Repairing Wholesale Jewelry
If you make jewelry wholesale, then you definitely need to know
how to make repairs to the jewelry that you sale. If you can offer
your clients free or discounted repairs, you will find that you
have better customer relations. Also, you need to have the ability
to guarantee your pieces and offer free repairs for a specified
period of time after the sale. This is just good business
and it will set you apart from many of your competitors.
If youve made the jewelry, you probably already know how
to repair it. The repair that is needed is probably the simple replacement
of a piece on the jewelry, such as a clasp or replacing a stone
that has come lose. This type of work can usually be done quickly,
and at very little expense.
If you dont make the jewelry yourself, you still need to
offer free repairs for a specified period of time. Again, this is
just good business. In this case, you need to learn some jewelry
repair, and you need to purchase some jewelry making or jewelry
repair tools. These tools are very small, and they were specifically
designed to make or repair jewelry. For the most part, these tools
are very inexpensive.
One piece of equipment that you will need is a magnifying glass
that stands on its own, allowing you to use both of your hands.
You also need very good lighting that can be pointed directly onto
the jewelry that you are repairing. Both of these are essential
if you want to do a good job, and avoid eye strain at the same time.
You will need some jewelry making supplies as well, such as extra
clasps, chains, and possibly even gemstones. Of course, you dont
want to keep too much of this on hand, as you may never use any
of it
so use your best judgment here.
Before you rush out and purchase a book or course on jewelry making
and repair, find out if the company that you order the jewelry wholesale
from in the first place has any guarantees. If so, you dont
need to learn anything. Simply have your customer ship the jewelry
back to you, or directly to the company, and they should take care
of the repairs. However, follow up for your customer dont
leave the customer to deal with the wholesale company on their own
that is bad business! If the jewelry wholesale company doesnt
treat your customer right, it will reflect on you!
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