Again, sometimes you get what you pay for.

Funny or not? Probably depends on whether your store is in a mall.

This is often a problem around the holidays, but in a busy store, it can happen any time.

Not strictly limited to jewelry retail, but definitely common!

Things get a little lonely when your co-workers aren’t around.

Being a bench jeweler is a great job, but not always the most glamorous.

Again … there’s not necessarily a lot of glory.

“Maybe you could narrow it down a bit before you ask me!”

Every line of work has its own frustrations, and the jewelry business is no exception.

Jewelers are good at many things, including, in some cases, dad jokes.

Sure, take your best guess. Just assume it will be completely wrong when the job doesn’t match what you were told.

A little knowledge is a good thing. But not THAT good.

“I need a watch battery.”

A lie is still a lie even (or especially) if someone takes great pleasure in telling it.

In the jewelry business, you meet all kinds. For example, some are more religious than others.

If you’ve spent any time in the Jewelers Helping Jewelers group on Facebook (where most of these memes came from), you know what we’re talking about.

Some customers are just so insistent. And they’re not the big spenders.

Even when you have the best intentions, something always seems to go wrong.

Because, of course, jewelers have magical chain-untangling powers, right?

It’s great to have a busy store. But sometimes the stress can boil over.

Some say, “Good things come to those who wait.” But we don’t encourage customers to think that way.

Put another way, if you think you can do better, come give it a try.

Wood you marry me?

Never a dull moment.

Ever seen this move?

Lots of jewelers are collectors at heart.

A true jeweler knows you never give up.

I see what you did there …

The jewelry repair blame game. Not fun!

Chalk it up to “on-the-job training.”

Even the best jewelers find themselves humbled now and then.

Look, when you’re proud of your jewelry, you want it to be seen!

Very punny.

“It just doesn’t work that way …”

Is the customer always right? No. But some are pretty assertive.

The audacity!

This is one customer you NEVER want to see.

Sometimes you have to keep yourself in check.

Jewelry improves lives. We’ll leave it at that.

It’s a weird type of alchemy.

One of the toughest parts of being a jeweler is watching an old classic be dismantled to pursue a fleeting modern ideal.

Sometimes the little things in life provide the biggest joys.

So often the work we must do supersedes the work we love most.