Lower Prices! Here’s why:
Quick Specs:
144 silver plated brass beading pins in 144-count bundles.
21 gauge w/2mm slightly domed round head, shipped either factory-direct or pre-straightened by me
24 gauge w/1mm flat round head, factory-direct only
1” to 4” length options, as noted in the pull down menu.
Bright and shiny silver tone, soft and bendable pins. They lean towards being half hard, though they are still malleable.
Nickel free and EU Compliant for Lead/Nickel/Cadmium
Pin straightening tool to straighten your own: https://etsy.me/3WPXfml
Why the Factory-Direct Pins are now lower priced:
These are the same pins I have always sold, from the same supplier, and the only difference now is I will be offering them either Factory-Direct or Pre-Straightened by me. Please continue reading to find out why. :)
During the height of Covid lockdowns and factory supply chain issues, I asked myself ‘What can I do to help?’ The easy answer was to use my free time to pre-straighten these pins, because I was starting to receive them more bendy than usual, and I saw pre-straightening them as a way to help out and pay it forward during those challenging times. I did this behind the scenes, I never broadcast publicly that I was doing this, I just wanted to do what I could to make someone else’s day a bit brighter by sending out better looking pins than what the factory sent to me. (The pins pre-straightened by me are not all going to be perfect, but they will be better.) :)
Fast-forward to now, however, and we have a new issue... skyrocketing prices and the general economy. I asked myself again ‘what can I do to help?’. The easy answer this time was to offer the pins at a lower price, and if you don’t mind straightening them yourself (or curling/bending/shaping them anyways), you will save money by choosing factory-direct. I will still gladly pre-straighten them if you would like me to, though I do need to account for my time, too. The good news is that I am receiving pins in better condition than before, because the supply chain issues and factory personnel issues are being ironed out. So, even if you choose factory-direct, they arrive to me lovelier now than they did at the height of covid.
I am posting example pictures of pins that are both factory-direct and pre-straightened by me, so that you can get the general idea of what each type of bundle may look like. If you have any questions, please ask before purchasing and I will be glad to talk about these beautiful pins with you. :)
If you would like to straighten your own pins, here is the tool I use: https://etsy.me/3WPXfml
Thank you for your support, both then and now. :)
This listing is for the bright silver plated pins only. Other plating colors can be found here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/nottoto?ref=seller-platform-mcnav§ion_id=19871624
Type-in search bar: https://www.etsy.com/shop/nottoto
CPSIA: My supplies are not intended for use in children’s jewelry.
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