How Much Do You Spend on Beads and Findings?

[HelloBeads.co.uk]

Hi Everyone!

Hope everyone is well and enjoyed the glorious change in the weather this weekend!!

Just thought I would start a discussion about money!! How much do you all think you spend each year on beading / jewellery making goodies? (ie: beads, findings, books, tools, storage etc etc)

Fran x

[Seahorse]

Ive been doing my accounts recently and it makes me sick to say that over about 18 months I am well into 4 figures, and thats me spending conservatively.

[Sparklez]

lol - far too much and more than I'll ever admit too!

Carol

[icecreamgirl]

Well.....
More than i'm telling my husband...
but Less than i'd like!!!

[mjbelkin]

I spend the GDP of a small country each year on beads

[HelloBeads.co.uk]

Great, so it is not just me then ;-)

[naomi]

I've been beading and jewellery making for about 4 months now and have managed to spend just over £400 but I have a lot of things (tools and books) that I'll re-use over and over.

Not forgetting the things I'll NEVER use but sometimes you have to order something to find out you don't need it - what I need is an online bead store that lets you try before you buy !

[HelloBeads.co.uk]

Not quite 'try before you buy' but how about a good returns policy!!! That is the best I can offer my customers...

In fact I am pretty sure that under the UK Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 all online retailers have to offer a returns policy! This is great when something turns up and doesn't look quite as you expected it to!!

[mjbelkin]

Its when you want to return something that you find out how good a seller is - customer service is the most important thing in business.

[HelloBeads.co.uk]

I couldn't agree more! Customer services is so so important! I go to extreme lengths to keep my customers happy and I love the satisfaction of a hearing from happy customers!

[Peacock]

Glad to hear that there are others out there who spend way too much - makes me feel so much better!

I completely agree that the test of a good website is the 'un-shopping' side of things!