One of our distributors sent us an email this week letting us know that there would now be a surcharge charged on some beads that are not just gold plated but any bead which has gold in the glass making process. The distributor has dragged their feet on ordering and stocking these higher priced beads because of the surcharge. They have decided to go ahead and order the beads and just tack on the additional charge. This means that these beads will be going up in price. They were kind enough to send us a list of the beads that will be affected. Here is a list of the beads that you will see increase in price over the next few months: