I needed my engagement ring re-sized, so I went to Jared. The re-sizing service costed $25. The salesman took my ring and had me fill out a form. Then he had me look at my ring under the microscope. Why? Since a couple of the stones appeared to be ever-so-slightly loose under the microscope, he was trying to butter me up to have the setting tightened for an additional $25. This was not in my budget.
He was hoping that since I already filled out a form, and since he attempted to ""scare"" me with the loose stone debacle, and since he hoped I was a passive little woman who would agree to anything, he expected that I would walk out of there spending $50 instead of $25.
I instructed him to simply re-size the ring. He made the excuse that the ring couldn't be re-sized because the stones were loose and he needed to tighten the setting in order to re-size the ring. The clincher is that my ring is very modest and simple. None of the three tiny stones in the setting would hinder the re-sizing of the band whatsoever. You bet I took my ring and bailed out the door without a word.
I went to Kaminsky Jewelers in Marietta, and they re-sized my ring at a reasonable price without having to ""tighten the setting first."" No hassle, and I was treated with respect and without manipulation.
Silly salesman. You should have stayed with selling used cars.
Pros: um...
Cons: Sleazy ""used car"" salesman
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