[Jewelry making - Article 00822] - Re: [Orchid] Setting customer stones

[daniel spirer]

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    First of all, you should have it clearly spelled out that all
    customer's stones are set at their risk and it should be signed off
    on by the customer at take in. You should verbally reinforce this
    statement to them as well. Then make all of your prices high enough
    to accommodate the fact that you aren't selling the stone to them.
    You can always discount something to someone who ends up getting
    their stones through you or simply reduce the price of the stone to
    them by whatever extra you're charging to cover the non stone
    buyers. You might also want to start looking at selling branded
    stones as they aren't available through places like Blue Nile. Lazare
    Diamonds. Hearts on Fire. Something like that. 

Daniel R. Spirer, G.G.
Daniel R. Spirer Jewelers, LLC
1780 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02140
www.spirerjewelers.com
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