EXCELLENT PRODUCTS AND SERVICE, HIGHLY RECOMMENED! FAST SHIPPING AND OVERALL AMAZING! ALL ITEMS PERFECTLY PACKAGED AND TRACKING IS ALWAYS UPDATED.

I preface this review by saying I have not ordered a thing from PandaHall as of yet and have no idea whether it is a scam. But in regards to their pricing (only), I give them five stars.

I have done a side by side comparison with the pricing at one of the lesser expensive bead supply sites on Etsy, where I have been ordering my beads.

The pricing at PandaHall for 6mm beads, in a side by side comparison (apples to apples, oranges to oranges, bead string to bead string) of the same product, ASSUMING THE SAME QUALITY, is fully two thirds less than the Etsy site from which I've been purchasing. I compared 25 different 6mm round gemstone bead types, ensuring that the lengths of the bead strings are the same and the products (as they are presented) are the same.

Not only is the cost 2/3 less, if I were to order the same order from Etsy that I plan to order from PandaHall, the Esty order would cost me $571.99 USD more. That's a lot of money. Of course, PandaHall sells in lots of 5 or 10 or 20, making your savings exponentially more with each string of beads you order.

These figures are for product only and do not include any shipping charges. Both Etsy and PandaHall charge for shipping.

I don't understand the people who are complaining about PandaHall's shipping charges as being excessive. The site charges by the gram. My particular order will weigh 5,039 grams. In checking the PandaHall shipping chart, I would be charged $47.45 for FedEx shipping to the U.S. But I'm saving $571.99 on product. So I'm still saving over $500. Also, Etsy charges for shipping too, and that's not cheap either. On my last order of only 31 strings of beads from Montreal, I was charged $20.69 shipping to California. From PandaHall, I will receive 179 strings of supposedly the same beads. That's almost six times more beads for only two-and-a-half times more on the shipping fee. And if one plans correctly and has the money, PandaHall offers free shipping for orders over $400.

If the quality is there (and that remains to be seen for me), the pricing is outstanding, even with the shipping. The savings are HUGE.

There is also that intangible satisfaction of knowing you are to receive a ton of beautiful beads instead of having the feeling that the beads are being doled out (string by expensive string), as I feel when ordering from Etsy. When I opened my last order that cost $125, I couldn't help but feel ripped off at seeing how little I received, even though I had shopped around and thought the pricing was tolerable. I love Etsy, but to be charged $5 or $10 to receive only one or two of a tiny bead or finding, with added shipping on top of that, is getting ridiculous.

I hope my experience with PandaHall turns out to be one of the good one's. I will take a risk and find out.

NO NO do not recommend SCAM beware!