Guest guest Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 Hello Friends, I am looking for a place where I can purchase tools for making a rudraksha mala. This would include wire and pliers. Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 Hi Aseemananda! The only rudraksha beading kit I've seen on the Net: http://www.rudraksha-ratna.com/htm/beadingkit.htm Cost is $145 which does NOT include shipping. This contains everything (including tools), but probably would only interest someone who wants to make several malas. Caveats for anyone doing business with www.rudraksha-ratna.com: They have the worst commercial website (user-UNfriendly) I've ever seen. They say they're working on it, but they've been working on it for at least a year (since I first discovered them) and it's still terrible. I finally had to email my order in. It took them over a week to get back to me with the shipping charges. When they informed me of the shipping charges, it was NOT ONLY almost three (3) times the original estimate ( $55, instead of $20 from India), but they had already shipped the package FedEx without informing me of the cost or method. This gave me no chance to cancel the order or to choose a less costly shipping method. I was angry! But they explained that sending by a slower method would not have saved much money. They did not address my point that this is NOT the way business should be done. The customer needs to agree to the shipping method & costs BEFORE shipment. I am hoping that the quality of their items justify the $55 shipping fee (they have bargain prices on most things). I will report on that. (I have to make a point to be available tomorrow morning, when Fedex tries to re-deliver.) FedEx from Mumbai, India is fast (2 days). Shipped out on Saturday morning, on my front door Monday morning! Astraea , "aseemananda2003" <aseemananda2003> wrote: > Hello Friends, > > I am looking for a place where I can purchase tools for making a > rudraksha mala. This would include wire and pliers. > > Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 They have good quality beads, at least they did when I met them (I was the first to meet Dharma Dev in person when he was just Kevin). I've found better in Haridwar and Rishikesh for better prices though. - astraea2003 Monday, November 10, 2003 7:08 PM Re: Tools for making a rudraksha mala Hi Aseemananda!The only rudraksha beading kit I've seen on the Net:http://www.rudraksha-ratna.com/htm/beadingkit.htmCost is $145 which does NOT include shipping.This contains everything (including tools), but probably would only interest someone who wants to make several malas.Caveats for anyone doing business with www.rudraksha-ratna.com:They have the worst commercial website (user-UNfriendly) I've ever seen. They say they're working on it, but they've been working on it for at least a year (since I first discovered them) and it's still terrible. I finally had to email my order in.It took them over a week to get back to me with the shipping charges.When they informed me of the shipping charges, it was NOT ONLY almost three (3) times the original estimate ( $55, instead of $20 from India), but they had already shipped the package FedEx without informing me of the cost or method. This gave me no chance to cancel the order or to choose a less costly shipping method. I was angry! But they explained that sending by a slower method would not have saved much money. They did not address my point that this is NOT the way business should be done. The customer needs to agree to the shipping method & costs BEFORE shipment.I am hoping that the quality of their items justify the $55 shipping fee (they have bargain prices on most things). I will report on that. (I have to make a point to be available tomorrow morning, when Fedex tries to re-deliver.)FedEx from Mumbai, India is fast (2 days). Shipped out on Saturday morning, on my front door Monday morning!Astraea--- In , "aseemananda2003" <aseemananda2003> wrote:> Hello Friends,> > I am looking for a place where I can purchase tools for making a > rudraksha mala. This would include wire and pliers. > > Thanks for your help!To from this group, send an email to:Your use of is subject to the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 Namaste ALL esp Astraea, Rudraksha discussions prompted the reposting of Astraea's post from last year. Maybe an update might be provided? Namaste, Karen , "astraea2003" <astraea2003> wrote: > Hi Aseemananda! > The only rudraksha beading kit I've seen on the Net: > > http://www.rudraksha-ratna.com/htm/beadingkit.htm > > Cost is $145 which does NOT include shipping. > This contains everything (including tools), but probably would only > interest someone who wants to make several malas. > > Caveats for anyone doing business with www.rudraksha-ratna.com: > > They have the worst commercial website (user-UNfriendly) I've ever > seen. They say they're working on it, but they've been working on it > for at least a year (since I first discovered them) and it's still > terrible. I finally had to email my order in. > > It took them over a week to get back to me with the shipping charges. > > When they informed me of the shipping charges, it was NOT ONLY almost > three (3) times the original estimate ( $55, instead of $20 from > India), but they had already shipped the package FedEx without > informing me of the cost or method. This gave me no chance to cancel > the order or to choose a less costly shipping method. I was angry! > But they explained that sending by a slower method would not have > saved much money. They did not address my point that this is NOT the > way business should be done. The customer needs to agree to the > shipping method & costs BEFORE shipment. > > I am hoping that the quality of their items justify the $55 shipping > fee (they have bargain prices on most things). I will report on that. > (I have to make a point to be available tomorrow morning, when Fedex > tries to re-deliver.) > > FedEx from Mumbai, India is fast (2 days). Shipped out on Saturday > morning, on my front door Monday morning! > > Astraea > > , "aseemananda2003" > <aseemananda2003> wrote: > > Hello Friends, > > > > I am looking for a place where I can purchase tools for making a > > rudraksha mala. This would include wire and pliers. > > > > Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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