True Tales

The Customer Caught With His Pants Down

This customer provided a little too much disclosure with a photo of the ring he was trying to sell.

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2 years ago

September 26, 2023

INSTORE Staff Instore October 2023 Issue

We purchase jewelry from the general public and often ask them to send us pictures of the items they’d like to sell before making an appointment to come by our showroom. We received a photo from a gentleman of a ring he wanted to sell, and upon closer inspection of the background of the photo, we realized he was sitting on the toilet with his pants around his ankles in a public restroom! — Julie Walton Garland, Walton’s Jewelry, Franklin, TN

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