If you love costume jewelry, or even if you love expensive jewelry but want to buy it cheap, you can find a wide variety of e-tailers to supply your jewelry craving. If you have never bought jewelry online before, it can be a daunting experience. You are not sure what you might get, even though the featured products for sale are very lovely. Still, if you want to buy wholesale jewelry online, here are a few tips and tricks to remember.

Ask a Lot of Questions

Most products sold online have very brief descriptions. If something catches your eye but you just are not sure you should grab it up, call the company. Talk to a live person about the product and ask a lot of questions. You will want to know about the quality of the jewelry item in question, whether or not the company will accept returns (they are wholesale after all!), and whether or not you will have to pay for return shipping if the item does not meet up to your standards once you have received it and handled it.

If the jewelry is earrings, also ask if they have a specific, no-return policy on earrings. Some jewelry companies will not take earrings back after you purchase them for the simple reason that they do not know if you wore them. Wearing them means that they could have come into contact with blood, or an infection in your earring holes, and then the earrings would have to be destroyed at a loss if they take them back (to prevent the spread of disease and/or infection).

Sign up for E-Tailer Emails to Get Deals

Sure, it could result in a lot of spam mail, but some of these jewelry wholesale places offer deep-pocket discounts on your first purchase if you are willing to sustain a little spam. If you see a piece you absolutely must have and you want a major discount, sign up for the company's marketing emails. You can always get off their lists and block or filter the emails later.

Scour for Similar Pieces

If you see something you like on a internet-only retailer's site, scour around. You may find similar pieces or the exact same piece of jewelry offered by several other jewelry sellers. You might be surprised to learn that some pieces are mass-distributed to numerous online retailers and you may get the piece you want for far less from another seller. Contact a business, such as Esprit Creations, for more information. 

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