09 March 2017
Schlechter gehts nicht, eine 3 Minuten Rundführung, um in den Showroom geschleppt zu werden. Alles schnell schnell, damit gleich etwas verkauft wird. Nachdem wir nichts wollten, wollte er auch noch Geld für die Führung. Nicht mit mir!
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04 January 2017
A 20 minute tour of a fake process of jewellery making. Lot of sales pressure to buy gems at their store after the tour. Everything is ridiculously high-priced. Avoid at all costs.
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25 October 2015
We were taken to taken to this place by our guide and they gave very good tour of the facility. In the end there was a huge pressure to buy these gems at very high prices which is at least three times higher than available in a reputed shop in Colombo. Fortunately we bought only ear rings which was charged three times.This was discovered by us the next day when we discussed this with a close friend in Colombo. Probably they believe that tourists come to this place only once and that may be the reason for them to charge like this. Not a good experience for us.
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10 September 2014
Quick tour, with much sales pressure at the end to buy over priced gems.
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