re: Cost to ride in Endymion, Orpheus?

No offense but I have seen bead costs through my Krewe, Endymion, Plush Appeal, BBD, and shopped online and went so far as to go Alibaba. If you get 24 sacks at that price you are throwing total shite beads.

I'll repeat, there is no offense intended with me saying that...and I'm sure you'll disagree...and what's wrong with blinkys, LED's and specialties? It's what people want. Glass beads made by hand and wooden doubloons evolved as throws. They'd get dropped now just like shitty throws get dropped now. You throw what the crowds want.

Again though good info on the dues...I would love to talk beads with you though...I find your figures hard to square with reality unless you're throwing K-Mart-esque shite.