Jewelry Wholesale Repair
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 you've 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 don't 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 don't 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 don't 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 don't leave the customer to deal
with the wholesale company on their own that is bad business!
If the jewelry wholesale company doesn't treat your customer
right, it will reflect on you!
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