If you read our last email, you would be aware that our small family business has been running for quite some
time - but were you aware that we've also had a website for over half that time? Whilst an online shop is pretty normal these days, it certainly wasn't back when we started, and we've come a long day since then!
As well as being a gem-geek, I am also a bit of a tech-geek, so in 1999 for a school project I taught myself HTML and wrote our first website line by line. The site showcased our main product lines of the time - etched glassware that Annie and Mick had on sale in galleries and giftshops Australia-wide. You can still see
some of these special pieces in our shops.
2005 - 2006
2005 was the beginnings of being able to purchase beads and related findings through our online cart, and we put together a site that featured many of our range of beady goodness. The site featured a throw back to the origins of our name of Eureka! Beads - a strong family connection to the gold
fields and Eureka Stockade.
2006 - 2013
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As our online site became more popular, it was time to update the site slightly, adding considerable more categories and products, and working on making the website easier to navigate. We also started adding our massive collection of free beading instructions, as well as other beady resources.
2013 - 2019
A major overhaul in 2013 saw huge changes to our site, as well as an updated colour scheme. The site was a lot cleaner, easier to navigate and quicker for us to manage behind the scenes. The new site gave us room to grow and to showcase even more of our ever expanding inventory.
2019 onwards
We loved our old site, but it was once again time to step into the future - our big update earlier this year brought with it significant mobile capabilities, which means that shopping from your phone or tablet has never been easier! It's a never ending process though, as we continue to add new products and free projects to
the site!
As well as having your order posted out to you, if you live locally, you're welcome to pick your order up from one of our shops. As all of our internet orders are processed at our Toomuc store, Click & Collect orders are normally available for pickup from Toomuc within a few hours. C&C orders for pickup from Cheltenham take up to about a week as we need to transfer the stock across.
CYBER MONDAY
As we celebrate 20 years of having an online presence, we have our Black Friday/Cyber Monday specials still running until 5pm Monday instore and 9pm Monday online, so jump on the website to secure yourself a bargain!
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