Most probably, whenever you have bought pendant necklaces in the past, chains were included with them. However, many jewelry retailers and almost all wholesale gemstone jewelry manufacturers and suppliers sell chains and pendants separately, in order to provide their customers freedom of picking up the exact chain for themselves. You must be thinking of how will you know which chain would suit which pendant, and are there any guidelines regarding the same?
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