Buying discount beads for jewelry is one of the key ways you can make more money when you’re making and selling your own bead jewelry. The cheaper your beads and other beading supplies cost, the more profit you can make out of each piece. And while keeping your costs low is obviously a key goal, you also don’t want to sacrifice quality in your materials as you sometimes can when you’re buying discount beads.

There are, however, some ways you can buy beads at a discount without sacrificing quality. The key is to always keep in mind that you’re aiming to buy cheap beads and always try to keep track of your cost per bead to realize your true discount.

Here are some ways you can buy discounted beads:

Clearance Beads: If you’re going to look for cheap beading supplies then you have to be willing to shop the clearance aisle of just about any store you enter. You’d be surprised how many different types of stores attempt to sell beads for jewelry and then later decide to sell the beads at a deep discount. I once picked up a large back full of discount wooden beads at a local office supply store for less than one dollar because they were clearing out all their cheaper craft supplies.

Increase Your Bead Discount by Buying More: This is the way a lot of online bead stores encourage you to buy more items. They offer discounts on beads based on buying larger amounts of beads. You can get these bead discounts on high end beads as well as cheaper beads with most stores. This is a great way to buy a lot of discounted beads at once, but if you don’t need all those beads or don’t want to put out all the money you could try this next method.

Combing Bead Sales for A Deeper Discount: Let’s say you want to buy some discount beads and your two beading buddies also want to buy some discounted beads. The three of you could get together and buy a larger quantity of beads for a discounted price knowing that you will break them up amongst you when the order arrives.

Take Advantage of the Wholesale Bead Discount: If you are a serious bead jewelry artist then you may want to look into getting a wholesaler’s license and take advantage of the wholesale discount for beads. Buying discount beads for jewelry wholesale will also allow you to avoid double-paying on taxes and will allow you to buy a lot of beads at one time.

These are just some of the ways you can score great deals on beads for jewelry and get your hands on some great discount beads!

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