A customer recently placed a huge order for many, many pieces of jewelry from PastGems.com. Huge. It got my attention. Appeared to be legit in every way so I started packing things up to send her. A couple of days later, she placed another significant order. Not as huge as the first, but still.
Curiosity got the better of me. What is she doing with all this jewelry? She bought things in every price range, from the Bargain Basement, up to $200 emerald brooches. I just couldn't imagine. I didn't think it was a dealer because it wouldn't have been cost effective -- even though my prices are not extremely high, they're not dealer prices. Maybe she is simply a collector? But the styles and tastes were all over the board, so that didn't seem right. Oh, maybe she just likes a lot of things but wants to see them in person before making a final decision. She might be ordering all these things, keep two and return the rest(!) Arrghh.
So you can see how I really wanted to know what she was up to. So I emailed her and asked her. Got a very nice email back from her right away. Turns out she is a friend of the groom's mom for an upcoming wedding. Her idea was to make little "treatments" as she calls them, from vintage jewels (I think she packages them up in little baskets) as gifts at the reception for all of the "Baby Boomer Ladies" that will be at the wedding. Wow! What a charming idea! And sure to bring smiles to the faces of the recipients when they are gifted with these little blasts from the past!
She said she would send photos when she had them done, so I'm hoping for that. When I get them I'll post a follow-up note with the photos.
I'd love to hear of other unique ideas along these lines, so if you have any or if you've seen something done like this, post a reply, please.
Meanwhile, where ever you are in the world, I hope you are enjoying the beautiful month of May. And oh yes, Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there! Don't forget: Our Mother's Day gift to you is FREE SHIPPING all month long!
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