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    <h3>About TarkaJewels.com</h3>

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<p>At TarkaJewels.com, our philosophy is to provide straightforward, secure online shopping for beautiful, handcrafted, silver jewellery with semi-precious gemstones. We are committed to providing an outstanding selection of stones, colours and designs on the internet and to making your shopping experience as easy and enjoyable as possible. </p><p>We combine the benefits of the latest innovations in online shopping with a solid design background.&nbsp;Our associated workshops have generations of experience in sourcing, cutting and mounting beautiful gemstones from India, Africa, Sri Lanka, Brazil and South Africa. These gemstones are set in generous amounts of beautifully worked silver. The designers create their own special designs both traditional and modern, for casual and more formal wear. There are designs which suit from the simplest of everyday wear, to the most beautiful sets for those very special occasions. All are exclusive and are not available in the High Street, yet they present astonishing value for money. These jewels are much more wonderful in the hand than they appear in their photographs and,&nbsp;as a result, customers are delighted and come back again and again. </p><p>Here are just 3 great reasons to shop at TarkaJewels.com: </p><ul class="unIndentedList"><li>100% safe and secure. Transactions are absolutely secure - plus we don&#39;t take any money from your card until your goods leave us.</li><li>Free returns. Returns are easy so you can buy with confidence - so for example if a ring doesn&#39;t fit or you just don&#39;t wish to keep it once seen, just email our <a href="mailto:careline@tarkajewels.com">careline@tarkajewels.com</a> and we will explain how to return the item FREE for a replacement, exchange or full refund. Please see our <a target="_blank">Returns Policy</a> on our Customer Services page for details. </li><li>Privacy. Once you have registered with TarkaJewels.com, we will never pass your details to anyone else without asking you first. </li></ul>
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