I know we all love lampies but does the general public see the difference between beautiful handmade beads and mass-produced ones?

I have a friend who makes them but finds they don't sell that well compared to her silver stuff. I also had an interesting chat with a stallholder at the NEC who said sales were disappoining. I often find that the more cutting edge stuff doesn't sell as well as the run of the silver stuff. Other artists and crafts people appreciate them but generally people go for the safe option.

I'd be happy to be contradicted if I'm wrong.