Things We Love

Things We Love in Arlington Heights is *not* something I love. Not only is the owner abrasive, the place is a disorganized mess. It looks like a yard sale gone haywire. There is no way to find anything. The owner of the store is outrageously rude-from not acknowledging my presence when I walked in and said "hi" (small store-only customer-she was eating), to being dismissive of my request when I asked where the stringing material could be found. I wasn't sure what type I wanted-I wanted to browse-and to this, she rudely quipped, " If you don't know what kind you need, you need to take a class." On the contrary, I make and sell jewelry. So-since I'd come all this way, I thought I'd at least grab what I came for-simple sterling silver headpins. Having already been told she couldn't possibly show me all the findings since there were hundreds and what did I want (?!) , I asked for the simple sterling silver headpins. She showed me ones with balls at the end. When we finally got to what I wanted, she audaciously claimed, "they're $2 a pair." Ummm-do you want my business?! I have never been treated so rudely by a salesperson. Save yourself some aggravation and a lot of money and go up the street to Playtime. Worst bead store I've ever been to.

This store has a vast variety of quality beads of different shades, colors, shapes, and sizes at affordable prices. I've been inspired to create magnificent new pieces of jewelry using beads and findings from this store. This has been a wonderful new outlet for my creativity. I hope this will become a new mecca for bead designers and artists.