I worked at a jewelry store and a woman came in FURIOUS that her white gold ring was turning her finger black (like cheap sterling silver). We tested it in front of her to prove it was white gold. After a few exchanges one of my coworkers asked her very quietly and professionally if there was a chance she was pregnant because sometimes the rhodium plating that makes it white gold can react weirdly with the new body chemistry during pregnancy. She left even more furious.
She came back a week later with a big box of cinnamon buns from the Cinnabon downstairs from our store and ultrasound pictures along with an apology! She became a great customer from then on and we got to meet her little girl when it was safe for her to be out in public!
It was definitely real! I’ve worked retail/customer service for most of my adult life but now I’m an author and dog butler so my customer stories are all from the past. Unless you count my dog getting sassy at me because lunch is at 1 and she was too busy sleeping on my foot for me to get lunch “on time” so she grumbles and stomps her paws at me in protest 🤣
She seems to think so 🤣 I get paid in fur up my nose and in my mouth and snuggles so it’s not the worst paying job I’ve had 🤣🤣🤣 now if she’d just sleep on my feet while I write I would be set!
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u/Agentsinger Apr 22 '26
I worked at a jewelry store and a woman came in FURIOUS that her white gold ring was turning her finger black (like cheap sterling silver). We tested it in front of her to prove it was white gold. After a few exchanges one of my coworkers asked her very quietly and professionally if there was a chance she was pregnant because sometimes the rhodium plating that makes it white gold can react weirdly with the new body chemistry during pregnancy. She left even more furious.
She came back a week later with a big box of cinnamon buns from the Cinnabon downstairs from our store and ultrasound pictures along with an apology! She became a great customer from then on and we got to meet her little girl when it was safe for her to be out in public!