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The GLW Tents are giant size. No photo's allowed inside.
We went to the two giant hard-sided tents that encompass the GLW (Gem and Lapidary Wholesale) Show near Electric Park. The show requires business credentials and we had pre-registered already. We had our nametags and walked right in.
The show is basically the same each year with dealers in their same spots as previous years. This is good planning because you can find the dealers you need to visit right away. As with most of the Wholesale shows, photography is not allowed, so I’ll give you a visual.
Imagine a giant temporary building 100 yards long filled with piles of beads, jewels, chains, cabochons, and many assorted foreign buy/sell jewelry sources from China and India. Some vendors were also selling everything from Cashmere scarves to wooden Buddhas.
I can show you the outside of the tent and some things we bought, but not the inside.
We took a lap through without buying, while Bonnie made notes. The second time through she bought from her top choices. We obtained many quality beads including several Kilos of assorted beads at a good price from one dealer. Her favorites turned out to be some pretty Kyanite, Cherry Creek Jasper a newer stone from China, some small faceted Jade beads, Aqua stone, and a variety of focal beads. I found some great druzy Blue Lace Agate, and we replenished our gold and silver chain supply.
All in all it was a great day for shopping.
We are going to the big AGTA (American Gen Trade Association) today. This is the most upscale of shows and absolutely no photos of all the gemstones for security reasons. Tell you about it later.