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I buy from ikea... but apparently perler brand stuff is good too, just try not to mix beads from different brands (as they may not melt properly). mixed colour packs are great but I recommend getting a bag of just black beads cause they get used way more than the other beads. also amazon has a bunch of perler-type products that get good reviews.

hope that's helpful

I only get the official perler brand ones but i've gotten em from beadtin, amazon and last but not least my local craft store

Craft stores like Joaans and Hobby Lobby have a good selection, but any craft store really. Amazon has some good sets as well

my starting "kit" was a giant order from amazon: i got the 22,000pc tub of assorted beads, a pack of 4 brand name pegboards, the name brand metal mini tweezers, and the 11,000pc tub of assorted glow beads. i also got a mini iron for $20 and a roll of parchment paper (obvs). if you wanna save money you dont *need* the glows since youre starting out, but if you know youre gonna use them i suggest you go for it. ive had mine for like over a year and ive only made like three small projects with them :0 if theres certain colors you know youre gonna use a LOT more than others then i suggest you also buy a 6,000pc bag for each color as well, for me personally its usually black and white, and sometimes orange too if im making some fursona-themed perlers. you can also buy a sorting box for them (about 34 compartments) but its SUUUUPER time consuming to sort them.

hope this helps :3

walmart- while ur there you can also pick up some really cheap beads n string (and monster if you're into that)