No matter how long you’ve had inventory, you want to make sure that to the customer, it looks brand new. One way to minimize the wear and tear of your jewelry product is through proper storage.
Jewelers of America’s COO Rob Headley, a quality control expert, offers the following tips to ensure that pieces stay in good, sellable condition:
- Keep pieces from touching each other, and keep them in original packaging for protection.
- Use "first in, first out." Make sure that there is a system of tagging in the drawer!
- Have appropriate supplies on hand for all to use.
- "Appropriate supplies" include: specialty tissue from jewelry suppliers to protect sterling from tarnishing and gold/platinum from scratching; plastic bags to retard tarnishing from air contact; flannels for outer protection; and adhesive-style plastic for immobilization for shipping.
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