This place has the best assortment of beads and trinkets for your parade needs at a very good price!

Large store with a variety of beads and other Mardi Gras decor, throws and so forth. A bit on the pricey side for a few items. Friendly employees. Large parking lot. read more

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My favorite bead store. We always buy from here and even order online for parties back home. One of our purchases is always holiday beads. St. Patrick's day, Halloween, Valentine's Day, etc... It is fun to celebrate back home. On Halloween I even give out specialty Halloween beads to kids with a great costume. Kind of tricky in MN as they are mostly covered up with coats since our Halloweens often have snow. They have great apparel here too. I purchased my Mardi Gras tennis shoes here too. Lots of decor and nice ceramics for entertaining. Mardi Gras wreaths and Christmas trees too. Thank you for the Krewe discount too! read more

Mardi Gras spot that is great for themed beads. If you can think of it, there is a bead for it. They even have blanks that allow you to create your own. You'll also find lots of items for various other holidays where parading is involved. Lots of holiday jewelry, clothes, decorations, and crafting supplies too! read more

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This is a popular spot for parade throws. The New Orleans area has a LOT of parades and other events where beads are required such as Carnival season, St. Patrick's, St. Joseph's, Halloween, Saints Games, SEC Games and just about any and all other excuses to pass a good time. They have way more than just beads here as they also offer stuffed animals, flowers, cups, headwear, costumes and all manner of New Orleans and Louisiana themed items. I'm surprised more tourists don't just stop in here to shop for souvenirs as they have a huge assortment of so many items at great prices. Overall this place is worth a stop just to check it out and if you need throws this is one of the best places to get them. read more

Beautiful beads and findings. Items are delivered in a timely manner. Very nice selection .

They basically have every type and theme of bead and throw you can possibly imagine here. I came looking for a coffee and beignet bead, which I found, and also found some bachelorette themed beads that I got for an upcoming party. The variety of selections is insane. Every color. Every holiday. Every sports team. The staff is very nice and they are taking all the proper Covid precautions. The only possible thing people could not like is the prices, but if you're from around here you know that novelty beads and throws are always expensive. But it's worth it if you find what you're looking for! I would like to add that they were also out of Alabama beads because we're so popular. ROLL TIDE! (But there were plenty of LSU and Auburn left lol) read more

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I have ordered online from Beads By the Dozen a couple of times, but when I was in town to celebrate the end of the carnival season, I decided to check it out for myself. Row after row after row of every kind of bead you may be dreaming of. Not to mention throws, plates, decorations, some costume pieces, you name it. If it has ever occurred on a carnival float, or in any parade at any time of year, you can probably find it here at this store. Some of the items are unique, much more of them are the same as you can find in any of the other supply houses. It is interesting to wander and roam around this store and just rack up hundreds to thousands of dollars in a cart without even realizing it. It is quite easy to be carried away here. My biggest complaint about this store is the prices. If you're just looking for cheap and easy beads by the dozen, you'll be fine. But once you start looking at the beads and items you'd actually want to take home or throw? They're higher priced than the competition, and often for the same exact products. If you're a savvy shopper, you'll know why you'd come here as opposed to anywhere else, but just be careful of where you devote your big dollars. read more

This is a very busy store come mardis gras, understandably. But the staff are very nice and accommodating. I ordered my boxes of beads online and thought I had a large order. Upon arrival, I said I'm here to pick up my large order. The gentlemen smiled and pointed to the 1200-box order they were currently filling. I was in and out in minutes. The employees help me load the truck up. Be aware online orders are picked up at the warehouse to the right. While I was there I popped into the store and found a lot of great goodies. Highly recommend this company. read more

Beads-wise, this place is a mecca, 5 stars on the variety of beads. It's cray. I also love the bead tie, bead headdress, bead bag, bead coozie, and other creative uses of beads to make useful items. While this place is in the friggin' boonies, I've found some great items for Marketing Sponsorships including a dozen giant flowers, great props including boas, funny hats, and other quirky weird items for our Yelp photobooth stock, AND some great "award pieces", one of which I ended up using for our Arnaud's event. If someone in the fam likes fleur-de-lis paraphernalia, this place has a serious stash. I don't necessarily know what I'm going to find out there, but if I have the time it's great to go through the aisles. read more

Not real sure how you can give a 5 star review to a store that sells junk and more junk. The place is clean and the staff is willing to help out. We always go back. read more

