[Jewelry making - Article 01264] - Re: [Orchid] Independent jeweler in today's marketplace

[MillsGem]

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NO PAIN, NO GAIN !

    We had to start all over again 18 years ago when we lost a legal
    battle with a government agency which had condemned a commercial
    property that we owned and which had been polluted by a tenant. 

    My wife and I were left penniless, but we some stock and a fair
    selection of equipment and tools. We had to start all over again with
    no money in the bank. 

    We made all of our own fixtures and did our own remodeling. We lived
    in a cramped duplex and drove an ancient Toyota pickup. After a year
    we got ousted from our store and had to start all over again in
    another location. For many years we lived from bill to bill and
    gradually made progress. In about the tenth year we relocated to a
    much better and larger location. Since then our store has thrived
    and we now can buy a new car every few years, live in a very
    desirable apartment and take occaisional trips. The only thing absent
    is the ability to own property. Local hovels start at half a million
    dollars ! Nonetheless, we are working on that problem......Now our
    biggest problem is keeping up with the demand for our services as we
    approach our mid seventies ! Moral of the story.......you have to
    bust your butt to make it and you have to love what you do ! 

Ron MIlls, Mills Gem Co. Los Osos, Ca.
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