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Art Beads has a rating of 1.9 stars from 53 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Art Beads most frequently mention customer service, credit card, and post office problems. Art Beads ranks 66th among Beads sites.

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    5
  • Value
    5
  • Shipping
    6
  • Returns
    2
  • Quality
    5
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Top Positive Review

“Great place to order jewelry supplies”

Marina V.
8/11/15

I love this website, and order all my metal parts (except the wire) and Swarovski from them. They often have sales, and implement a good discount program for returning customers which helps to save a lot of money. Their chains and findings are of superior quality (at least the ones I ordered).

Top Critical Review

“Customer service is lacking.”

A E.
3/29/22

Too bad fusion beads went out of business and I've had to use artbeads instead. Their customer service is horrible. Don't pay extra for Priority shipping because it's no quicker than their free shipping. What a rip off. I'll be looking for a new site to buy my supplies from.

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Thumbnail of user ae99
1 review
3 helpful votes
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March 29th, 2022
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Too bad fusion beads went out of business and I've had to use artbeads instead. Their customer service is horrible. Don't pay extra for Priority shipping because it's no quicker than their free shipping. What a rip off. I'll be looking for a new site to buy my supplies from.

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Thumbnail of user veras162
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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June 5th, 2023

Placed an order on 5/19/23; got an email on 5/25 indicating that it had been delivered (which was inaccurate). Contacted Art Beads customer service-long story short -they were of no help. Finally cancelled
Credit card payment. I thought this might be an unusual experience so I looked for reviews of Art Beads and well, well, well no surprise there are numerous reviews citing their poor customer service. I won't be ordering from them in the future

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4 helpful votes
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July 20th, 2020

Wrong product in a bag with a photo of the item I ordered. Delivery is taking FOREVER. Even when I pay for expedited delivery, it takes longer than expected. I'm so disappointed and now my supplies won't be here in time for a show for which I need to finish some product. I've called two numbers, only one let me leave a message. I have emailed several times, used Chat, filled out the online contact form, and no one has responded in 2 weeks. I STILL don't have the order I placed BEFORE this one. I hope they are safe, and well, but this is getting strange. How do I get my money back!

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9 reviews
36 helpful votes
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August 11th, 2015

I love this website, and order all my metal parts (except the wire) and Swarovski from them. They often have sales, and implement a good discount program for returning customers which helps to save a lot of money. Their chains and findings are of superior quality (at least the ones I ordered).

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1 review
8 helpful votes
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November 5th, 2007

Great site for bead lovers! - This is a great website. They sell all sorts of beads and components and seem to be one of the cheapest providers that I have seen. They provide free shipping in the US and process orders very quickly (my order was shipped within 24 - 48 hours of me placing it). I highly recommend this website.

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July 26th, 2021

The 800 number at the bottom of the emails art beads sends out doesn't even work. I have had so many incorrect orders sent to me and then they are out of stock of what I was supposed to get. And they wanted me to go though the trouble of sending back the items that they incorrectly put in my order. I find the fact that you can't reach customer service = very bad business. 50% of the time I have received incorrect orders. FRUSTRATING! And now I have a lost order in the ups/usps system and the only customer service for me to contact is via email which they state can take up to 3 days!

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2 reviews
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June 23rd, 2019

I have been ordering from Artbeads.com for over 3 years now and I am extremely happy with their wonderful customer service. Artbeads is one of the very few companies I never had a problem with. Quick polite and friendly answers to my questions, correct orders, perfect S/H, no problems with returns, free S/H for orders over $25, great point earning system, extra coupons, quality items.

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June 25th, 2020

Usually happy with the company, I live pretty close the the warehouse and usually have my order pretty quickly. You usually just drop it in the mail and here it is. But this time there was a funky round-about way involving a third party delivery company and I haven't seen anything about it beyond "it's been shipped". Previously, expensive mixes were mislabeled with the wrong color inside. Then I've been trying to renew my password and getting circular responses with conflicting instructions, and no response at all to an email asking why.
What's the problem? Going the way of Fusion Beads? Out of business? Let us know that, at least, instead of advertising sales for products that are usually out of stock by the time I order. And leaving previous orders dangling in space.

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1 review
5 helpful votes
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October 21st, 2020

I placed an order on Oct. 1,2020. They sent the wrong color beads. I tried to call, but the phone was disconnected and you could only contact them via email, which took 2 days for them to read and respond. They were very friendly and said they would ship the correct color beads. Today is October 21,2020 and I still do not have the beads. I am so disappointed. I have been a long time customer of Artbeads.com but will not do business with them anymore.

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8 helpful votes
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April 27th, 2020

The fact that I only received half my order was only part of the problem. It took forever for me to find out when my order would be shipped. Now that I have received half my order, I have been unable to get anyone to respond to multiple email requests. You cannot call them. Their "chat" feature is useless, as it is unmanned and no one ever gets back with you. This was my first experience with them and I will not be ordering from them again. BEWARE!

Tip for consumers:
Try Fire Mountain or Aunties Beads instead.

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February 24th, 2021

I had to give one star but they don't even deserve that. Placed my order on Feb 11. That same day I was notified my order shipped. Tracked my order a couple of days after and it appears the package hadn't left. On Feb 19 I emailed them to get a status. A day later I get a "ticket" number. Today I called and the phone number just refers you back to the website. I have also tried contacting them on Instagram. Crickets! I have been a loyal customer for years and have NEVER had a problem before. They will no longer be getting my money. The last ditch is to file a claim with my credit card. Unfortunately I really wanted these beads. Their auto send emails will also be Unsubscribed. Very disappointed.

