1/5 Zoya G. 8 months ago on Google • 5 reviews
If
you
are
commissioning
or
bringing
fine
and
extremely
expensive
jewelry,
then
there’s
a
chance
Ara
is
your
man.
He
told
me
clearly
that
he
has
a
number
of
very
valuable
pieces
to
work
on,
and
that
it
was
nonsensical
for
me
to
think
he
should
waste
his
time
on
my
work.
I
have
been
collecting
and
commissioning
jewelry
pieces
since
I
was
a
child,
and
this
is
the
most
ridiculous
and
belittling
experience
I
have
had
so
far.
Please
read
below
for
more
details,
and
find
the
image
of
my
piece
(that
Ara
considered
“100%
complete”)
attached.
I
came
to
Ara
last
Wednesday
(August
9th)
to
get
a
brass
nameplate
necklace
cast
into
silver.
I
was
to
purchase
the
chain
myself
and
he
would
cast
the
nameplate
and
assemble
the
necklace
for
me.
Ara
was
a
little
brusque
but
I
didn’t
pay
much
mind
to
it
at
the
time.
When
I
called
on
Monday,
Ara
repeatedly
told
me
he’s
busy
and
that
it
wasn’t
done.
I
asked
when
it
would
be
done
and
he
said
he
doesn’t
know,
he’s
busy.
I
had
to
ask
multiple
times
for
him
to
then
tell
me
it
would
be
100%
done
by
Tuesday
(today,
August
15th).
I
arrive
today
only
to
find
the
nameplate
has
still
not
been
finished.
My
task
was
to
bring
a
chain
and
closure
for
him
to
assemble
it,
but
as
you
can
see
in
the
picture
it’s
nowhere
near
close
to
being
ready
for
assembly.
I
ask
him
about
it
and
he
tells
me
again
“I’m
busy.”
I’m
taken
aback
because
it
doesn’t
make
any
sense
to
call
me
in
to
pick
up
an
unfinished
piece
when
he
knows
I
want
a
finished
product.
When
I
ask
Ara
again
when
it’ll
be
done,
he
gives
me
some
noncommittal
response
and
I
get
frustrated
and
ask
again
for
a
clear
answer.
Again,
he
says
“I’m
busy.”
I
tell
him
that
he
gave
his
word
that
it
would
be
“100%
finished”
and
that
I
need
him
to
be
clearer
with
me.
He
then
proceeds
to
raise
his
voice
and
tell
me
that
it’s
not
like
he
lied
to
me,
and
that
“I
have
all
these
[far
more
expensive
pieces]
so
why
would
I
waste
my
time
on
yours?”
I
asked
for
the
pieces
back,
paid
him,
and
then
left
his
shop
in
tears
while
he
proceeded
to
complain
loudly
to
his
colleague
about
me.
If
he
didn’t
think
my
work
was
valuable
enough
for
his
time
he
should
have
referred
me
to
someone
who
would.
He
was
dishonest
and
tried
to
convince
me
that
he
said
only
the
casting
would
be
done
today,
when
I
had
made
it
clear
I
was
coming
to
pick
up
a
piece
that
was
ready
for
assembly.
He
was
quick
to
speak
to
me
aggressively
and
was
argumentative
throughout.
It
was
like
pulling
teeth
trying
to
get
any
information
out
of
him.
I
have
a
lot
of
patience
for
different
personalities,
as
long
as
they
have
integrity
in
their
work
—
Ara
clearly
has
none.
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