Retirement Sale

There’s nothing wrong with retirement.  I hope to do it some day and I wish them all the best.  That said, it’s worth paying attention to what’s being sold and what the deal is.  There are companies that do nothing but going-out-of-business and similar type sales on behalf of stores that are closing.  Business for these people is booming. They will bring in their own inventory, their own sales people and even their own displays if needed.  They’ll mark up the prices on crappy merchandise to nutso levels in order to give a great discount and generally behave in ways that the retiring jeweler may never have considered because it would be bad for their reputation. Long standing customers can find themselves doing business with a completely different group of people without really realizing the importance of the change.  I’ve no clue if your retiring jeweler is doing this or not but it’s an increasingly popular trend as a way to fund their new life of leisure.  Use good shopping skills and look at each deal for what it is, not for what it supposedly used to be. "75% off" means nothing if it's still a bad deal.

Neil Beaty
GG(GIA) ISA NAJA
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