Beads by the Dozen is not just Mardi Gras stuff. While it is true that they have a massive selection of beads, they also have hats, masks, costumes, tiaras, flowers, trinkets, and some very nice New Orleans themed gifts. If you are traveling in this area and want to grab some unique items that you cannot find at the airport gift shop, take a look here. The store is super clean, even during the busiest part of the year. You rarely have to ask for help as everything is always in its place. If you do need help, the staff is generally professional and helpful. A few scenes of television shows set in New Orleans have been filmed in there. I find that they can be a bit pricey on some items while being very reasonable on others. I would rather pay a little more sometimes to do my part to keep this place open. I have placed several layaways with them and I have never had any issues with anything being lost or damaged. I shop here several times a year I find myself inventing reasons to go to here. There is nothing like breaking up the monotony of a hot boring summer like walking in here, soaking up the AC and planning for Mardi Gras! The hours vary depending on the time of year you go, so a phone call is probably a good idea. read more

THE BEST for unique and specialty beads in town. GREAT for home decor and NoLa Christmas ornaments. I've been a customer for years, and even when not living in town will use them to ship me what I need. Always have what you are looking for! read more

I went here last year when I was in the Italian parade and was pleasantly surprised at the selection of Italian throws they had. The parade goers loved the throws! I will be going back this weekend to get ready for the parade again! They have an amazing selection! NOTE TO OWNER: Please make sure you edit your website- I went there on a Sunday. On the website it states your open 11-4, however when I got there it said closed on Sundays. read more

Love the fact that they are open all year. Right off Clearview Pkwy and great parking. You can really get a dozen of beads for $4 - $5. I am talkin the big colorful pearls not those cheap beads everybody throws back on the ground after catching. They should probably discontinue the 'pennies'. Those small beads. Selection is great!! The sports team beads are pretty high $5.99 per bead. There are lots of holiday beads like St. Pattys. Instead of showing your xxxx you can head down here to get the big bead you need....or a dozen. read more

Your source for every bead that you need during Mardi Gras. This is where the krewes shop so should you. They have a huge selection of what will be junk the day after but treasured the day of. The also have very friendly service. read more

I had the same experience as Natalie F. We provided Stephanie a photo to have some custom beads done for our wedding. Several months, lots of phone calls and countless emails later we had a GREAT final product that all of our guests loved! Stephanie was great to work with and if you are looking for some custom beads, I would go nowhere else but beads by the dozen. Two days before our wedding, we threw a New Years Eve part at one of the best suites on Bourbon Street. We purchased the plain ole' "Throwing beads" for our guests here. FYI, 70 people... Lots of liquor went through roughly 1,000 beads in about 2 hours on New Years Eve.... So plan accordingly.... We needed lots more! Price wise, I thought the custom beads were reasonably priced. Everything else was 1/3rd of the price you would find retail on Bourbon street. Thank You Stephanie for doing such a great job! read more

Best prices on throws for the St. Paddys day parades in the entire metro area and I've been to pretty much every supplier in the city. They have an extensive collection on everything from beads and bracelets to specialty items like plush throws, flowers, rubber ducks, sunglasses, foam veggies, scarves, bandanas, headbands, marchers canes and more. Every year I always find new items and I prefer to throw unique items and not just beads and BBTD, never disappoints. The store is open year round and I've found beads, decorations and even gift items for every occasion, including a couple rows of decorative housewares with Fleur De Lis motif or specific NOLA items. read more

Beads by the Dozen is a good place to get beads, which makes sense considering it's in the name. The aisles are well organized and clean with everything in the right place, which is better than a lot of Mardi Gras supply stores. I didn't see much in the way of non-bead throws other than a small palette of moon pies. I do wish the aisles were labeled in some way to make it easier to find what I'm looking for. Considering the level of organization and even signs numbering the aisles I was surprised to not see signage of what was there. I was also a little disappointed with a lack of staff on the floor to assist people looking for something specific. Overall a solid place if you really need beads, but lacking in other throws. read more

Ordered online many years and finally made the physical trip here.. everything you would expect! Lots of items to choose from and the great prices as well. It literally is too much to mention here, but if you place an order online you can pick it up here. read more

I ordered beads to give out for my birthday party from beads by the dozen and I got them the very next day. Very happy with the quick delivery :0) read more

My husband & I found Beads by the Dozen online & asked them to create custom beads for our wedding. Well they did an amazing job! We met with Stephanie & told her what we were looking for - a little NOLA & a little Chicago mixed w/ some Halloween (our wedding date). She emailed us several proofs to review & mailed us a sample before starting production on the order. The beads were incredible, looked great, were not flimsy at all, & our guests loved them. We also ordered some party packs so people could throw regular strands from our balcony. Awesome, awesome, awesome. And, if you are able to make it to their warehouse, definitely go! It's basically a Sam's Club full of beads. Worth the trip :) read more