2/5 Elaine R. 3 years ago on Google
We
just
moved
to
the
downtown
area
and
always
try
to
support
the
downtown
shops.
So
we
walked
into
Downtown
Jewelry
&
Watch
Company
last
year
and
noted
that
the
owner
had
several
watches
(which
my
husband
owns
several)
for
sale
that
were
worth
several
thousand
dollars
less
than
she
was
asking.
But
perhaps
she
expected
to
negotiate
down,
so
we
just
thought
that
was
odd
and
could
really
take
advantage
of
some
unwitting
customer.
Fast
forward
to
last
weekend,
my
son
was
in
town
for
3
days
on
leave
with
the
Marines.
His
watch
needed
a
new
battery,
so
we
brought
it
in
on
a
Friday
and
explained
that
he
is
leaving
on
Saturday.
The
gentleman
says
it
will
"be
$20-$25
and
ready
on
Saturday
after
3pm."
I
note,
he
neglected
to
write
either
detail
on
the
invoice
sheet
(price
nor
date),
which
I
should
have
caught,
but
didn't.
So
we
show
up
on
Saturday
at
4pm
only
to
find
the
place
is
locked
up,
no
sign
on
the
door,
no
outgoing
voicemail
message,
just
a
dark
store
that
is
supposed
to
be
open
--
according
to
their
sign
--
til
9pm.
My
son
now
has
to
leave
back
to
where
he's
stationed
without
his
watch.
So
I
leave
a
message
and
no
one
calls
back,
ever.
On
Monday
we
called
and
were
told
to
call
back
after
4p
-
like
thank
you
for
continuing
to
put
the
responsibility
on
your
customers
to
ever
get
their
items
back.
So
anyway,
we
called
back
again
and
told
there
was
a
death
in
the
family
and
the
watch
would
be
ready
on
Tuesday.
Very
sorry
for
their
loss,
so
I
go
in
to
pick
up
the
watch
today
and
the
guy
tells
me,
that
will
be
$35!
I
explain
to
him
that
he
himself
quoted
me
$20-25
and
I
start
to
explain
that
I
now
will
also
have
to
send
the
watch
back
to
my
son
-
and
he
interrupts
me
and
says
in
a
nasty
tone
"I
don't
need
your
story,
here
you
owe
me
$25!"
I
get
that
a
death
in
the
family
is
traumatic,
hence
I
am
providing
2
stars
instead
of
none.
But
when
one
owns
a
business,
one
has
to
provide
information
to
their
customers
regardless.
They
cannot
keep
people's
valuables
(they
are
a
jewelry
and
watch
store
after
all)
hostage
and
then
try
to
up-charge
upon
pick-up
because
they
are
vague
on
their
intake
documentation.
Sorry,
based
on
the
prices
we
see
on
their
items
and
now
their
dicey
business
practices
and
rudeness,
even
in
light
of
a
crisis,
I
do
not
trust
Downtown
Jewelry
&
Watch
Co.
and
we
will
bring
all
future
business
elsewhere.
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