Day 6 of the Tucson Gem Mall show.

Its Thursday, February 6th, and day 6 of our show at the Gem Mall (G&LW). By now, almost all the shows around town have opened.
The Whole Bead Show at the Vicount Suites
 The Best Bead Show at the Kino Veterans Hall
 To Bead True Blue at the DoubleTree
 and The Tucson Bead Show at the Windmill.
The Holidome show opens today, also put on by G&LW, and traditionally empties all the other shows due to its huge draw. Luckily for us, everyone parks at the Gem Mall and walks or shuttles to the Holiday Inn which is 1 block away. Some customers will go immediately to the Holidome, then shop Gem Mall on the way back to their cars, others will shop Gem Mall first and then go on to Holidome when the morning crowds have subsided. Either way, we score!

Of course, all the other hotel shows along the I-10 freeway are open, some stay open until 11:30pm or even later, as long as customers are roaming around. Last night on our way back from dinner, we saw 3 vendors still selling in outside tents at Days Inn.

Lots of deals to be found, however, prices are higher than last year as China faces an economic slowdown and rising labor costs and environmental challenges. Same with India. Pearls seem to be very expensive. Hopefully as the show winds down prices will fall because the vendors want to sell and not ship their inventory back home or pay for storage.

Regardless of all that, new customers are flying in daily as cancelled flights from the East Coast and the Mid West are arriving, and it is good to see smiling, excited faces come by our booth to check out what we have to offer and scoop them up.

Our Show-
Feb. 1 - 14
Open Daily 10am to 6pm 
G&LW Wholesale
Tucson Gem Show
Gem Mall Booth #1132
4475 South Country
Club Road
Tucson, AZ
Guy & J-ME will be at the ONE Location Together this year! Stop by and see our new look!
Special showing of
Paula Radke beads will be at our booth