Cheap Body Jewelry

If you’re dying for an eye-catching piece of body jewelry at the right price, here’s a quick rundown of places you might want to check out.

• The piercing parlor

If there is a body jewelry and tattoo parlor in your town, head there for options and advice. Even if you don’t find anything in your budget, you can get a good idea of what you’d like by browsing the displays.

• Jewelry outlets at the mall or downtown

There’s plenty of inexpensive body jewelry to be had at chain jewelry outlets. You know the ones—usually located in the mall, where girls go to get their ears pierced on their eleventh birthday. These stores can have surprisingly cute and unusual styles. Keep in mind the best thing about buying something cheap is that no one has to know where it came from!

• Craft Fairs and Carnivals

When a carnival comes to town, jewelry stands often set up on the grounds. Street fairs and block fairs attract jewelry merchants, too. The stands are usually run by the owners of local stores. Since they see a good opportunity to sell a lot of product in one day or week, you’re likely to get discounts at the fair that you couldn’t get at the store.

• Online retailers

You can also try searching online for cheap body jewelry. Wholesalers can be a godsend—many of the stores you’d buy quality jewelry from in town are buying it from a wholesaler. But you may have to look for a while before you find one that will sell you just one piece.

Buy Quality Metals

When you shop for cheap body jewelry, always make sure the metal in the jewelry is good quality. In Canada and most of Europe, metals now need to be certified to meet a specific standard for body jewelry. If you live in the United States you can ask for metals of that standard too. Check for the words “EU Directive Certified” or “European Directive Certified” on websites and at stores.

How Cheap Do You Want Your Jewelry?

If you can’t find what you’re looking for—a beautiful piece of high-quality metal—within your price range, you might be aiming too low. Be willing to spend a little extra on something safe, beautiful, and long-lasting. If it’s going in a tender part of your flesh, it may not be a bad idea to splurge.