Ah, retail jewelry mark up... one of the main reasons I do what I do....
We do not mark up a percentage. We make a fee, not unlike a consultant, which is exactly what I see my business doing. Sales are for the folks taking large margins. That means we can take excellent care of the $1000 budget client, but the $50,000 budget client makes out like a bandit.
In addition to that, we are not trying to sell stuff in a case, where we may be paying interest on jewelry we do not own. We make jewelry, better built, more precise, heavier, solid, and we do it without a markup percentage.
We operate in an office, without the overhead of a retail store, and we see clients by appointment to focus on them solely. I like to teach and inform clients on what really makes return on investment when buying diamonds, etc, but I do what the client wishes to do.
This is the niche Fifth C fills, and as a sponsor since 2009, if I were doing it badly, TA folks would have put me out of business years ago.
If you or someone you know is in the market, let me visit with you or them versus a retail mark up store. We will make a better piece of jewelry for the client every time, and leave markups to the stores!
AGGIE - CUSTOM JEWELER - WHOLESALE PRICING - TEXAGS SPONSOR