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We thought you were just a bead store?
Monday, May 10th, 2010Just a beads store? What can we say? Sometimes customers ask the most pointed questions.
For some reason the words “bead store” conjure up something from the 60′s laced with incense and other mystical items. People think of crafts and hobby stores and kids parties with 20 screaming six year olds.
The Beadcage, Inc. sells beads, but we are nothing like the beads stores you may be thinking of. Also, we are not just a beads store. We cater to designers and artists. We carry Swarovski Crystal. We have been called the “Neiman Marcus of beads stores”. Our customers have included Miss Georgia for the design of her pageant jewelry as well as other pageant participants. We are recognized as “The Place” to get custom designed wedding jewlery. We regularly design for weddings proms and special occasions.
We are a center for education and bead design here in Columbus, GA. We are well known across the world as the store that sponsors “The Southern Bead Retreat“. This is the ultimate luxury beading retreat featuring the top artist in the beading community.
Once you enter the store, you will see we are not just beads. Half of our store is upscale unique gifts and jewelry. We are a shopping haven for those that want something unique and special. From the latest designs in fashionable shoes, to European Charms, to Lampe Berger, to fine Pashmina wools we provide a wide gamut of choices for everyone.
We cater to those customers that also shop at Talbot’s and Chicos located right next door. With accessories to fit these styles and a great line of shoes we are a perfect next stop when shopping at these places. Our jewelry design and repair expertise are often used to enhance jewelry or change earrings from posts to clips. Our designers can match anything with a custom designed piece for sometimes much less than you could buy a pre-made piece. We make it possible for you to buy any piece of clothing as we can always match it with our jewelry.
So to answer the question,”We are not just a beads store and our beads store is unlike anything you could ever imagine.”
How do you get such great products in your store? Hard work and patience.
Friday, May 7th, 2010Sometimes we must fight for a product. However, over time, The Beadcage has built a reputation with manufacturers that we are dedicated retailers. Manufacturers actually want us to carry their products as their sole retailer in the area.
When we commit to a product, we take it seriously. Before we bring a product into our store, we carefully research the product. We only want great products and products that will be successful. We may start off testing the water with a product buying into a small amount of their most popular items. If we find the product a match for the store, we will typically commit to the entire line. Manufacturers like this and customers like this. It is a win for everyone.
Just look at our core products. We have an amazing selection of Lampe Berger including lampes and fragrance. Our product representative from Lampe Berger said we have the greatest selection she has ever seen. When you come to buy Lampe Berger you are buying from the biggest and best retailer of the product. There are only a couple other retailers in the country that can match our selection and service. In addition we also carry most of the line of Lampe Avenue lampes and all of their fragrance. We are also licensed by the government to ship the Lampe Fuel within the US.
For jewelry, we carry the entire line of Trollbeads. We carry the entire line of Chamilia. We carry the entire line of Kameleon. We can get the entire line of John Medeiros, and have nearly all of his product on hand. We are usually fully stocked and our sales people understand buy and wear these lines.
We just obtained one of the most well known luxury lines of bath and body, The Thymes. Have only had the line for a little over a month and now carry their full line of products. We have committed to purchasing the Frazier Fur line for the upcoming Holiday Season. This is a tremendously popular product and as the sole retailer in our area we have committed to a sizable stock in order to not run out.
When a customer comes to our store, we want to have the best product lines and have the exact item they want.
Whats a “Trunk Show”?
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
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For us, it is basically a fancy name for a special event. I believe it has its roots coming from the days when salesmen drove from store to store with his goods in his trunk. It is a bit different than a sale but along the same lines. It is a way for a retailer to feature a product and have some specials associated with it without using the term putting the product on sale. There may be some give aways during the event. The product representatives may be there to offer specials advice or free things. You may find that the retailer has planned drawings or provided food or other goodies to enjoy. At The Beadcage, our Trunk Shows usually feature one of our luxury products; products that are usually not put on sale. The manufactures limit the amount of Trunk Shows we have for their product and closely regulate the specials we are allowed to offer.
Trunk shows we usually have feature Trollbeads, Chamilia, Kameleon, and Lampe Berger. Typically we will announce these Shows in our monthly newsletter, by email, or by post card. Sometimes we may advertise in the media. We usually hang a large banner across the side of our store that says, “Trunk Show”. If the banner is hung early it will have a smaller sign saying “coming soon”. We take the “coming soon” banner down the days of the “Trunk Show”. Everyone is invited to buy product at the Trunk Show. Most are well attended and are a great social event. Besides being fun, they usually offer some great deals. There may be buy some get some free or money off offers or even more creative offers. These events happen rarely so they should not be missed. If you are going to be out of town during the event, contact us for information regarding calling in or emailing to get the special offers. The special deals while permitted by the manufacturers are actually being given as a gift directly from The Beadcage. When we give away a product, almost all times, we have paid for this product and the gift is from us, not from the manufacturer. So when you receive a free bracelet or bead or fragrance, it is a personal gift purchased from the manufacturer and being given as a gift from the store to you. It usually is the only time we can do something extra nice for our customers. Discounting at any other time of the year, no matter how much we would like to do it, is strictly prohibited by the manufacturers and may result in the loss of our distributorship for the product. |
What is Trollbeads?
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
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This is the original, top of the line and most luxurious line of European Charm Jewelry. The name will grow on you, but the product will immediately captivate you. This is the premium line of European Charm Jewelry. Each bead in delicately and intricately designed by famous artisans. They use the finest sterling silver and 18kt gold for their beads. They glass beads are the highest quality and most beautiful of any of the European Beads lines. This line is highly collectible and there have been retired beads that have sold for upwards of $1000, for one glass bead. The Beadcage is responsible for the popularity of the retired Trollbead. RetiredTrollbeads.com is a subsidiary of The Beadcage. This web site is recognized as the gold standard for information on, sales of, and valuation of retired beads. RetiredTrollbeads.com is the most recognized and most trusted name in retired Trollbeads. We sell the best quality retired beads available and we are the go to site to ensure the retired bead you buy is authentic. The Beadcage and RetiredTrollbeads.com are also trusted sellers of the entire current line of Trollbeads. The Beadcage, Inc. is also the sponsor of The TrollbeadsSociety.com. This is the most popular and most visited English Language site for the promotion of Trollbeads. At the time of this posting we have had over 12 million visits and over 12,000 topics with hundreds of thousands of posts from people all over the world. Here you will find the most knowledgeable answers and information to all of your Trollbeads questions. This site features many times more pictures of Trollbeads and Trollbeads bracelets and necklaces than any other site in the world. The Beadcage has featured Trollbeads as one of our lines for years. We are one of the oldest and most respected and most recognized dealers for Trollbeads in the United States. We entertain sales of Trollbeads in store and preferably by phone call. We also accept orders via email. With over 100 Ooak (assorted glass) beads, hundreds of high quality retired beads and multiples of the entire current collection, The Beadage, Inc. is the one place to turn to for all of your Trollbeads purchases. |
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