True Tales: See What This Salesperson Did When the Store’s Owner Went on Vacation

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October 20, 2016

INSTORE Staff

True Tales: See What This Salesperson Did When the Store’s Owner Went on Vacation

We had two very high-priced estate diamond rings at one time — more expensive than anything else in the shop by leaps. We were out of town that week, and as we were waiting at the airport to leave, our salesperson, Emily, called to tell us very excitedly that she had just sold one of them. She joked that she would sell the next one the next day. A half hour later, she called to say she had sold the second one to a different couple! We had a really good trip! — Carol Drake, Touch of Silver, Gold & Old, Nashville, IN

This article originally appeared in the November 2016 edition of INSTORE.

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