The Jewelry Artist Diaries 3: The Customer Who Knew What She Wanted
by Rena Klingenberg. © 2003-Present Rena Klingenberg. All Rights Reserved
I was discreetly eating lunch in my booth during a slow spell at an art show one Saturday.
I took a small bite of my homemade sandwich, and then set the rest of the sandwich down in an inconspicuous place behind my checkout stand while I chewed.
Meanwhile, a couple of customers came and went.
Then an elegantly dressed lady strode determinedly into my booth and began browsing through my jewelry.
She didn’t want to talk. She was on a mission to see my wares.
So she spent several minutes progressing around my displays, examining every piece of jewelry intently.
She even put on her glasses so she wouldn’t miss any details.
I silently tried to guess which piece of jewelry she was going to purchase.
The turquoise teardrop earrings? An opalite wire pendant?
Finally she finished examining all of my jewelry and walked briskly up to me.
Since she didn’t have any of my jewelry items with her, I thought, “She’s going to request a custom piece of jewelry!”
However, she peered at me over the top of her glasses and asked determinedly, “Where did you get that sandwich?”
She didn’t place a custom jewelry order – but if I’d had an extra sandwich, she would have bought it on the spot.
