[Jewelry making - Article 00550] - Re: [Orchid] The cost of holding out

[Daniel R. Spirer]

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>     As a tongue in cheek aside to this customer attitude, has anyone
>     else out there noticed that the customers who are the most
>     distrustful of leaving their jewelry with you are the ones who own
>     the least tempting pieces???? 

    We find them to be the ones with the lowest value items, the most
    demanding about how the work is done and the cheapest customers.  We
    tell them quite directly:  If you don't trust us enough to leave the
    stuff, find a jeweler that you do trust.  You can never make money on
    them.  Often you are much better off letting them walk. 

Daniel R. Spirer, GG
Spirer Somes Jewelers
1794 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02140
617-491-6000
spirersomes AT earthlink.net
www.spirersomes.com



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