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For pony beads, def Walmart. Those 20-color cases are worth it in my opinion and they’re like 15 bucks usually

Amazon works too but I’ve never bought beads from there so idk if they’re gud

Places like beadtin have a ton of options! Also, of course a go to is amazon (i get that it is a big monopoly, so if you're like me, you may avoid it), and you can support small businesses on Etsy!

Most of my pony beads were purchased from either Michaels, Joann, or Hobby Lobby (shudders) Hobby Lobby can have good sales but they are openly hateful against the LGBTQ+ community and should be avoided

Multipacks are useful if you plan on making rainbow stuff or if you want to make a bunch of different colored singles. The multipacks are only gonna contain maybe ~130 beads per color, with 18 colors. But it depends on the multipack really. Those can be more expensive but can hold you over for a while.

Also if theres colors you use more than others, like black, white, neon, glitter, etc, you can usually find them in individual bags that range from $2.79 USD on Beadtin or $5 USD at a Michaels or Joann.

The cheapest option will most likely be Beadtin, but that's if you can wait for for it to be mailed. I would recommend Michaels or Joann if 1. They have a sale or 2. If you have a coupon from their website and are only buying a few things at a time, as their coupons are usually like 50% off one item.

i buy on beadtin & ponybeadstore . websites for bulk orders & i usually order a LOT at once so shipping is free really high quality beads and a million options !

Hobby Lobby has bags with 500 beads of wither just one color or fun beads as i call them, i think their $4.99 or $5.99 i forgot lmao but i usually get the bigg boxes which is usually $12.99 with 2400 beads their fou d at Walmart & Hobby Lobby. Walmart also has these bins of random beads that are $6.99