| Making wonderful glass mosaic tile art is
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| | paying shipping charges.
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| easy! Let me show you how.
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| | Ensure you check the shipping charges
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| Always shop around before buying mosaic
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| | before buying online. Does the vendor
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| tools and materials. Many glass vendors
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| | charge shipping based on weight or the
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| now sell on the Internet. Some are
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| | cost of your order? Glass and tools are
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| great, some not so great. Some have a
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| | heavy, so if they charge by weight, the
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| huge selection, but lousy prices and
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| | shipping charges may surprise you.
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| service. Some have a lousy selection,
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| | Additionally, some online vendors charge
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| but great prices. Shop around before
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| | "boxing" fees that average about $7 per
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| buying and you'll eventually find a
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| | order.
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| vendor you like.
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| | Is service important to you? I've dealt
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| Price differences among online vendors
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| | with online vendors with cheap prices but
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| can be significant. For example, I found
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| | they wouldn't give me the time of day
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| the exact same Glas-Snapper at several
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| | when I emailed questions. Long ago when
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| online stores ranging in price from $3 to
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| | I first thought about using stained
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| $7. Some vendors have great prices for
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| | glass, I had all kinds of questions that
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| glass but high mark-up on tools, and
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| | now might sound silly. But they weren't
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| vice-versa. Decide whether shipping
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| | silly to me at the time because stained
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| costs are worth splitting your order
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| | glass was a new world for me and I didn't
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| between two vendors or if it's better to
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| | know much about it. I used the vendor's
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| order everything from a single vendor who
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| | "Contact Us" link on their website to ask
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| provides the best overall price.
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| | my first question. I never got a reply,
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| Some online vendors with great prices are
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| | even after three tries. Needless to say,
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| mom-and-pop operations, so don't be
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| | I never ordered anything from that
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| surprised if what you receive isn't
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| | vendor, regardless of their cheap prices.
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| exactly what you ordered. I find the
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| | Contrary to that experience, I found an
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| lack of quality control of some online
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| | excellent online store specializing in 3
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| vendors quite baffling, but they have
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| | 4-inch square vitreous glass tile. I
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| such good prices that I don't mind if
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| | emailed them a couple of questions and
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| they make minor mistakes on large orders
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| | immediately got a detailed, friendly
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| that save me $100.
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| | response. I followed-up with more
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| Don't forget to try your favorite hobby
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| | questions and got the same quick
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| store in town. The one near me has a
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| | response. I was pleased with their
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| lousy selection of tools, but has a great
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| | willingness to help and their patience
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| selection of stained glass. Their
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| | with my questions. Although their online
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| regular prices are comparable to most
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| | prices aren't the cheapest, I have placed
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| online stores, but they also have 40%-off
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| | several $150 orders with them.
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| coupons every few weeks, so I can buy a
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| | Remember, making mosaic art is easy. You
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| 12-inch square of stained glass on sale
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| | can do it. Yes, you can!
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| for half the online price, plus I avoid
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