Thoughts on buying beads

Shoppers, browsers and buyers please read!..... When I purchase new beads for my store I try to do some research. Before posting and pricing I check other stores to see what they are selling similar beads at. Something has come to my attention that I hope you savvy shopper recognize also. The price point for a similar item may be much lower at another store, BUT compare not only the shipping cost per item, but the Quantity. Are you getting the same amount of product for your money?

When I got these NEW beads in I had a price point in mind, but when I went to check other stores the price was MUCH lower. Hmmmm I thought, how can they sell them at that price, I know what they paid for them. THEN I realized they were selling HALF as MANY beads... Even though the picture was of a full 8 inch strand, they were only going to send you half that amount. This is a common practice in advertising and done in every type of sales not just beads. So just bear this (pun haha) in mind and read the fine print. Thanks for listening and happy shopping.