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[2004]
This show takes a little bit of a drive to get
to but you will find it worth the trip. About 60+ dealers located
in one ballroom plus two hallways mostly full of dealers in guest rooms
on both the first and second floors. A big crowd of buyers present!
About a half dozen or more original bead artist
in the main ballroom and the remainder of the vendors were bead resellers.
Kind of pricey. Several vendors advertised "antique beads" for sale
but you need to know your glass in order to spot the reproductions.
[2007]
The bead show promoters have decided to open this show to the
public for a $5.00 fee. Wholesale buyers still get in free and
are given a "WH" sticker to stick on your clothing indicating that you
are a "Wholesale" buyer.
Parking
and traffic congestion around this venue remains a big problem.
This show contains mostly bead resellers with very few bead
artist. There were a lot of 50% off sales in the hotel rooms but
these were generally not a good deal. A lot of the resellers were
selling glass beads that you could get cheaper at a G&LW tent show.
The best deal was the many months of free Lapidary Journals of
various kinds that you could pick up at a table in the lobby.
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