[Jewelry making - Article 00341] - Re: [Orchid] Ecommerce and Repairs

[Paul Ewing]

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>     Here's a switch for you.......A lady came into my store recently
>     and wanted to know whether I could replicate a wedding ring that
>     she had downloaded from the net. She thereupon whipped out a page
>     with a picture and I replied that certainly we can do something
>     very similar to that, but an exact replica would violate copyright.
>     She thought that would suit her just fine and then went on to
>     explain that she wanted to keep money in the community and
>     preferred to deal with a local merchant. It is awfully tempting to
>     suggest to potential customers that they might use the internet to
>     get ideas and then come in to us for the final product. 

    Yep confirms my overall impression that internet sellers as a group
    have a much higher standard than many to most B&M stores I have seen.
    Nothing like having to tell your customers to go get ideas from other
    people for anything that they can't just order from Stuller. No
    wonder almost all B&M jewelry looks the same as the junk in the
    malls. 

Paul
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