Az Bead Depot

Nice bead store and good selection of beads. The store hours are very limited but the staff is nice. Prices are moderate.

I have wintered in Apache Junction for the past 4 years, and hae frequented Az Bead Depot many times. I find it to be well stocked and appropriatly priced. Many of the prices are lower than Fire Mountain and Quartzsite shops. I have found Deb to be most helpful and gracious. Many of the larger bead shops require you to leave your purse in lockers All in all, I find shopping at Az Bead Depot to be a great experience and would recomment it to everyone, beginner to advanced.

I walked in the door and was greeted by the clerk letting me know I was welcome to look around but couldn’t take my purse with me. Granted there were little lockers to put your purse in. However, you know the clerk certainly has a master key. I just felt if she wasn’t going to trust me to look at her beads, should I trust her with my purse? I know shoplifting is certainly a problem for merchants. I just didn’t care for the clerk even thinking I might stash beads in my purse. Actually, I’m really glad she didn’t realize I had pockets in my pants. Who knows what else she might have suggested. I guess I felt if they weren’t comfortable with me being there, I wasn’t comfortable being there either. There are many bead shops in this area. many. I definitely will not go back.

I visited your store only once.
Once was definitely enough.
I can understand wanting to protect your inventory, but my purse stays with me.
AT ALL TIMES.
I went in wanting to purchase a substantial amount of double aurora borealis crystal beads. I had a very specific project in mind and instead of going the mail order route through Fire Mountain Gems (which is what I ended up doing), I attempted to shop local.
Not only was I demanded to check my purse, it wasn’t even remotely politely asked that I do so.
The woman who demanded it of me was incredibly rude and condescending treating me as if I was a criminal and of course she expected me to steal you blind.
Still, I made the trip to BFE, and I wanted the beads so I asked her if she carried specifically what I was looking for. I figured she could bring them to me and ring me up on the spot as I no longer had any desire to peruse the store.
She said she could answer my questions AFTER I check my purse. Again in the same accusitory manner.
At which point, I simply turned around and left.
It’s amazing you manage to stay in business with that attitude, unless of course I wasn’t the demographic you want as a customer.
Oh, and my vehicle, for the record, was not towed from your location.
It was your post masked as «review“that welled up the negative experience for me. I’m sad to see my negative experience was not solitary.
If you didn’t post that, I wouldn’t have even bothered to review your business.
I think it’s a very sad commentary that you defend a negative review with the excuse of sour grapes on the part of the writer.
Maybe that person did get towed? Maybe not.
To assume that reviewer did, speaks volumes about your mindset.
80 miles round trip for me for that.
Oh, something I forgot to say as I walked out of your establishment that day…
Fuck you.