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Old 2010-04-26, 4:53am
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Its been so long since I ordered crystal, who has the cheapest crystal? I think Best buy beads(limited selection) and Rainbows of light and art beads is who I always used before. Any new places out there I dont know about that yall are using?
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Old 2010-04-26, 5:01am
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Old 2010-04-26, 5:05am
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how do you figure out how much they cost? Sorry, I must be slow, lol


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Old 2010-04-26, 5:11am
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there is a price list on the site - Strass is the official wholesale outlet for Swarovski, you will have to buy a whole packet of each size and colour but its the cheapest way

if you want to just buy retail quantities i'm not really sure
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Old 2010-04-26, 5:13am
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so US$139/1440 4mm clear bicone = 9ceach
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too many? i'm not used to dealing retail - i've been wholesaling so long
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There was a wholesaler on the east coast they use to be the main importer in the US you would have to buy a factory packet of each color size but they had good prices but for the LIFE of me I CANNOT remember the name! ugh! They had pretty much anything and everything youd want and if they didnt you order it and they will get it for you.
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Merchants Overseas?
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Actually riogrande is cheaper that the merchants site and you only have to buy 12 at a time.
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Fire Mt.Gems has the best price if you can order on the 50 assortable level.There's a group Fire Mt. order going on here in LE,might not be too late to get in on it.
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thanks everyone!!!
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actually per gross, I think rainbows of light may be cheaper. 1440 for 82.90, just basic colored. check it out,. but...i dont need that much, he he.

http://www.rainbowsoflight.com/#5301

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actually per gross, I think rainbows of light may be cheaper. 1440 for 82.90, just basic colored. check it out,. but...i dont need that much, he he.

http://www.rainbowsoflight.com/#5301
wow! thats almost too cheap - now i need to figure out why

i did the costing excercise several years ago and tracked down Strass - they're supposed to be the official wholesale outlet for Swarovski and they are supposed to be the cheapest

i'll keep that link - very interesting
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oh and http://www.bestbuybeads.com/default.asp as well. See, you helped me, and in return were helping each other! This forum rocks! Oh and Ive ordered extensively from both of these places, best buy beads shipping is like within four days! They are ultimately the cheapest I think, but their selection is limited. Its just been five years since I made jewelry, and wasnt sure if there were new places people were ordering from.
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yea the more you buy the cheaper it is from te wholesalers. Merchants has good prices but you have to buy quite a bit for the price breaks. Ive done bulk buys with them before it was a pita to sort lol but it ended up being good pricing. But I think Rainbows of Light is easiest to deal with and no hassles like having to have the resale or business lisense stuff etc
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I have ordered from them a million times, so can say they are excellent to work with, at least five years ago. Best buy beads, great prices if they have what you need, three day shipping turnaround!!!


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I think BlueMud is cheaper than Rainbows of Light.
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