Buccaneer Beads in Tampa expects to sell more than one million sets of beads this month in preparation for all the Gasparilla festivities and various parades happening across Tampa Bay.It is a family business. Me and my mom started it 19 years ago, said owner Jennifer Grindell. We started it pretty much out of a whim. We got tired of shopping at the only place in town, now were the only place in town.Grindell said if you catch beads from a Krewe member at Saturdays Childrens Parade theres a strong chance they came from her store.There are over 90 sanctioned Krewes in the state so they pretty much all depend on us to supply them with as many options of beads that are available, said Grindell.From rubber duckies, to hearts, to your favorite sports teams, more than 100 different sets of beads line the shelves.For the childrens parade, on average, people will buy 30 to 40 dozen per person especially for like the little kids, said Grindell.For those throwing the beads, bigger and brighter is often better.Its always nice to have something that everyone else doesnt have, so you pick the popular beads so you get people yelling at you. Its more fun that way, said Brian Swearingen.For others, theres a sort of sentimentality when it comes to bead shopping.So Im from Plant City, so I got the strawberries for Plant City representation, said Asif Hakeem. I grew up catching beads with my family on Bayshore my whole life, and I always waited for the opportunity to give that joy back to the kids that we received when we were kids in the community.Pirates of the Caribbean may have the Black Pearl but Buccaneer Beads has the Blue Pearl, new this year.I carry it in three different sizes, and I cant keep it in stock, said Grindell.Then theres Matthew Cooley and his two-year-old daughter Nora, who will be celebrating her first childrens parade. Its hard to tell who is more excited.Ive been in the Krewe for 12 years now, and as much fun as Ive had, I think this is the most excited Ive been for any parade, to be able to share this with her, and hopefully she enjoys it as much as I have, said Cooley.