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And, we've all heard them complain about how poor sales were.

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I developed an educationalspeak about cabochons--why are suregems cabbed and never facetted, why these gemstones are valuable, why my particular cabochons are unique and desirable, the method i'm facing to make a cabochon.

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the following show, I chose a special topic to concentrate on--the worth of buying a home made chain that may be fully soldered as opposed to at least one made from unsoldered links. Again, by the top of my displayI had increased my sales of handmade chains.

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an informed customer is one in order to trust you, appreciate your jewelry, will buy from you and shall become a repeat customer.