Given the high rotation TV commercials running at the moment for the Treasures of the Earth partwork series, we decided to give it prime space at the corner of our counter at Forest Hill. As always happens when working in the shop, we sold two as we were setting up the display. One customer ssaid to her daughter – there it is, I told you they’d have it. You can’t get a better response to a TV commercial than that.
We will leave this display in place for two weeks and then decide whether to re-locate.
Thanks for posting pictures like this. They are inspirational and show how we can better display feature magazines.
Well my daughter (3yrs) is very keen to get…at least the first edition… So tomorrow we’ll go down to our local to get one. Up until now we go digging in the yard for stones after she sees the first afternoon TV ad…
warning be take care when commiting to this collection series as approx 10 years ago in new zealand I spent 900 plus on this collection was never finished as the series broke up over time they couldent supply all in the series well over 100 and a lot of people gave up me incuded very disapointed I wanted the entire series but never happened!!!!
Well the first edition is marked down to $2.95 rrp.$9.99 so will the other books be $10 each because thats a bit pricey from $3 to $10.
to sarah is a very good collection but the first is alway cheep look at other part editions being sold the first is cheep to get you into it and hook you for me 2 years later and it was still going 8 boxes of displayed gem stones and 4 or 5 binders full of collection well over $900 spent but with lots of trouble!!
Hi everyone,
I collected parts of this series years ago.
I’m so glad to see that its come back out so I can finish off the collection.
This is the series that inspired me to become a geologist!!!
hi guys . . . dose any one know the official website of the publication ?
hi steven
me to. i spent my hard earned pocket money on this collection and never got it finished. very annoying. however i will catch up now.
10 years to late.
i wouldnt subsribe to it thought. just buy it week by week at your newagent.
to lauren
i have got the first one on sale now the display trays and stone boxes are different the print info seams to be the same
also have been intouch with the distributors and asked for a full refund garanttee in writing if anything goes wrong this time they said they would get back to me within two days that was a week ago!!!!
I LOVE THIS !
how much is it to get the first 4 series of Treasures of the Earth nad do I also get the free 5 things?
I bought two packs of the first issue as the price was very reasonable. I searched through two different news agencies to find my great specimens. First pack I bought was for a great looking chunk of rose quartz and the second pack was for a beautifully formed piece of pyrite. The chart looks good on my fridge door. Pity they will now be $9.95. Still good value when I compare $3.50 for a tiny tumbled stone elsewhere.
I have emailed the suppliers with no response, can anyone tell me how many parts are in this collection, and if it is the same as the UK version? I’m up to part 5 and the have already started using smaller round display containers for a tray designed for square display containers. Should I consider this a warning that it’s not going to be a consistant collection?
My 10 yr old looks forward to receiving his minerals/gems but was very disappointed in his Azurite specimen. Wonder if handpicking at Newsagents not a better way to go. Also wonder if anyone knows if there are any issues regarding child labor being used to quarry/mine these stones? Esp. given the stated localities?
My son has been collecting this series in UK for a while hes now on issue 24 I think, to subsribe and get the free gifts was a good idea they dont come with the first issues I think they came after so many so he’d collected about 10 stones before he had all the gifts. I think he told me the little round display trays are birthstones and the square ones whatever other stones there are, hope this helped.
Hey vicky
There are about 100 rock and minerals in this collection, i have start the collection and it going good.
Thank Aron
If anyone needs any of the stones I have them all for sale. Just give me an email. retrac-s-l@hotmail.co.uk
Can anyone tell me how many issues there are altogether – I couldn’t find out any information on our local distributor’s website.
Thanks
@sally
if you ever read this, currently there are 61 issues available.
Hey guys my name is imran.I been collecting this stone for a while now..made it up to number 43..the problem is that they didint supply it to my country anymore,anyone knows why?I live in Malaysia btw.if someone could give me a contact number so I can ask some questions about this..it would be super helpful.thanks