Re: Your fault. Seed bead sources?

Thank you. I'll check them out. Are their wholesale bead shops or resources in VA near you? I'm in SE VA.

thank you. Service means a lot!

I have ordered> from them, fast delivery, painless ordering, WONDERFUL customer service(I had been contacted by them because some of> the beads that I ordered were on back order and they didn't have them,they emailed me, told me what numbers were out of> stock, and asked what I wanted to do. I wound up ordering differentbeads, and MORE beads than I had intended), polite,> helpful, and they didn't act like I was interrupting their coffee break.Lots of selection, easy navigation pages, and> lots of other bead related things (books, videos, findings, stringingmaterials, links, that kind of thing) They do have> a minimum order of $25 and a handling charge of $1.50 (neither of whichwas an issue, the order that I placed was near> $75 by the time it was said and done, and I think that the s/h total wasaround $5.)>

of seeds for some of my different projects, but

I'm not familiar with Yahoo Groups. Oh no - more groups of bead addicts out there? I love this! Now I'll go check all THAT out too!. Sigh. I really need to cook or vaccuum or something...

Service, GOOD service is what keeps my biz. I might not always have the money when I want to place an order, so I wait until I do have the money, but if I get a good product and good service, I'm loyal, and boisterous about the good service. Word of mouth goes WAY farther than any ad, IMO.

There were a couple sites that when I called their customer service, they were way less than helpful, acted like I was interrupting something, and didn't take the time to make SURE that all my questions were answered to my satisfaction. A couple of them acted like they really didn't care if I spent my money with them or someone else, so I took my money to the places that did care. I can't remember the names of those sites because I don't even go look at them anymore, due to their service.

I spent years working with retail customers, and know what a difference good service can mean. I'm picky about the service. Prices are prices, people have overhead, time, effort, etc that goes into the final price, and I can live with that. BUT in the end, the deciding factor is if they want to put out a little effort (or at least a smile, yes you can hear a smile on the phone) to win my biz. If I don't get good service, someone, somewhere, will be offering what I'm looking for, with good service.

Hugs Karlee in Kansas

Am I sick or what? I open this post, see a bunch of links and hear myself going, "ooh, ooh, ooh" No kidding! I just heard me do it. sheesh

(My husband wouldn't mind hearing that reaction, but I only seem to have it for beads at this juncture!)

Not me. I think I have all the bead people I can handle right here.

Tina

I became addicted to Toho seed beads, and Bobby Bead in the Twin Cities was my source. But there are other places that carry them. Wondrous colors, and very even-sized for non-delicas.

Deirdre