True Tales: July 2013 BY THE INSTORE TEAM Published in the July 2013 issue. We once had a gentleman in our store who was visiting from...
True Tales: June 2013 BY THE INSTORE TEAM Published in the June 2013 issue. JEWELRY FANTASY We once sold diamond studs to a gentleman for his...
True Tales: Dreams Fulfilled BY THE INSTORE TEAM Published in the April 2013 issue. Two things — both happening within 15 minutes of each other: 1A...
True Tales: No Right Answer BY THE INSTORE TEAM Published in the March 2013 issue. We had a gentlemen come in with a Movado Museum watch...
True Tales: Price Corrections BY THE INSTORE TEAM Published in the February 2013 issue. We had a gentlemen come in with a Movado Museum watch in...
She did not get the response she expected.
Stories from the front lines of retail A nice, enthusiastic guy calls several times, making sure we would be ready for him to bring in his...
A customer enters our store on Dec. 23, looking for something "different." I show him a .65 point chocolate diamond solitaire in a vintage 14K white...
A young couple picks out a trio set to put on layaway. He pays enough to take the engagement ring with him and gives it to...
We offer a lifetime replacement battery on watches. You pay once and the battery is replaced for a lifetime. Sadly, one of our customers who had...
A couple came into the shop for an engagement ring. The man, speaking to anyone who was listening, commanded: "We need to find my girl-friend a...
This happened about 20 years ago. A young lady comes in to buy a ring for a young man she has only seen at church from...
I always bring my Shih-Tzu, Bentley, to work with me. My clients love him. He is always so friendly and makes them feel welcome. Well, one...
A customer was picking up a repair. He could not stop complimenting a female member of my staff. It started with how beautiful her eyes were,...
American jewelers share their weirdest storiesYeah, we’re suckers for a great story. Since launching INSTORE back in January 2002, we’ve consistently asked the jewelers we meet a...
Had a fellow come in one day and ask if I remembered him. I really didn’t so he continued on about the battery that I had...
I grew up in the family jewelry business. When my father passed away, I got a small container of his ashes, which I put in the...
“One time a funny old man came into our store. He didn’t know where he was and he just wanted to rest. He sat on a...
Shortly after I had sprained my ankle, I had a customer walk into my shop who also appeared to be limping. So my big mouth opened...
I had a young bride-to-be come in the store and look at the semi-mount and loose diamond case. I overheard her tell her friend that if...
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