Wolf E Myrow Inc — Local services in Providence

Oh I love this bead warehouse!! I love that there are all these rooms you can get lost in. I love walking down each aisle, looking at items in the boxes that are stacked on a shelf from floor to ceiling. There are a few samples of the items glued on the outside of the box so you know what is inside the boxes. My first time there I inquired about the yellow line on the floor in the basement and was told that it was there so that customers can find their way back to the staircase that leads to the main floor. To this day I don't know if he was kidding with me, but I loved this store at that moment. The warehouse is on a side street, and looks very unassuming from the outside. Pulling up into the small driveway, it does not look like it is very big. But when you go inside, walk down the little hallway, it opens up into room with other rooms off to the left and right. Then there is a staircase that leads you to the basement. If you're like me, don't leave your keys and purse on a shelf and go wandering up and down the aisles. I did that on one of my visits and went into panic mode because I could not find my purse. I had put it down on a shelf and wandered the rooms and aisles and forgot where I left it - and it's easy to do. They do have a minimum quantity or a minimum price to purchase on each individual item, but they also have an overall total minimum purchase price. So make sure you purchase the minimum of each item, and that your total meets the overall minimum price. Some of the items are outdated, but if you take the time to search you can find some real nice beads. Speaking of time, I spend anywhere from 3-4 hours just shopping. It can get a bit dusty, so bring some vinyl or nitrile gloves if you do not want to get your hands dirty. Maybe bring some moist towelettes to clean your hands. When you finally leave the store and walk out into the sun again, you feel a bit out-of-place - as if you have just walked out the doors of a completely different world and will never fully fit into the real world again. ............and then you go back 6 months later to replenish your stock and have that feeling all...

Wolf E. Myrow is at once exciting and overwhelming! This wholesale warehouse stocks more metal findings/chain than anything else, but in total there are 7 rooms, packed floor to ceiling, with something for everyone. Respectively, the rooms contain: • metal findings/chain, glass beads, and natural materials (shell, etc.)—biggest room • Swarovski crystal—upstairs to right of main room • finished jewelry—off right side of main room • cabochons/stones (no holes)—off left side of main room, down a ramp • plastic & pearl beads—upstairs to left of main room • packaging, more plastic, and more metal goods—basement • gemstones and Swarovski beads—to left when you first enter

Additionally, when you first enter the warehouse, there is a wall of bins containing beads that you can mix for $5/lb and small bags that sell for just a few dollars.

You enter via an inconspicuous door on a side street. There is plenty of free, nearby parking—park right beside the warehouse, across the street, or in the corner parking lot. I visited on a warm summer day; there was very little air circulation, despite fans, but the company kindly provides a fridge with water bottles and snacks, as well as providing customer bathrooms. I suspect that the warehouse is chilly in winter!

Lighting in each aisle is controlled by a switch that you turn on and off as you move from one section to another. The lights weren’t very bright and some didn’t work at all, so I strongly recommend bringing a small flashlight or planning to use a smartphone flashlight.

No appointment is required, but a $50 minimum purchase is necessary. You must purchase at least $10 worth of each item, unless an item is in one of the “assortable” bins or in a bag with a price. Wholesale IDs are accepted (and save you from paying tax) but...

Do not ever order from this place online. I ordered $45.60 worth of jewelry boxes and was charged $25.63 for shipping. I was not told how much the shipping would be at time of order. I kept on looking for the price of shipping, but couldn't find it. I thought it would be on the invoice before I pressed enter to make the order. So I went to the next page of the order form and off my order went without me knowing the shipment. I looked for the invoice in my email where they said it would be, but there was no invoice. The company's order history told me that I had no history of an order at all. Still don't have a order history. I wrote three different letters and called three different people (no one picked up or got back to me). I looked in my bank statement and saw a charge for $71.23. I wrote letters trying to find out what this extra charge of $25.63 was and received no response. I finally received the items which came In TWO different boxes. Not just one box, which would have saved me $7.05. I found the invoice in the second box which came the day after the first. Now I know why there was no invoice in my email and no one wanted to get back to me. They were over charging me with shipping costs. If I would have seen the ridiculous price of the shipping, I would have canceled my order. I looked up these items on Amazon and they were cheaper with NO shipping charges. I find this company deceitful, with extremely poor communion. Beware. you will pay heavily for...