does anyone know where can I find swarovski crystal beads for really cheap and large quantity in hk or china? thx.
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19 years ago
does anyone know where can I find swarovski crystal beads for really cheap and large quantity in hk or china? thx.
Don't have an exact source there for you, other than to direct you to the company web site,
Understand that Swarovski is not just a type of product. It's a company and brand name of a major manufacturer longl known for high quality merchandise of a number of types. The company was founded in Austria, and I believe is still based there, though of course they will now have sales offices all over the world, and are likely manufacturing in more places than the original factories in Austria. But if you actually want their product, rather than some imitator or competitor, I'd guess you might as well just contact the company directly...
Peter
thx peter for your advice, I believe I can't get wrong to call the manufacturer, the reason I ask that is becos I heard that there are a lot of different places that wholesale swarovski beads in hk and china and they charge in pounds, I don't know if I get it right or not, and I don't really know whether they are fake ones or not as it's really hard to identify, but mainly I just want to make my own bracelets and little animals that I see available everywhere in the mall for sale.
Hi, Peter, I went thru the site and seems like they are just regular stores selling swarovski products, when it gets down to the beads, I know there's so many websites selling it, should I go for those ones? how do I identify if they are selling real ones or not? much appreciated your help.
Because, as a fine jeweler, I generally use genuine stones, I don't have good recommendations about where you should buy the glass/crystal ones. You are right, there are many sources. But this is why I thought you should contact the manufacturer. While their web site may list mainly retail sales, directly from the site, you still can ask the manufacturer to suggest appropriate distributors. Certainly, they'd know who their main distributors are, and an email question to them, I should think, aught to get you a decent answer. If not, you're no worse off than you are now...
Note too, that while many web sites may sell things, there is no particular reason why the internet should be a cheaper source. In fact, most internet outlets of most products tend to be aimed at the retail buyers. If you are looking to buy at the wholesale level, it's quite possible that the best sources may NOT be online. Some wholesalers I can think of, in the jewelry industry, make buying from them, especially online, somewhat difficult, in order to discourage sales to retail buyers, which would not be fair to their wholesale customers.
Peter Rowe
Hi, Peter, much appreciated, I successfully got some wholesaler information by calling swarovski customer service. I believe I will never find those wholesalers w/o calling them, much appreciated again.
check ebay. They even now have a forum where you can request items.
Carl
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