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Exploring The Waters Of Bead Shopping On The Internet: A Few Vital Factors
When you buy beads online, you run the risk of not getting just what you thought . Not to say that a company is trying to scan you, but they are going to present to you the best version of that item they have, and what you get might fall short of that.
This isn't a new concept. We're used to it in other areas of ads. That hamburger on the billboard looks way better than the one they hand me in the drive thru. But I never think anything off that. Somehow, when I started ordering my jewelry items this was a surprise to me.
Lighting. There's more involved in photographing something that a camera with a flash. Especially when shooting something so little. The lighting for this tiny object has to be perfect, permitting you to see excellent colors and shine, while not making lots of dark shadows. The thing is, once in your possession, and without all that lighting, things can look quite different. That deep garnet red now appears black, and the silver flecks in that navy piece can't even be seen in regular light. I tell you this just to make you aware of a few of the differences when you buy beads online.
Size. Most beads are measured in millimeters. In and of themselves those are very tiny. But when you think that the standard finger is 13 millimeters wide, than a 6 mm stone might be too big. Get a sense of what those sizes mean in real life. The ad you're looking at likely has the image blown up, and nothing else there for a frame of reference as to size. You may even take a ruler with you to a store that sells beads, just to get a familiarity with the topic.
Patterns. You might be looking at a beautiful tiger eye bead. And you desire a whole strand of them. Well, not every bead on the strand will look exactly like the picture. Patterns & pigment might change from bead to bead. Now in my opinion, that is what you want. That is what makes a piece unique and so valuable. But the first time you buy beads online, this might come as a shock.
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