JEWELRY LOST N FOUND

“Clean my ring please!”

This is what happens in jewelry stores…

Customers come in to shop and ask us to clean their jewelry.

We’d love to!

After all, nothing beats clean jewelry.

(Except buying NEW jewelry.)

We put your jewelry in the ultrasonic cleaner. All your rings, pendants, bracelets and earrings go into the brew. We turn it on so they can clean and come back up front so we can wait on you.

We show you all the hot new items. We show you the clearance pieces (70% off is a steal). You try on rings and gemstones and get excited by the all latest trends and styles.

You may even purchase a piece or two…

Great!

We ring you up. Box your goods. Finish up your warranties and appraisals and you’re good to go.

You leave with the bag, happy and smiling and thinking about your new jewelry.

15 minutes later we realize your old jewelry is still in the cleaner.

It’s true. I can’t tell you how many times this has happened… Tons.

We get distracted just like you (what did I do yesterday?)

Customers usually don’t get too far down the road before they notice this. Only a couple have actually gotten all the way home before they find out (that’s a drag).

Sometimes I’ll remember instantly and run out in the parking lot flagging them down…

The good thing is, at least your jewelry will be really really clean. :)

And some jewelry needs it too.

Dirty jewelry:

Some jewelry is so dirty it could sit in the cleaner for hours.

Only once, that I recall, did we actually forget about the customer’s jewelry until the next morning. Oops! I can’t believe the customer didn’t call us before then.

Busy bees…

You see, it’s just so easy to get distracted and forget things. Our lives are busy. We all have things on our mind, places to go, people to see… I have to leave myself notes just so I can remember what to do.

The bottom line is:

Don’t forget your jewelry.

The ultrasonic cleaner becomes a crazy lost and found for your valuables.

We have people call us up in a frenzy. They give us their name and we hold the items in the vault for them to pick up later. And here’s the funny part… Some people never come back to pick them up!

EVER!

We actually have items that have been in the safe for over 6 months.

In fact, we have a ladies diamond wedding set that’s been Locked up for over a year…

Explain that.

Crazy isn’t it? I don’t get it (not everyone buys, so we don’t have a name or number to call either). Why don’t they come back to pick them up? You’d think sooner or later they’d miss their wedding ring.

Hmmm.

So don’t forget your own jewelry (anywhere you go). Sure it’s in safe hands, but they should be on your hand. Right?

And if you don’t pick them up within the next year, I’m charging you rent.

lol JK ;)

Our lost n found is not a storage unit.

So before you leave the Jewelry Store…

So look down.

Are your fingers bare?

Don’t get so distracted… We all tend to forget.

Cheers! :)