Sterling Silver Mother's Birthstone Charm Pendant

I purchased this necklace for my mother a couple of year ago as a Grandmother's Necklace...with it I purchased the birthstone charms for all her grandchildren and great-children (luckily there are some month overlaps because the "arms" aren't large enough to hold one for everyone!). She was very pleased and always wears it when she goes "out". This year she has a new great-grandchild and I'm sending her another charm...what a wonderful gift!!!

My wife wanted Birthstones to go with her existing Mother-n-Child pendant, and in my search I came across this.
I was uncertain how it was received (she said she loved it, but she always says that~!), however, her friends and co-worker all said it was wonderful and that "I did really good."

The two concerns I had were;
a) ORDERING -
It would have made things a LOT easier if the pendant could be purchased and the ability to SELECT the gemstones along with it (I found a 'combination' order with the pendant and one gemstone but had to order the second gemstone seperatly)
b) SHIPPING -
I didn't know it was going to come via mail (I'm so used to FedEx/UPS, etc), and since I did not receive a shipping confirmation with a tracking number, I thought it wasn't going to arrive in time~! Luckily, it showed up in the mailbox on her birthday and I was the one to get the mail (not her) and I was able to put it together and wrap it up for her birthday~!

All in all...She seems very pleased with it, and that's all that matters to me.

This necklace was given to me for christmas in 07, 5 days before i gave birth to my son. I wore it everyday, as normal. To my suprise the necklace just fell off after only wearing it for a couple weeks. The chain broke by the clasp and isnt reparable. I now have to find a better quality chain. Dont get me wrong the necklace itself is very nice, but i wish there would have been a better chain to go with it.

The pendant came quickly and was nicely packaged. It was given as a gift and was well-received.

I bought two birthstone charms to go with it. By the end of the first day of wear, the charms were gone, nowhere to be found. This is just normal wear; nothing unusual at all.

So, while I was initially very happy with the product, I am now rather disappointed at its apparent design flaw.

The pictures don't do this necklace justice. It really does make a beautiful gift.