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"Bill" wrote
However,I'm rarely interested in custom pieces. I'm just looking for a way to leverage the best price on, for example, a "fancy" link chain bracelet/chain. That is of course assuming that shops will accept haggling. Stores have to factor many things in when selling products. Be that jewellery, vacuum cleaners, pet food or whatever you can think of. They need to consider rent, utilities, cost of stock, wages, periods of the year that are usually slow for sales, taxes, possibly marketing of some description, office consumables, tool wear, etc, etc. Every shop will be different in the types and amounts of costs it needs to account for. And they not only need to cover these costs, most businesses would also like to make a profit. A prospective customer waltzing in saying "I think you're a rip-off. 14ct isn't worth that much. Do a better price for me." is not neccesarily going to be greeted with a favourable response. Dale Porter |
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Pricing is a very difficult thing to do in the jewelry markets.
Especially, it is essentially a fly by the seat of your pants type thing. It is advisable to double check pricing. The best way to get a good understanding of the lowest prices is by going to some of the serious jewelry discounters on the internet. (i.e. www.simplevalue.com) These discounters are lower cost operations and you will be more capable of understanding what fair pricing would be. In this manner you know you wont get cheated when you decide to make a purchase. Any more questions just email me. Best, Neel |
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" A prospective customer waltzing in saying "I think you're a
rip-off. 14ct isn't worth that much. Do a better price for me." is not neccesarily going to be greeted with a favourable response. Nope, this wouldn't be my approach. I would plan on being respectful and cordial but firm once commencing haggling. |
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