Conference 7.286::maynard

DON'T (underline that don't) take it to Village Jewelers on Main St.
A friend of mine left her husband's there, and got a run-around when
she tried to pick it up.  It took a few months to get it back, and
it was scratched when it finally did get back.  Also, it wasn't fixed.

Masciarelli's on Nason St. has a good reputation.


< Note 33.0 by REGENT::EPSTEIN "Trying to act like an adult" >
                         -< Watch repair in Maynard? >-

I'm looking for a place to take my wife's Seiko for
adjustment (it doesn't keep time very well).

Any suggestions in downtown Maynard (is there more
than one jeweler downtown?)

Thanks,

Bruce

    
    My husband is also having a hard time dealing with Village Jewelers.
    He took his watch in to have 3 things fixed (a broken crystal, a
    broken watchband, and a problem losing time).  It took weeks to get
    an estimate and more weeks to get it "fixed".  
    
    When he went to pick it up he found that the crystal was still cracked
    and the watchband still broken.  He took it back and they fixed
    the crystal and band.  Then he found it was still losing time! 
    Once again they are working on it (it's been several months now!).
    
    We'll never go back to them!
    
    jc
    

	Try Masciarelli's.  I've never taken a watch there, 
	only jewelry.  But, a friend of mine uses them to 
	repair her watches and thinks highly of them.

	- Linda

Thanks, all.  I will look into Masciarelli's (sp?).

Bruce

P.S. Aside to .1: Karen, do you know about "REP/NOEXT"?

Huh?  
< Note 33.4 by REGENT::EPSTEIN "Bruce Epstein, Hardcopy Firmware" >
                               -< Many thanks. >-

Thanks, all.  I will look into Masciarelli's (sp?).

Bruce

P.S. Aside to .1: Karen, do you know about "REP/NOEXT"?

Karen,

If you just say "REPLY", which seems to be what you're doing,
you get the full text of the previous reply entered into your
reply.  This (unintentionally) adds to "NOTES clutter".  So,
to avoid this most horrible (:-) of conditions, say
"REPLY/NOEXTRACT" (or "REP/NOEX") when you want to enter a
reply into a conference.

Sorry for the confusion,

Bruce

  Or, as you're composing your new note, just edit out the 
  text of the old note.

  VAX Notes includes by default the text of the old note just 
  in case you want to use quotes from it, or refer to it as
  you're writing your reply.

                                   Atlant

Thanks, Bruce.

    Back to the original topic.
    
    Another reason for supporting Masciarelli's. The owners daughter
    is a DECie. She works in our department as a software engineer.
    And, for the old timers, he is Rose's husband (anyone ever take
    training classes when they were still taught at the Mill and
    accomodations were across the street?).
    
    						Mark
    

OK, I went there, Seiko in hand, and was told that they're 
not accepting *any* repairs until well after the holidays.

I hope it is worth the wait!

Bruce (whose_wife's_watch_isn't_even_right_twice_a_day :-)

    
    	I have had similar, (probably worse) experiences with the 
    	Village Jewelers. They are outright thieves !
    
    	In my opinion Massarellis <--- sp. ?
    	is a very reasonable store, I have bought many items there.
    
    Just a warning, ask about their insurance for items in transit
    (I think the repairs are done in boston)
    
    A relative of mine was recently involved in a legal hassle over
    an irreplaceable diamond ring which was lost/stolen in transit.
    
    The above mentioned jewelry store told her, "It was not insured,
    were sorry."  
    
    The suit was setteled, and her ring replaced, with a piece of junk
    in her opinion.

At one time I understood that Masciarelli Jewlery gave discounts to
DEC employees when buying there -- can anyone verify this and do they
still??

Marian