Well, well, well, here we are once again at the most important time of the year for the jewelry industry. That time of the year that brings out the best of the crazy in people. That time of the year when normal people decide to show their craziness right out in the open... usually in my store. Since this will be my 35th Christmas season as a jeweler, I’ve seen some of the funniest, craziest, and stupidest things you can imagine. But, it seems, every year the following happens...
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