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Eyeglass Accessories

beadid7 — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:24:32 +0000

Well the new stock has arrived and looks fabulous. Eyeglass Leashes and Eyeglass lanyards are now available in 6 new styles – including MENS designs. The eyeglass products have been extremely popular and women are loving the designs and range now available. You will also notice that some of our prices have decreased. Just offering you more value for money.

Dont forget to keep beadID in mind as a great gift for Christmas. All of our lanyards come with a black organza bag.

Happy Shopping. Rochelle

Reeds Gift Fair – New Designs

beadid7 — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:34:07 +0000

What a busy start to the year we have had. I have just been to China to meet with our manufactuer about our new range coming out later this year and some new products arriving on our shelves in March.

There are six new desings which we are launching at the Reed Gift Fair. For those of you who love Purple we will finally have a purple beadID called the Shelby. Then there is a lovely new green design, a clear and silver design, a design based around the Chakra (those who know what this is… will know what this is… and those that dont think clear and coloured stones

And most exciting of all is that we have 2 new styles – 2 new MENS styles. Yes we will be launching the new Troy and Harrison styles which look like those surfy necklaces guys wear but longer as a lanyard. Very exciting because they also come in a glasses Leash and look fantastic with sunglasses.

Mentioning Sunglasses we are putting a bigger oval ring on the end of our short glasses lanyards so that you can hang your sunglasses on there as well. Too Cool hey!!

So keep a lookout for the photos being posted in March – or if you are a wholesaler then visit us in Hall 1 – Stand 1320.

Have a great month!

Welcome Wild Cards & Gifts

beadid7 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:24:05 +0000

Its hard to believe there are only 6 weeks until Christmas and 7 weeks until the end of the Year. 2009 has certainly been a year to remember. beadID is now in over 150 stores Australia wide and we would like to welcome the Wild Retail Group as our Retail Partners. We are very excited that our product has been included in the Wild Christmas Catalogue which will be distributed to over 1million households throughout Australia. Thank you to Wild for this fabulous opportunity. You can check out your closest Wild Cards and Gifts Store by clicking on Where to Buy.

Remember beadID’s are a great Christmas gift for everyone. Especially those people you just cant think of something to buy for them. Get them a beadID for their USB, their pen, their house keys, their phone, their purse, ID, their garage remote or even whistle. And if they are a teacher or nurse or work in an office building they most probably have a boring ugly fabric lanyard that desperately needs replacing!! So check out our stockists and go and see our fantastic products in the flesh. They even come in a black organza bag which makes them the perfect packaged for giving!!

Happy Shopping!!

New Products Are Here!!

beadid7 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:00:45 +0000

Well after many requests from YOU we have finally launched our glasses range. Yes we listened and we beaded and here they are.

We have a special glasses Lanyard – 10cm shorter than the original lanyard so that when you hang your glasses through the ring and sit down they wont rest in your lap. After all – thats what you asked for! They come in 15 different designs and still have the magnetic clasp.

We also now have Glasses Leashes. Yes beautiful and stylish our glasses leashes attach to the frames of your glasses. They are based on the same styles we have now but we have taken out some of the really chunky beads and replaced them with delicate seed beads. This will give your glasses a whole new look. Check out the Yvonne or the Rhonda!! They are my favourites.

Please post a review and tell us what you think. Also watch out for our newsletter which will anounce a competition to design a beadID for our next range. So get your thinking caps on. Talk soon!

Thank you

beadid7 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:50:15 +0000

I would just like to say THANK YOU to all of the people who have purchased a beadID product – a lanyard, mobile pouch, accessory or purse. We have had a whirlwind of a year and we are now in over 120 stores Australia Wide. So first I would like to say a big Thank you to our wholesale customers who continue to support us and work with us to make beadID a great product and great company. I would also like to thank all of our Public customers who have also supported us so generously this year. We have had great feedback from teachers, nurses, medical staff, office staff and everyone who has purchased beadID.

We have now launched our new range of Glasses Lanyards and Glasses Leashes. Never lose your glasses again!! We wouldn’t have this product without you. We have had so many requests to make our lanyards shorter so that glasses dont rest in your lap when you sit down. These shorter lanyards also have a lovely silver spring ring Jewellery clasp, just like a necklace.

We also have Glasses leashes to attach to the frames of your glasses and allow you to hang these on your neck.

Dont forget to tell all your friends and family or why not give them a beadID as a great Christmas gift.

50 Stores Australia Wide

beadid7 — Thu, 14 May 2009 22:50:27 +0000

We would like to thank all of the stores who are now stocking our product. After only launching in January this year its great to see our product so widely sold Australia wide.

Momentum is just beginning with calls starting to come in asking to stock beadID’s. Just the other day I was speaking to a Stockist in New South Wales who had recently been in Canberra. While she was out having coffee she noticed a whole group of ladies wearing beadID’s. She thought that was fantastic and so do we.

If you spot someone wearing a beadID then please let us know. We love to hear about when and where our product is worn. We know many teachers, nurses, office workers and mums are proud to finally have something stylish and practical.

