| There are 3 cities in Mexico where silver jewelry | | | | Advantages |
| is manufacturered: Mexico City, Guadalajara and | | | | 1.Taxco has more than 1,000 small and medium |
| Taxco. One of them is known as "The World | | | | size wholesale businesses. You can find for fure in |
| Capital of Silver Jewelry": Taxco. | | | | one small town good silver jewelry suppliers. |
| WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TAXCO | | | | 2.The quality of the silver is always .925 (Sterling). |
| SILVER JEWELRY AND THE ONE FROM THE | | | | 3.Good prices. |
| REST OF THE WORLD? | | | | 4.You can select a wide variety of beautiful |
| 1. Compared to the jewelry of countries like India, | | | | desings. |
| China or Thailand the quality is better becuase of | | | | Disadvantages |
| two reasons:a) The silver quality is better. Mexico | | | | 1. Not all the businesses are formal and well |
| is the biggest silver producer in the world so it is | | | | organized so this give you some problems with |
| very easy to obtain pure silver in the other hand | | | | the production and export orders. |
| it is well know some asian businesses sometimes | | | | SILVER STREET MARKET |
| cheat on this aspect. It is very common to find | | | | Advantages |
| .800 silver instead of 925 silver jewelry or non | | | | 1. In one market there are a lot of small suppliers. |
| jewelry pieces marked as sterling jewelry.b) The | | | | 2. Good prices. |
| finished is better. This is because it is hand finished | | | | Disadvantages |
| and looks shinier and more regular. | | | | 1. Every one of the businesses is specialized in a |
| 2. Taxco has hundreds of internationally | | | | few designs, you will need to have lots of |
| recognized silversmiths. This tradition comes since | | | | suppliers to have a good collection. |
| in 1929 an american arquitech and designer, | | | | 2. The quality of the silver is NOT always .925 |
| William Spratling, arrived to Taxco and founded | | | | (Sterling) in some cases. |
| the first silver jewelry workshop "Las Delicias", | | | | 3. They don´t make international orders. |
| with the time Spratling´s silversmiths started | | | | FINDING A SILVER JEWELRY SUPPLIER TIPS |
| their own workshops. Today there are hundreds | | | | 1. Look for suppliers with good designs and quality. |
| of workshops producing all kind of desings. | | | | 2. Look for suppliers with good prices but never |
| 3. All the silver jewelry is handmade. | | | | sacrifice design and quality for price, always sells |
| 4. The desings are different from the rest of the | | | | more a good design with reasonable price than |
| world. | | | | bad design with "good price". |
| 5. Excellent prices. | | | | 3. Look for serious suppliers and well organized. It |
| 6. In one small town you will find more than 1,000 | | | | is not very useful if you find a supplier in Taxco |
| silver jewelry businesses. | | | | which is not going to satisfied all your needs when |
| WHERE IS TAXCO? | | | | you get back home. This is a key point. |
| Taxco is located to north of the state of | | | | 4. Look for suppliers with a capacity of having |
| Guerrero, two hours away from Mexico City by | | | | new designs often if they don´t have it |
| car. Taxco is one of the most beatiful colonial | | | | sooner or later you will have to find new suppliers. |
| towns in Mexico. Excellent weather. A good choice | | | | 5. If you want mexican silver jewelry plan a first |
| either for pleasure or business. | | | | trip to Taxco and then Look for suppliers with an |
| WHERE TO BUY WHOLESALE MEXICAN SILVER | | | | excellent online catalog. This will help a lot. |
| JEWELRY IN TAXCO? | | | | Born in Taxco, Mexico in 1974. |
| 1. Wholesale Business. These are well stablished | | | | He has a Master Degree in Business |
| stores, generally located downtown. | | | | Administration. |
| 2. Silver Street Market. This is a street market | | | | His mother was one of the first people to export |
| kown as "Tianguis" where all saturdays people | | | | silver jewelry in Mexico. |
| take out a table to the street and offer what | | | | He created the most popular online jewelry |
| they usually make at home. | | | | business in Mexico. |
| WHOLESALE BUSINESS | | | | |