The absolute wackiest experience with this jeweler. There was a woman who befriended me, she seem…read moreto be very impressed with all my fancy connections and political connections and very highbrow life. She loved that I wore Hermes Lilly Pulitzer. Seemed very impressed, and needed some fast cash, she even asked could she clean my home for me. She described her husband as wealthy, but didn't quite know what he did, she didn't "need to know". She seem to be in possession of a lot of designer clothing and wanted to sell it to me, I don't need designer clothing I have a lot of designer clothing.
So after cleaning my home washing my dishes, I noticed she was also very nervous, almost shaking, she said she had anxiety, OK that made sense. She said she needed to go to your jewelry store, she said she had an appointment with your jewelry store, but wanted to know if we could stop at the post office first. She showed me a Rolex watch and a wedding ring that she needed to pawn basically because of her cash flow issue. My question was "where was her husband?" She didn't answer. She also didn't have money to send a box at the post office to ask you to pay.
Again I noticed how nervous this woman was, a new friend, didn't want to judge her, not assume she was using drugs.
Then she told me the truth, her husband had left her, that's why she needed to sell the ring, and a very expensive Rolex watch. The problem was she said, the serial number had been filed off, I told her I didn't think you would take the watch. However, she spoke Polish I believe and somebody in your store did as well.
However when we got in the store, there was somebody in the store who began shaking as well, they were very nervous as they wrote out a big check. The whole thing was so peculiar. I thought to myself "what is going on here?"
I don't believe for a minute you and your business had any idea about the origins of the watch, how it was obtained, or even noticed the serial number was filed off. It was a quick transaction, you trusted her because she pulled the biggest con of all: , affinity. You were comfortable with her.
When we got outside I asked her "why were you so nervous, what was that about?"
Kid you not, whether she was telling the truth or not I'll never know, she told me what her husband actually did for a living, and it was pretty scary. How the Rolex was obtained was even scarier.
I told her to never contact me again. You have a nice jewelry store. Giving me that kind of nonsense. And I definitely don't need anybody using me and my social capital as an accomplice to whatever shady deal she was pulling. I hope she didn't hurt you. " Bad associations spoil useful habits,"
