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Wouldn’t You Just Love to Say This to the Customer Who Pooh-Poohs a Complicated Repair?

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8 years ago

January 2, 2018

INSTORE Staff Instore January 2018 Issue

Wouldn’t You Just Love to Say This to the Customer Who Pooh-Poohs a Complicated Repair?

“Well then, Mary Lou, how’s about you whip out your glue gun and fix your own diamond ring then?”

To the repair customer who said: “What do you mean you have to take it in? It’s really just a simple repair. Just stick one of those hoosies on the dinkie and it’s all set.”

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