[Jewelry making - Article 00457] - Re: [Orchid] Bench jewellers working for the trade

[diamondeddy2]

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>     It doesn't make sense to pay more to size the ring than it cost. 

    Low cost of an item has no bearing on the price to size or repair.
    Two factors that weigh heavily in this issue are 1) cost of your time
    and material, and 2) how bad does the customer want it. If you are
    skilled at the bench, and have a decent working relationship with the
    customer/shop, you should be able to spot those jobs that do not fit
    into normal pricing, and let them know before the bill is incurred.
    Then they can make a decision whether they are willing to pay they
    price. If you have a store that wants to bicker about price on a
    consistent basis, I highly reccomend that you dump them. If you are
    good at what you do, they will come. And you can pick and choose
    between good customers, and the bad ones. Bad ones are used to being
    dropped, and needing to find another tradeshop. But don't doubt your
    own abilities and let stores push you around. Fight back! 

Ed in kokomo
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