[Jewelry making - Article 00342] - [Orchid] Unethical dealers

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    My wife shops at the gem shows that come to Denver, the last one was
    the Intergem show, and I want to make you all aware of some of the
    dealers tactics. My wife picks out merchandise at one dealer, and
    asks them to hold it while she shops. At this point it is not
    written up. The show before this one, going through the
    merchandise at our business, she notices she paid for pieces she did
    not 	pick out, and she was charged more for some pieces she did pick
    out than what was quoted. At one booth at the Intergem show, a bag
    was half full of Bali beads, when she came back, it was twice the
    quantity, added to with stuff she did not pick out. 

    At another booth, they tried what they tried at the  show before
    this, adding pieces 	and over charging. She went through the bag this
    time and told them that there were pieces she had not picked out, and
    that they changed prices on some items. They told her that the pieces
    that were marked up from what she was told they would be were not
    	marked right at the factory (like we believe that or care). She told
    them that she needs to be told if they change the price, that she
    might not want them at a higher price. 

    One dealer was Middle Eastern, one was from India. Apparently they
    have a way to 	compensate for the slow economy. My wife spends
    thousand of dollars with these people. You would think they don't
    want to lose her as a customer. Apparently they don't care. In the
    future, if she leaves things at a booth to pick up later, it will be
    weighed and marked. Richard in Denver 



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