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<blockquote data-quote="JEVapa" data-source="post: 4143868" data-attributes="member: 41176"><p>I'm from Eastern AZ right next to the Navajo Rez. We grew up with reputable places to get jewelry but those have kinda dwindled. I'll break it down to a few categories:</p><p></p><p>1. Small town shops/who you know - best prices. You'll have to vacation and make friends</p><p>2. Trading Posts on the I-40 corridor: basically <u>west of ABQ to Flagstaff</u> - best retail (have to shop around); Add that there are a couple east of ABQ in that desolate space between Tucumcari and Santa Rosa.</p><p>3. Any large city outside of the above corridor in AZ/NM - expect a 2x price increase...worse in places like Scottsdale or Santa Fe that cater to the rich and fancy.</p><p>4. Outside of AZ/NM expect a 2x-3x price increase, period. Any boutique, specialty shop, trade show, expect even higher. Show's will have fakes.</p><p></p><p>Best thing is to road trip and hit trading posts west of ABQ to Flagstaff. Hit some of the small towns on I-40...most of them were Route 66 towns and are now kinda defunct. <strong>Holbrook </strong>still has some good places and so does <strong>Gallup</strong>. But you gotta look around.</p><p></p><p>I won't buy any Navajo, Hopi, Laguna, Zuni, etc anything outside of AZ/NM. You're just getting ripped off every time.</p><p></p><p>Also, exit 114 westbound in NM is one of the best places to get frybread/Indian tacos, it's a little rock hut just west of the burger joint. They have good stuff there, it's on the Laguna Pueblo.</p><p></p><p>That said, a good start is in the bold above. You can also look up places on the rez (s) and go chat with people and chat with the trading post folks. They hear it all the time and are probably a middleman as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JEVapa, post: 4143868, member: 41176"] I'm from Eastern AZ right next to the Navajo Rez. We grew up with reputable places to get jewelry but those have kinda dwindled. I'll break it down to a few categories: 1. Small town shops/who you know - best prices. You'll have to vacation and make friends 2. Trading Posts on the I-40 corridor: basically [U]west of ABQ to Flagstaff[/U] - best retail (have to shop around); Add that there are a couple east of ABQ in that desolate space between Tucumcari and Santa Rosa. 3. Any large city outside of the above corridor in AZ/NM - expect a 2x price increase...worse in places like Scottsdale or Santa Fe that cater to the rich and fancy. 4. Outside of AZ/NM expect a 2x-3x price increase, period. Any boutique, specialty shop, trade show, expect even higher. Show's will have fakes. Best thing is to road trip and hit trading posts west of ABQ to Flagstaff. Hit some of the small towns on I-40...most of them were Route 66 towns and are now kinda defunct. [B]Holbrook [/B]still has some good places and so does [B]Gallup[/B]. But you gotta look around. I won't buy any Navajo, Hopi, Laguna, Zuni, etc anything outside of AZ/NM. You're just getting ripped off every time. Also, exit 114 westbound in NM is one of the best places to get frybread/Indian tacos, it's a little rock hut just west of the burger joint. They have good stuff there, it's on the Laguna Pueblo. That said, a good start is in the bold above. You can also look up places on the rez (s) and go chat with people and chat with the trading post folks. They hear it all the time and are probably a middleman as well. [/QUOTE]
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