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This Customer Gave The Salesperson a $500 Tip

And it happened during the height of the pandemic.

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8 months ago

April 6, 2023

INSTORE Staff Instore April 2023 Issue

This Customer Gave The Salesperson a $500 Tip

(During the pandemic) after a couple of months going back and forth on a custom design sketch (customer kept making changes), when the job was complete, my customer reached over and kissed my hand through his mask and gave me a $500 tip. He said I was very patient with him and his platinum and diamond band came out exactly as he envisioned it. Not to say but I took the tip happily. — Lyla Ismael, Lyla Jewelers, Oak Lawn, IL

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