So Baffled By This......

I went to Walmart with mom today so I could pick up a tripod. I've decided to at least think about creating tutorials when I see someone had set up a table selling handmade items. Out of professional curiosity.... and my innate attraction to anything remotely ooh shiny... I stop to peruse her wares.  I saw beautiful pairs of earrings created with peacock feathers that made me drool. And then.... interspersed with these beautiful works of art, I see something in my opinion utterly horrifying.  Single strand necklaces and a pair of earrings being priced for $35. If these necklaces were made of gemstones with sterling silver chain or gold, I could deal. I can imagine that as I have priced these materials and could justify that. So I found myself taking a closer look.  When I do so, I notice that the necklaces were created using a pre strung strand of beads that you purchase at Walmart for less than $4.00 and that there were no embellishments added to them. Literally these beads were restrung exactly as they were sold and a clasp added. The earrings were beautiful though. Btw, the necklace was made with a single strand of the pre strung beads which means that dependent on the price of her other supplies it cost maybe $5.00 to make. (I inquired if the clasp was sterling silver and it wasn't. )
So dear people, here is finally the point of my rant.  I do my best to provide my customers with two options regarding my jewelry.  Option one is I scour bead shops and online shops for the best possible prices for my supplies so that I may be able to create something that looks high end while keeping it financially obtainable.  I still keep my stringing supplies high quality so that even if you pay less than $20 you know that it will last.  Quality control is very important to me.  Option two that I offer is actual high end fine jewelry. Created with sterling silver, swarovski crystals and gemstones. These products are noticeably higher priced, but in the end more than worth it.  When I see something that is nothing short of lazy, it angers me. I am truly baffled that someone can call themselves a designer and allow product like that to be on the same table as truly remarkable work.