Here's the $25's worth of beads (click to enlarge):
Yes - that's the whole lot - I'm not holding anything out. I have no idea what these beads are. They came with no identifiers - are the roundells and top drilled drops glass or stone? No idea, but they look like glass, although the drops have a iridescent coating and feel a bit 'plastic-y'. Are the beads in the tube glass? No idea. The label on the tube does say $1.95 though, and that seems reasonable. So the other two items are valued at $23, which is what has me puzzled, because I can't see how the two 3" strands and the one 7 1/2 inch strand are worth that unless they're some semi-precious gemstone, I guess.
I will leave it up to you, reader, to decide if this special offer was really $25 worth of beads. I want to be clear, you get what you pay for, I understand that. I didn't pay anything for these, they were a gift and, as such, it's not the quality or quantity of them that concerns me. I'm just a bit disappointed because the advertising used to promote the 'giveaway' that enticed me to a rather impulsive purchase implied something better than I got.
If these are really worth $25, my apologies, but I'm doubtful. If it had just said 'free gift with purchase' I'd have no complaint - and I might not have made the impulse buy, either, which came to over $30. If the pieces had been identified and I could see they were worth the offer's stated value, again, no complaint. As it is, I'm just left to scratch my head.
I will leave it up to you, reader, to decide if this special offer was really $25 worth of beads. I want to be clear, you get what you pay for, I understand that. I didn't pay anything for these, they were a gift and, as such, it's not the quality or quantity of them that concerns me. I'm just a bit disappointed because the advertising used to promote the 'giveaway' that enticed me to a rather impulsive purchase implied something better than I got.
If these are really worth $25, my apologies, but I'm doubtful. If it had just said 'free gift with purchase' I'd have no complaint - and I might not have made the impulse buy, either, which came to over $30. If the pieces had been identified and I could see they were worth the offer's stated value, again, no complaint. As it is, I'm just left to scratch my head.
Won't they tell you what the beads are?
ReplyDeletehuh! you've been having some funny supplier stories lately. And I don't mean 'ha ha'. It can only get better..' :D
I'm not talking to that supplier, it's the same one with the 'remove our image' deal.
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