If you’ve been in business long enough and have enough happy, satisfied customers…you’re bound to also have customers that think you’re a jackass. Not all businesses would read a bad review over the PA (Public Address) speaker system, but today we’re gonna do just that. Here's one of my favorite customer complaints…and my reply is not too bad either. -- Mr. Cubic Zirconia 

In any given intimate relationship, you should prepare yourself to learn one or more things that are strange, odd or just plain weird about this person with whom you're sharing your time and space and maybe life, too. Neurotic about recycling? Midnight lunch? Showering only in the dark? Naming and talking to your cars? Or God forbid...putting ketchup on eggs? Here are 7 weird wife habits I didn't know were odd until my husband told me.

You have to realize that for some women, the perception in her head is that it’s like Frodo and the mountain of fire: there is only ONE ring, and that ring is the engagement ring. However...there ARE some times when a promise ring is perfect. Every unmarried guy/girl should know this about promise rings aka ‘the ring before the ring’. When should I give/expect a promise ring? The short answer for most is NEVER.  The large majority of men don’t give one. And most women don’t expect a promise ring.When to give a promise ring is less about time spent dating and more about the circumstances of the couple.  Most couples don’t need a promise ring, but here’s 8 reasons you MAY want one.   

Fake online sellers will promise the world, offer a money back guarantee, ship later than promised (or not at all), provide crappy products (or no product at all), then ignore your customer service requests-- and still make lots of money. Here's how to avoid becoming the next ripped-off victim of an online product scam’s lying, cheating and stealing-- in general and with some specific tips on avoiding a jewelry rip off. If you’ve ever bought something off a single social media ad, and the product never arrived-- and then tried to track down who did what when and how the jerks got away with your money…you may already know the general answer. But today’s tips will drive the lesson home to being a smarter online shopper.

A little while ago I learned a new word: “affordibauble”. Alright, alright, you got me.  It’s not a real word, so to speak.Here at the shop, we made it up. But this made up word IS "A Word That Saves You Money".