Lotus Beads and Jewelry — Local services in Bloomington

I thought this was a great place for crystals but I found out tonight that they are not I brought in a stone I wanted to get done so I could were around my neck and have them a design to see if they could do it when I returned it was nothing like I asked for and I shouldn’t paid for it I wasn’t happy from first seeing it I walked out the store and immediately turned around and asked if they could just exchange for basket because I felt like they didn’t listen and just threw something together, I purchased multiple items from but I will never buy anything else they made me feel like I wasn’t a valued customer and I have a feeling why but I’ll leave that to myself so basically I just wasted my time and money THATS NOT GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE AT ALL BUT SINCE IM NOT FROM HERE THEY DONT CARE AND WHEN YOU KEEP SAYING YOUR TRYING TO HELP THATS NOT REALLY HELPING THEY ACTUALLY HURT MY FEELING BAD .THE MONEY MEANS NOTHING, MY FEELINGS MEAN EVERYTHING.update after Reading some of the review it seems they treat people that are not caucasian different and that’s bad.update and the double charged my card.another updated: so I called when they opened today and got the owner she said she would look into it and then I received a refund I don’t think she know or reads google reviews glad I got a refund however she need me to read the google reviews because she would change the atmosphere there most companies respond to bad reviews I hope it gets better because I like that store before the incident but not the workers except the to guys that worked there they were cool a business should never let a client leave upset and their feelings hurt over such a little amount of money reputation is everything money is not, Shelley the owner seems nice and respectful and reasonable and offered to fix everything but I can’t return once my feeling are hurt so in the future try to get in contact with her if you...

This is literally the best bead store I have ever been inside. It has such a tremendous selection of beads, minerals/rocks, and other odds and ends for making unique and incredible jewelry. They also have some pre-made pieces on display from local artisans. When I went, they were 10% off and so I helped myself to a beautiful pair of amber earrings and an amber ring. I love that the jewelry was made local, even by some of the staff who work in the store!!! This is also the only place I've ever seen with an ancient history bead cabinet; I'm talking mammoth tusk buttons, Roman glass beads.

Speaking of the staff, they were extremely helpful and sweet. One fellow in particular walked me around the cabinets answering questions, I wish I could remember his name. He was really kind and understanding about my metals allergy and which jewelry would and would not make my ears react. Thank you, gentleman with no hair. You're a really nice person.

They also offer classes which teach you how to make beautiful jewelry for yourself. The next time I'm up visiting family in MN I intend to treat my sister and I to one of their jewelry-making classes. I really like this place, it's a gem inside MOA and worth a stop and shop! The prices are...

I absolutely love the items but as I read the past reviews about racial profiling, it rang true to my experience today. I was told to get a basket and as I was looking around and trying on bracelets and rings, employees would stare at me and whisper to each other. They followed me around and pretended that they were organizing but I had a sense I was being stared at. When I looked up, my intuition was right. I'm a physician assistant, I can pay for my items with no problem. I've never even stolen in my life!! The items that I had labeled in the basket were returned with no purchase. I left feeling angry and embarrassed knowing that people would even think that I was thinking about stealing based on my looks! And if you are wondering what I wore, it was a plain tshirt and jeans, was that enough to make me look suspicious or was it my skin color!? I will never give my money to a company that employs people with...