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    Country Beads

    3.2 (30 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Michelle F.

    I made two men's necklaces with beads from this store. The first one, I made in May 2018, cost me about $35 initially. I wanted it to be white and silver, so the staff showed me options of shell, bone and African gun metal. At first, the necklace was amazing, but after about 6 months of normal wear, the bone had turned yellow and the "silver" gun metal had turned copper, while the shell remained pure white. The yellow bone looked awful in contrast to the shell. In November 2018, when I took it to show the staff, they told me this was to be expected since those beads I had selected are natural. I was disappointed since the intent of the piece was to be white and silver, which I had told them during my initial purchase. To fix the piece, I asked for beads that would not change color. Without any offer of discount or compensation for the issue, I paid an additional $25 and got solid white stone, with stainless steel and had to dissemble and reassemble the necklace. During that same visit that I explained my disappointment about the white necklace, I asked for advice on making a black and silver piece, with a matching bracelet. I expressed my concern that I didn't want the beads to change color and asked for recommendations. I was shown glass beads. The staff explained to me that the glass beads are "coated" with color, but expressed that they are durable and as long as not worn in water, etc, would. I spent another approx $35 and got the black and silver glass beads. As I made the black and silver necklace and bracelet, I ran out of beads. I went back to the store and spent an additional $25 on more beads. It is now only four months later, and the coating of the beads has begun to peel off, revealing white underneath, as shown in the attached photos. I took the black and silver piece to show the staff. One girl remembered me as I reminded her of the issue I'd had with the white and silver piece. She basically told me it was "how my boyfriend was wearing the beads" that has caused the issue, while the other staff member told me "it was common sense not to use glass beads if I wanted it to last". As options to replace the peeling necklace, they showed me hematite stone and stainless silver beads. I wondered why they hadn't suggested this in the first place when I was there in November. I asked if I could leave the damaged necklace for the manager to see, and indicated that I wished to get the hematite and silver beads, otherwise the necklace and bracelet are useless. I requested that the manager consider giving me a discount for 2 strands of hematite beads ($22 each) plus 25 stainless steel beads ($1 each). The manager called a few days later and told me she had never "seen anything like it before and it must be the way my boyfriend had mishandled the necklace" but she would give me 10% off. What kind of customer service is this? I have spent a total of $121.49 on only TWO necklaces, and would have to spend an additional $70, and all you can offer me is $7 discount? Not to mention my time making and re-making the pieces, and the embarrassment of the gifts I had given to my boyfriend that seemed cheap and he gave back to me. Country beads, your staff are rude and un-helpful, and your management has very poor service values. I would not recommend anyone spends their money in your store.

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    The sale was super confusing. Although very cool selection and they stock the item I was looking for.

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    You can really just spend hours if you wanted to just looking for the right combination colour and clasps.

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