You can checkout your local store by clicking on the “Where to Buy” tab. Dont be shy… drop us a line.

Coming up for air!

beadid7 — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:46:16 +0000

Wow! What a ride. Sarah and I have just been to the Sydney Gift Fair – well it was the end of February – but we have only just settled back into a routine. We had such an amazing time and learnt such a lot about “getting our product out there”.

Firstly there was the whole “whats your product again???” Yes, the obligitory blank looks and stares at our stand (and at us) as people grappled with the confusion of “whats a lanyard”, “it looks like a necklace but its got stuff hanging off it” OOOHHHHH – one of those things. And then the “WOW!! What a great idea!!” So over they would come …..

Sarah and I got very good at our “pitch”. Everyone was in a hurry, everyone was tired, everyone just wanted to know – “will it work in my store?” I even had one customer say to me “thats the best spiel I’ver heard in years – you’ve answered all my questions – I’ll have a Stand Kit.” The whole transaction took less than 5 minutes.

Yes we had it down pat – and then with FREE freight, FREE Organza bags, FREE POS what more could they ask for. Of course we also told them all about beaded lanyards and our accessories, that they were great for teachers, nurses, working women and busy people who just want to be hands free. An then all about what you can hang from a beadID – your keys, ID, swipe cards, pens, whistles, purse, mobile etc etc. An lastly there was the very generous markup we offer wholesale customers and in these struggling times its very important. Retailers loved our product and you can checkout our Stockists list on our website to see where in Australia you can buy beadIDs.

Then we had to come home (exhausted and with very sore feet) and pack all the orders. We were definitely on a high! This was our dream manifesting itself and here we were. I dont think either of us have worked so hard in our lives but the rewards and satisfaction of seeing your dreams coming true are worth it!

Lets Party

beadid7 — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:11:41 +0000

Yes beadID had a party!! Not a bad night either. All arrived dressed for the occassion and couldnt wait to meet “the others”. No, I dont mean Alien others. I mean beadID others. Were there others involved with beadID???

As beadID started out in our study at home, most of our communication has been directly with individuals. It was important to us to bring everyone together to share in the success so far of beadID. So many people have put time and effort into beadID and before we launched all of the hard work was behind the scenes.

We have Marketing, Graphic Design, Factory, Agents, Accountant, Web Designers, Book keeper, IT people, Investors, Models, Lead Generation, Sales, our Business Coach and then us! All of these people met for the first time and were able to see that it really had been a team effort getting to this stage.

Without all of those people involved we wouldnt have been here today. Thank you to everyone involved

Beads versus Rugby. No contest.

Coastie — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:18:07 +0000

I am going to make a sweeping generalisation, and please reply if you think I am wrong, but as far as I can tell the concept of beaded lanyards to a man is as foreign as the rules of rugby union are to women. Its the nuances that both sexes just don’t understand. I had a male friend ask “Why do you need something pretty to hang keys? Just put them in your pocket”.

What men don’t understand is that our pockets already contain an Emergency Kit. In my case this includes tissues/baby wipe, lipg loss, Band aid and a snack for my ever-hungry 4-year old. My overstuffed pockets are not for the joy of it – it is through necessity. We need this ‘stuff’ to get us through the trip to the park, school run, meeting in town, coffee with friends or the long wait at the doctor’s surgery.

Now my pockets no longer bulge – I feel like I have my pre-children hips again. I have taken to my beadID and the gorgeous silver quilted pouch (moble phone pouch) like there was no tomorrow. It fits everything from my Emergency Kit as well as my mobile phone!

There is no Friday Night Football for me. I am going to leave the men to understanding rugby, while I embrace the fact that beads play an essential part in my life.

beadID’s 6 yr old sales rep

Coastie — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:22:20 +0000

My 6 yr old daughter loves beadID’s beaded lanyards. She loves the different colours, the different shaped beads (especially the hearts), the fact that some of them ‘shimmer’ and that she can hang lots of groovy dolls and keys around her neck. She feels very responsible and very chic (and she is, in a manner suitable to a 6 yr old!)

Because she loves her beadID so much she has taken to telling everyone about how good they are and that ‘my Mum works for the company’. The latest installment of her sales pitch was yesterday at school. On the way back to the car she asked to wear my beadID (current attachments – car key, house keys and garage remote). As we neared the gate she stopped to talk to a friend. Below are the snippets of conversation I heard as I stood my distance.

Interaction between my 6yr daughter to a (speechless) 6yr old friend

Daughter (D) – shows friend the beadID

Friend (F) – “I’m waiting for my Mum”

D -…”it’s called a beadID”.

D -..”it’s a lanyard, do you know what a lanyard is?”

D -…”they are really cool.” (with an American accent – she was born in England and now lives in Australia so that is a real worry.)

D – (The clincher for me)….”you should check out their website www.beadID.com.au“

F – “Huh?”

I kid you not! I said to her that she should be in sales. I am so proud that she loves the product and is proud of my work, but I am also a little worried. What am I turning my daughter into???