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When purchasing beads for jewellery making, you must use care. You don't want to end up with beads that aren't worth anything to you!
Selecting beads takes a lot of thought and we aren't talking about
plastic beads that children use to make jewellery. We are talking about quality beads used to make grown up jewellery!
You should try to avoid cheap plastic beads where you can because though this may be suitable for some pieces, but it isn't very durable or very pretty. Instead, buy glass beads or Lucite beads, they are more pricy but give a far better professional finish.
These are not only durable, they are very shiny and pretty. They lack the cloudy look of plastic beads which is exactly what you want them to lack.
Try to inspect the beads for imperfections if possible, things like scratches, chips or flaws in the beads such as pitting or shearing will simply bring down the value of your whole piece. Beads for jewellery making that are lopsided also will not do. Don't purchase these beads no matter how cheap they are! Lets face it, you wouldn't buy a car with half the engine missing so why should this be any different?
As most jewelry wholesale beads are sold in bulk you probably won't have the opportunity to inspect the beads, so ask about the exchange policy. Will you be able to exchange the beads that are less than perfect? Depending on how the beads are packaged and sold, and the policy of the business selling the jewelry wholesale beads, this may not be possible.
The roman phrase "Caveat Emptor" when buying beads for jewellery making prevails with this, if you find a good store then they are worth their weight in gold, even if they are a little pricier.