DollarBead

None of the beads I ordered were glass, metal, or brass, as stated in the product descriptions. Everything is made from cheap plastic. Every strand of beads have multiple plastic beads stuck together & the paint peels off when you seperate them. When I complained to the Company & asked for a refund, they didn't deny their false advertising & they said I could return my order for a refund, minus the shipping. Stay clear of this company,, they are selling cheap plastic beads at literally top dollar prices. Very bad business, all the way around.

I ordered several times with some good experiences, but the two bad experiences I had, in which dollarbead.com charged me for items that I never received, has made me close the door on this business. When I contacted Dollarbead.com about their mistake, I had to argue my case (as if I had done something wrong), and Dollarbead.com was slow to respond, until Paypal got involved.

Not a way to win the faith of this customer. I'd much prefer to pay a bit more to a bead business that values customer service.

So for those reasons, I'm out.

I was very weary to order from Dollar Bead, as the reviews weren't great. I decided to take my chances anyway. They arrived in a timely manner and I was pleasantly surprised that they were all glass. Quality is just as good as Michael's and Hobby Lobby. I ordered some detailed beads and they are beautiful. Not sure how they sell them for $1.00 a strand. I'll definitely order again.

I have ordered several times and items were a very good quality and price. I have ordered a few that I didn't particularly like but I selected them. They ship quickly with a good basic mail rate. It usually arrives 4-5 days after placing my order. Craft stores have a really high price even with their sale price. Dollar Bead doesn't have the huge overhead costs and sells at a very affordable price. I will continue to buy from them.

I was so excited to see the cheap prices for good beads. But... they have a standard shipping fee of i believe it was $5.75. So no matter what you get you pay that. So if you only spend a buck ( yes, they literally have beads for a buck), you still have to pay that standard cost. But i guess if you are buying a lot, then it works for you. Secondly, and this may not be on their behalf, but i ordered beads, lets say on jan. 7 and got them 13 days later! I was a bit furious about that one.

It is not worth it. Quality it poor and received ugly beads i would never use. Some of the beads are so small that you can't even string the beads. I agreed to a 3 moth subscription but they do not honor that in any way. They will keep charging you no matter what. I feel that it is extremely poor customer service to keep charging someone above and beyond what they agreed to. If the subscription continues until you physically cancel, then you actually do not offer 3 or 6 month subscriptions at all. You are literally baiting people in and hoping they forget to cancel.

If you're looking for quality glass beads at super low prices, then shop this site. I have bought facetted glass in beautiful colors for as low as. 20 a string! Sometimes there is a bit of " talc" powder on them, but a dunk and shake in white vinegar with a clear water rinse solves that problem. I have never been disappointed with any purchase from this company.

Limited time to shop. I spent two hours online shopping for supplies to make rosaries. I had a sizable order in my cart. I got a call which took about 10 minutes with my customer. When I returned to finish my shopping cart, it was empty. That was like leaving you shopping cart in an isle, only to come back and your cart is gone and you items put back on the shelf. Thought I would call the company and to my shocking surprise, there was not one thing on the site to identify who, what and where! RED FLAG, it myst be a scamming site... just BEWARE

I have ordered a few times and I love that the beads are cheap and you can order different things to see what you like and want to reorder. However, the packaging is horrible! My last order was over $90 and if you have been on their site you know that's a lot. Everything is crammed in the priority mail bag. Beads have fallen off the string and things were broken (this order and last order). I have sent many emails and no one responds to me. I decided to order one more time and it was delivered on September 3. Many items were out of stock and they replaced them with other items that I don't like. I rather them just credit me. Also I was missing items and was still charged for them. It is now September 16 and I still have not heard back from them. I guess I will get PayPal involved as they will be happy to get my money back. If you are just beginning to make jewelry and want to know what certain beads are, this is a good place to go. You can but a strand for a buck. If you don't like it, you're not out much.

I started to order some time back. And then I didn't. Because I read some bad reviews. But I was checking it back out and decided to give them a try. I was very happy with my order. I got more then I paid for. Shipping toke 5 days everything was their and beautiful. 2 little bead out of a thousand were broken. But I very seen what the postal service does to packages. I give dollarbead 5 stars and 2 thumbs up. I was very happy with the quality. All the beads were exactly as described. I would like to remark to the review with the broken or chipped crackle beads. When they get the crackle effect. They make the beads really cold and then get them really really hot and this shatters them somewhere between 1/4 and 1/3 make it through the process whole. The ones that do are pretty but can break very easily. Some may never break. So when you buy something that is already broken. How can you be upset about it being broken.
And I want to say thank you to dollarbeads I'm very happy with my order.

I get it beads are $1 a strand. But in your descriptions it says "glass" and when the customer gets them it's "plastic" beads. I called Lisa up and told her about it and she basically called me a liar and hung up on me. This is an online company but yet you can't call her for an issue or a problem, you have to get in contact with her via email. This company is really not a real good company. I've ordered crackle and abstract beads and most of the paint is coming off of the beads, and most beads does not even have the paint stuff on them, just plain beads. Lisa needs to be straight forward with the descriptions of the beads. Oh yeah if you want a refund, well then you have to ship all the beads back to her then she will issue you a refund. And yes you have to pay the shipping too. THIS COMPANY IS NOT WORTH YOUR TIME OR YOUR MONEY, NOT EVEN FOR $1.

I have been happy with Dollar beads for years I have bought hundreds of dollars in beads and never had any problems and fast 3 day shipping

I was happy to find this site at first. Got many cool beads for a good price. They do sell all made in china and in India beads. You can tell this from the malformation of the glass beads. The bicones are all mishapen, and some of the glass beads have visible extended seams, which show they are made in india, so expect some malformed beads. Also the comment about the priority box is true, they do not bubble wrap or protect the beads... loose strands all in the same box. I expected some faults, I mean a dollar a strand, good price. In my fourth order I had glass pearls and crackle glass beads. There was no wrapping inside the box and some of the crackle glass beads were broken and had chipped the paint off many of the glass pearls. I contacted the company and they acted very rude about my compalint and treated me as if I was lying, however They sent me replacements. On my 5th order I ordered all 10mm beads and was sent a box of 4mm cheap metallic round beads. I contacted them and told them and there response was *we sent the correct beads*. I took a photo and sent them the picture of what I recieved, and they did not respond. Thank goodness I paid with paypal, and they helped me get my money back. Never ordered from them again