Jared Jewelry anti-gun

Jareds' employees and customers are now completely safe. No armed burglar would dare defy their gun ban.

I hope this isn't the same Jareds in Texas. I just put in a custom order for my wife a few weeks ago...bad, very bad.

at least you can rest easy knowing that the burglers in the parking lot CAN'T POSSIBLY have more then 10 bullets in their firearms.
what a relief.

I hope this isn't the same Jareds in Texas.

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Is their store posted per TX PC 30.06?

Well, now my heart is broken because I can't go in and buy overpriced jewelry. You should be grateful they are driving you away to get your trinkets from another outfit less likely to rip you off...

Jewelry . . .

Sad.

But all is not lost.

I mean, doesn't S&W make jewelry?

And Colt?

I've seen some fine pieces by Kimber.

And if your jewelry needs stones, I'm sure someone can do a proper setting for a ruby or diamond on that little thing that sticks up in front, and maybe a couple on those little ears that stand up on the back.

And the beauty of this kind of jewelry is that it's self-protecting!

And if you shop in the right places, you won't have to worry about whether they're "gun friendly" and such.

Beauty is in the eye . . .

I can't believe I thought of this first!!!

So I guess our wives won't be saying, "He went to Jared" anytime soon...

Here in Virginia they even have the parking lot posted. None of this is legally binding by our state law, but it's enough to take my business elsewhere. If I was going to be buying overpriced jewelry. Not. It's also been reported that they use surveillance mics inside the store - so don't think that your private conversation with the wife is so private after all.

Is their store posted per TX PC 30.06?

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Doesn't matter. If a store puts a sign in its window saying "We don't want gun owner money" that's fine with me. I'll stay away from all of them.

Now's the time to save that receipt from the latest gift (from another store), make a photocopy, without your credit card info, and drop by and give it to the manager, along with an explanation of why it isn't from his store.

If enough people do this, word will filter.

Forget Jared's. For that matter, forget any other retail jewler.

If you must purchase jewelry, buy from a place like Bluenile. No sales tax, ~25% markup, wire transfer discount. Your typical mall jewler charges a 100% markup, charges sales tax, and has snotty clerks to boot.


Best of all, you can pack whatever you want when you're shopping for certified stones from the comfort of your living room.

While Nevada does have a state have laws allowing residents to carry firearms, private employers have the right to ban weapons and prohibit persons with weapons from entering the premises.

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And consumers have the right to choose another jewelry store that isn't so naive as to think a SIGN will do anything to robbers except let them know everyone in the store is unarmed. Easy pickins

Well, now my heart is broken because I can't go in and buy overpriced jewelry. You should be grateful they are driving you away to get your trinkets from another outfit less likely to rip you off...

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That is my thought on Jared's as well.

Ended up buying a MUCH higher quality diamond through If I HAD planned on an independent for about 1/3 the price they wanted.

Their attitude is inexcusable though. I'll check tonight or tomorrow to see if they put up a legal 30.06 sign.

Just like Pickpockets hang out around the pickpocket signs watching for people to check their wallets, the muggers will hang out around the 30.06 signs...

Hmm...I'll have to go see if the Jared in houston near willowbrook mall is posted.

I sent them a nasty note asking if it's company policy or store by store. At any rate, I let them know that I spend a lot of money on jewelry. Not a penny of that money will be spent at their stores as I elect to protect myself. Sure, they won't care, but what if they got thousands of e-mails like this?

You'll do far better with an independent jewelry store. The service I get at mine is unmatched, and I've only bought a couple necklaces and three rings there (but admittedly, the rings were wedding-related). I wouldn't think of going anywhere else for jewelry.

Hmm...I'll have to go see if the Jared in houston near willowbrook mall is posted.

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I swung by there this evening. They have some anti-gun mumbo jumbo by the entrance. Not TX PC 30.06 compliant, but I wouldn't do business with them.

I would never enter a Jared store unarmed and risk being robbed........by the merchant.

I realize that this comment may be more suitable for the section dealing with legal posts, but here goes anyway.
I just got my CC permit and was absolutely surprised to see a law like this in Tennessee. My first though was that this law was an unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority. It seems ridiculous to me that the state legislature gives individuals the authority to determine the scope and applicability of criminal statutes.
Any thoughts on whether this argument has ever been tried?

Okay, here's a copy of the e-mail I just sent them:

I have recently been made aware of your company's policy towards those of us who have chosen to submit to the training, education and background checks to be licensed to carry a concealed handgun.

I assume you've thought out the consequences of posting that concealed weapons are not permitted in your stores. That is, the people who would be your best customers are the most likely ones to abide by your posting by staying out of your store altogether. On the other hand, those who would be your least welcome visitors are the ones who are most likely to ignore the posting. In fact, they (thieves!) are probably more likely to thank you for keeping out those of us who might interfere with their plans to rob you.

I suggest you look into what it takes to become licensed to carry a concealed handgun. Those of us who become licensed are essentially pre-screened for you. We're trained, vetted, fingerprinted, and photographed. We're not the ones you have to worry about. I suggest you also check the demographics of the typical CCW (concealed carry weapon) license holder. We tend to have more disposable income, and a taste for both traditional values and quality possessions.

We also tend to vote with our dollars. We don't shop where we're distrusted and/or not wanted.

Buy guns not jewelry. People say gold, diamonds, platinum, etc are such great investments. I never believed that crock and never bought any except for my wifes engagement and wedding ring set. Anyway she inherited a diamond ring that is over 80 years old with more diamonds than I have ever seen in my life. We need money more than the glitter so we try to sell it. It has been appraised at 5 figures and now we want to sell they say the best we can expect is 1\4 of the appraised value. I have never heard of such a rip off. I have come to the conclusion the only way you can make money on jewelry is to steal it, you sure can't make money buying it. Buy guns is my mantra from now on. Every gun I own I can sell for a lot more than I payed for it.

Time for Bogie to hack folks off again...

This is NOT about "how to buy jewelry" or "how to spend your disposable income." Y'all gotta learn to focus. Think of the overall picture, and not just the little bitty piece that you see from your front door.

It _is_ about a merchant, who deals with the public, taking it upon themselves to discriminate against a sizable segment of that public.

What that merchant sells is really not the point. Unless you're one of the lowlife scum who comes on this forum to derail. Shiny, not shiny... doesn't matter. What does matter is the sign at the door saying that we're not welcome.

Doggsta... Damn fine note... I'd tone it down a little around the "we may stop a robber" bit tho... They folks in New York, Chicago or LA who are pulling the strings probably think that they'd have an OK Corral bloodbath going in there if a CCW holder was present during a robbery. Need to stress "sign = higher probability of violent robbery."

bogie
Doggsta... Damn fine note... I'd tone it down a little around the "we may stop a robber" bit tho...

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Thanks for the kind words, bogie. Maybe I shoulda chosen my words a bit more carefully, but I was feeling a bit ornery when I composed it.

As a consideration of your gentle and learned correction, I hereby resolve not to mention the word "Wal*Mart" in any thread you might read for the next 3 days.