[Jewelry making - Article 00604] - Re: [Orchid] Can't Get a Stuller Account...

[Richard HART]

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>     Eventually, what happened in the diamond industry will happen with
>     the jewelry industry as a whole. The market prices will come down,
>     not all the way down to current wholesale levels imho, but to
>     prices between wholesale and current retail. 

    if that happens all independent jewelers will go out of business.
    There will only be low quality crap, and high end jewelry. Most all
    repair is done by independent jewelers, and that will go bye bye
    also. IMNSHO 

>     Right now, Stuller and other wholesalers are inefficient (as is
>     their right)." 

    Pardon me, Stuller is the model of a company that is built to
    succeed. Independent jewelers are as loyal to Stuller, as Stuller is
    to us. Matt Stuller is my hero. He is at the top of the list as the
    model for ethics in the jewelry industry. 

    There seems to be a lack of understanding or comprehension as to the
    basic concepts of how retail works, regardless of what is being sold.
    No wonder the high failure rate of new businesses. I never knew what
    to attribute the last 15 years of my mediocre success, but apparently
    there are a lot of people who will shoot themselves in the foot and
    apparently not relate to why they are in pain. Or, I can acknowledge
    myself for being a little smarter than I gave myself credit for.
    Thank you. If any of you open a retail business, I hope you have
    enough money to make up for the learning curve some of you apparently
    will suffer. Apparently from some of the posts, there is a lack of
    knowledge about retailing, and sadly a lack of respect for retailers. 

>     The market, as a whole, will benefit greatly, as will the retail
>     consumer." 

    WALMART....WALMART...WALMART...is that what you want. Or you do have
    a choice, Sam's club and Costco, sorry! 

    When retail prices are controled by consumers, and lower prices do
    not mean more sales, just less profit for the retailer, it seems that
    there will be catastrophic job loss, and businesses going under. 

    I went to Mexico eight or ten years ago, with a friend who was raised
    there. He was shopping, looking for Mexican made goods. Everything
    was Hecho in CHINA! Eight or ten years...guess what we might be in
    for? We know that the middle class is disappearing. It is just a
    matter of how fast we are in a downward spiral. 

    Pogo, for those of you old enough to remember, said " I have met the
    enemy and it is me." 

Richard Hart
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