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December 3rd, 2020

However, I have had a problem with a lost shipment and I can get absolutely no help at all. They have no telephone number on their site. I have written their customer service department multiple times without hearing anything back. So, I guess I am just out the money? No, not giving up. Other than that, they have been a fairly good supplier although they are many, many times out of products. But if you cna't get any help from 'customer service' they why stay as a customer?

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2 reviews
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February 26th, 2020

I have ordered several times from Artbeads and have nothing but great things to say about them. I don't understand why there are so many bad reviews about Artbeads I've always had good experiences with them. I'm always impressed with how much care they take in packaging my order and how quickly it's filled and shipped. I'll continue to purchase beading supplies from them.

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2 helpful votes
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July 5th, 2020

Staff at Artbeads.com are not checking the material being sent out. I feel that they are not checking material orders
It has been several orders being reordered that I am skeptical about ordering any more. Also, had multiple points reached and my points were wiped out completely not pleased al all. I always had to start over applying at Artbeads because my address was wiped out too. Never complained until this time.

Tip for consumers:
The only good thing to say about this company are the products which YOU CAN"T Buy!

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Half the time I couldn't make anything due to wrong items being sent out with POOR QUALTY CONTROL !

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10 helpful votes
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July 25th, 2017

Ordered items and it took forever almost two weeks for the order to arrive because it took 8 days just for my order to ship. The tracking information in the account doesn't make any sense and doesn't tell who the carrier is. The new website it horrible and ever since they relocated their warehouse their customer service has gone down the toilet. Seems like they do not care for their customers or their employees for that matter. On top of it I returned items and got a confirmation that it was refunded but nothing ever showed in my PayPal account although I was told it was. Do they even know what is going on there anymore? Seems like a whole bunch of BS. I am going to report them to the BBB and I will not be shopping there anymore.

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1 review
10 helpful votes
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March 22nd, 2018

Placed an order and only received a portion of it. Had to wait MONTHS to finally get my money back... terrrrrrrible company... the do not answer, and when they do, they tell you lies. Never again will I shop at Artbeads.

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2 reviews
16 helpful votes
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June 26th, 2020

Lately very long time of waiting for order to ship, items being out of stock, no response when I send emails. Truly, I don't need the aggrevation. If the owner is having a problem, maybe communicate that to your customers. Otherwise, I'm left to think that I as a customer am not worth your time. And for those reasons, I'll eliminate artbeads.com from my stock of bead suppliers. I wish them the best but because there are plenty of other options, I will choose those.

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2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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February 19th, 2018

I shop at Artbeads.com frequently but when they have a sale you'll notice they are low on many items, usually the stuff I want. Also, if you sign in, add items to your basket and leave it for a few minutes to resume shopping later everything is removed from your basket even though you had signed in. This can be very frustrating since now you have to try and remember what was in the basket. They are also very hard to reach by telephone, which wasn't the case last year.

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May 31st, 2017

Who for years have enjoyed Artbeads.com to be treated how they are being treated. For years you would only see maybe one complaint here one complaint there, but now you put in there name and its all over how horrible the company has become. I'd say it is karma layed all the employees off because they could move to Idaho and pay people less money an hour. They had so many loyal employees who some lost there homes and some have yet to find employment.

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3 helpful votes
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September 4th, 2017

I have been trying to place an order for several days. The site won't place the order and keeps asking for info I have already put in for the order. I have called and keep getting a silly phone prompt. I have tried on line chat... no response. I tried to use the email and can't get through. What happened to these people? There is no service, the site is confusing, and I'll be in the old folks home before I get anything ordered. Not happy.

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July 18th, 2020

I received everything I ordered. I paid for faster delivery & I received it 1 day late. Much to my Happy Surprise, I received an email the next day saying they were refunding my shipping. I've ordered 3 or 4 times in the past & I've never had a problem. Thank you.

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1 review
4 helpful votes
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March 5th, 2021

I made my first purchase. The package never came to my address. I contacted them to let them know that I never received what I paid for. They responded with, tracking says it was delivered to my address. They told me (as if I am a child) that I need to contact my neighbors or my post office. What? It was delivered to me! I might as well tossed money out in the street. I am not their customer.

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Thumbnail of user loril71
1 review
5 helpful votes
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July 23rd, 2017

I called them about an issue with my order and the voicemail message said the best way to reach them was by email. The reason was because they had recently updated their website and they had been receiving an overwhelming amount of comments and responses. I have yet to to receive a response to my email sent 7/14/17.

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1 review
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July 18th, 2020

I ordered a beard loom from ArtBeads on July 1,2020. I was sent a tracking number for the product when it supposedly shipped. My package was never delivered and when I contacted the Postal Service I was told they never received a package from ArtBeads. I've attempted to contact ArtBeads to straighten it out and discovered that you can no longer call them, their phone gives you a message that you have to do everything online. I first attempted online live chat with them and got no response to that and now their live chat doesn't even work. I've sent an email to them and I'm waiting for a response but have decided that if I have no response from them by next Wednesday ( five days is enough for any business to give you an email response) then I will file a protest with my credit card company in order to get my money back. I wish I had read the reviews on this Site before I ordered and I certainly would not have ordered from them.

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November 25th, 2023

I have not received my package. It is stuck in the other city. They don't replay when sent emails. After I opened a case with PayPal they finally answered, telling me to contact my local PO

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