DD and I went shopping at Penns Purchase in Lahaska, PA and there is this jewelry store, Enzo's Fine Jewelry that has been there for around 15 years which means it must do business to still be there. Since I am on a quest for diamond huggies I thought I would stop in and like any true PS'er to look at some bling. He asked me if I was looking for anything specific and I told him 1.5 ct huggies. He then proceeded to tell me that he does not carry 1.5 (I started there and did not bring up the 2 carats I am seriously considering) 5 - 15 pointers per huggie, but that he could custom make them for me. I asked if he could give me a figure to see if it was within my budget. I asked for F-G stones (like the ones being offered by IDJ and WF for comparison) and for VS clarity and then it was when the rudeness started. He said that G-H and SI is good enough. When I told him that I would want to inspect the stones first he got nasty saying that if I needed to use a loupe to check out the stones that I was nuts. SI in 15 pointers is good enough. When I started to use "his jeweler's language" he was pissed and then proceeded to pull out his RAP Report. I told him that I did not need an education in that report, that all I wanted was a ballpark - low to high of what it would cost for 1.5 tctw diamond huggies -
He kept asking me what my budget was and I refused to tell him. He then asked me what I thought his profit margin was and I said that I did not care, when he pressed I said ok 20 - 30% to make him think that I was stupid. So he said ok I will break down my actual cost and tack on 20% profit. So I kept pressing and asked to give me a ballpark figure again he kept pressing me to find out what I was willing to spend. To make him happy I asked would the huggies cost around $6000.? He said probably less than that, and I pressed on,"How much less?" and he said "a little more than $5,000". I chuckled and he asked if I think I could do better and I smiled at him and said, much better. I could see at this point he was getting pissed at me, but I delighted in the fact that he was getting hot under the collar.He finally told me to stop wasting his time. I looked around and saw that DD and I were the only ones in his shop and then looked at each other and laughed as we exited the store.
He kept asking me what my budget was and I refused to tell him. He then asked me what I thought his profit margin was and I said that I did not care, when he pressed I said ok 20 - 30% to make him think that I was stupid. So he said ok I will break down my actual cost and tack on 20% profit. So I kept pressing and asked to give me a ballpark figure again he kept pressing me to find out what I was willing to spend. To make him happy I asked would the huggies cost around $6000.? He said probably less than that, and I pressed on,"How much less?" and he said "a little more than $5,000". I chuckled and he asked if I think I could do better and I smiled at him and said, much better. I could see at this point he was getting pissed at me, but I delighted in the fact that he was getting hot under the collar.He finally told me to stop wasting his time. I looked around and saw that DD and I were the only ones in his shop and then looked at each other and laughed as we exited the store.