[Jewelry making - Article 01269] - Re: [Orchid] Cleaning showcase glass

[Deb Weller]

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    Our humble shop is in a flea market where there is a LOT of dust and
    keeping the counters looking nice is a challenge, so I've been
    following this thread with interest. 

    My husband and I were at Wal-Mart the other day and in our travels
    through the store, I discovered a microfiber cloth mitt. It was less
    than $2 US and it works GREAT. I sprayed a little glass cleaner on
    the first counter top and started wiping. There was enough cleaner on
    the cloth after that to do the other 3 counter tops AND the fronts.
    The counters were sparkling!! By the end of the day, the mitt had
    dried and I just shook out the dust/dirt. 

    BTW - going back to a previous thread about how to compete with the
    big guys, the chains and Wal-Mart - even though our shop is in a flea
    market, we carry quality gold, silver and gems. We don't have the
    overhead, so we can compete with the big stores on prices, plus we
    replace watch batteries (and as someone said, do a little education
    at the same time) and we do repairs "while you wait" - it's our niche
    and it works very well for us. So well, in fact, that we are probably
    going to HAVE to go to brick-and-mortar by next spring. Customers are
    coming back and sending their friends and family to us, too - word of
    mouth advertising is worth more than any ad we could pay for! 

Debra Weller
Weller's Jewelry
Mesa, AZ

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