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Rjwareagle · 6 March 2012, 05:25 AM

Took a trip to ATL yesterday and dropped into mayors to look around. Quickly she noticed my Deepsea. She wanted to me to take it of so she could look at it.. I politely declined. Then she offered to take it to the back for a free cleaning. I politely declined again. She kept pushing the issue, I kept declining but finally got mad and just said NO! I think her feelings got hurt, but o well. I might be crazy, but what would stop them from swithing watches? I would know if it wasnt mine, but to the unexpecting person, they might not.. Does anyone esle take them up in the free cleaning offer? was I wrong?

masterserg · 6 March 2012, 05:27 AM

Mayors is not going to switch your watch. She was just being (maybe overly) polite. That said, I would have declined as well.

tonyteetime · 6 March 2012, 05:29 AM

I would decline free cleaning also, however I would say something like " Thanks, but no thanks, I just had it cleaned yesterday" .

Now if she continue to push the issue then ,then she deserve what ever is coming at her.

mtrunner · 6 March 2012, 05:31 AM

I would have had no problems taking it off to let her see it but I would not want her to clean it. I was in the Rolex boutique in Chicago and the saleman there wanted to see my SubC LV. This was last spring before they were abundantly available and I had no issues letting him check it out. He was wearing white Rolex gloves so there is no way he could have hurt my watch.

JustABreathAway · 6 March 2012, 05:31 AM

I decline to let AD's clean my watch as well. I would doubt any watch switching would go on as: #1 your watch has a unique serial number on it and #2 any reputable jewelry store will have every angle of their floor continuously video monitored and recorded. If anything did happen, you could sue them for far more than the cost of a brand new Sea Dweller.

dddrees · 6 March 2012, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by masterserg

mayors is not going to switch your watch. She was just being (maybe overly) polite. That said, i would have declined as well.

x2

Rjwareagle · 6 March 2012, 05:32 AM

I was nice about it, she just kept pushing. I just wanted to play it safe, heck they had one in the case. maybe its just me.....

Paladin · 6 March 2012, 05:39 AM

Watch switching?

With what..a newer model?

Maybe they will give you a datejust back or maybe they really do have a huge box of counterfeit rolexes that's they switch out for real ones all day long....

Paladin · 6 March 2012, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Rjwareagle

I was nice about it, she just kept pushing. I just wanted to play it safe, heck they had one in the case. maybe its just me.....

Next time just say you prefer to clean it yourself and leave it at that.

Rjwareagle · 6 March 2012, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Paladin

Watch switching?

With what..a newer model?

Maybe they will give you a datejust back or maybe they really do have a huge box of counterfeit rolexes that's they switch out for real ones all day long....

so you dont think that happens? ok, maybe i was overboard at Mayors, but i assure you it happens at other places...

Numismatist · 6 March 2012, 05:41 AM

Tell them you know how to clean it yourself.

Sometimes it's a trick to keep you browsing more in the store and maybe that will lead to a purchase.

Rjwareagle · 6 March 2012, 05:47 AM

i dont feel to bad, so far everyone here said they would decline also

KKB · 6 March 2012, 05:48 AM

I would have declined the cleaning offer too. I wouldn't have been worried about a switch, but I would have been concerned about her damaging or scratching it. I think she deserved the "NO!". An employee of a jewelry store should be sensitive to customers' reticence in giving their valuables over. Ask once. If they get a "no," why push the issue?

mjclark32 · 6 March 2012, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Numismatist

Tell them you know how to clean it yourself.

Sometimes it's a trick to keep you browsing more in the store and maybe that will lead to a purchase.

yup.
I probably would have asked how they cleaned it and let them (while watching).

RicFlair · 6 March 2012, 05:52 AM

whats wrong with a clean? if not them how do you guys clean yours?

Annan · 6 March 2012, 06:01 AM

I would politely decline a cleaning. Other than HAVING to hand over my Rolex for adjustments, maintenance, etc., I don't trust anyone to handle it as carefully as I do.

petesjag · 6 March 2012, 06:06 AM

Maybe she just liked you and wanted to give you a VIP treatment.

rr-nyc · 6 March 2012, 06:23 AM

Cleaning is merely a service they provide like any other jeweler. Jewelers offer to clean my wife's ring and our watches all the time. We politely decline and go on with our browsing. I certainly wouldn't worry about Mayors switching your watch for a fake. They are one of Rolexes largest accounts if not the largest. No way in hell are they going to risk their dealer status for your or anyone else's watch.

gwalker · 6 March 2012, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Rjwareagle

Took a trip to ATL yesterday and dropped into mayors to look around. Quickly she noticed my Deepsea. She wanted to me to take it of so she could look at it.. I politely declined. Then she offered to take it to the back for a free cleaning. I politely declined again. She kept pushing the issue, I kept declining but finally got mad and just said NO! I think her feelings got hurt, but o well. I might be crazy, but what would stop them from swithing watches? I would know if it wasnt mine, but to the unexpecting person, they might not.. Does anyone esle take them up in the free cleaning offer? was I wrong?

You are crazy. An AD isn't going to switch your watch. Did you notice that they have a lot of watches in the case worth a lot more than a SS sport model? What are they going to swap? Give you a brand new watch and take your used one? . I'll take free cleanings at ADs im familar with all day long.

I've used Mayors many times before and it's where I got my DSSD in 08.

MoBe · 6 March 2012, 06:38 AM

The only people that are going to touch my Rolex are at the RSC,otherwise it`s hands off!

david_ord · 6 March 2012, 06:39 AM

I would have taken a free cleaning. I wonder why Mayors never offered it to me :( .

On a somewhat related topic, I've noticed that the sales people at the two Mayors in the Tampabay area are very high pressured. It gets to the point where I'm afraid to browse the Majors at International Mall when I'm in the mall because they are so pushy trying to sell me their datejusts... and other slow moving inventory.

ArcticMoose · 6 March 2012, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Rjwareagle

Took a trip to ATL yesterday and dropped into mayors to look around. Quickly she noticed my Deepsea. She wanted to me to take it of so she could look at it.. I politely declined. Then she offered to take it to the back for a free cleaning. I politely declined again. She kept pushing the issue, I kept declining but finally got mad and just said NO! I think her feelings got hurt, but o well. I might be crazy, but what would stop them from swithing watches? I would know if it wasnt mine, but to the unexpecting person, they might not.. Does anyone esle take them up in the free cleaning offer? was I wrong?

Has never happened to me, but if it did I'd say "Uh, I shower almost daily, why would I want it cleaned?"

ratae1950 · 6 March 2012, 07:01 AM

My wife and I went into the Body Shop at the Bean Town Mega Mega Mall and the assistant asked she could take me to the back room for a cleaning..... The missus said yes, hoping they would switch me for a newer model or at least send me back cleaned up.

Rsvrider · 6 March 2012, 07:01 AM

I heard that the lady is now saying you were wearing a look a like and therefore wouldn't tke it off

I understand you don't want someone to handle your watch, I doubt an AD would do anything to it but I'm with you if it were any other store. Plus -whAt if- she drops it by accident, scratches it etc. it's your watch and your own right.
Wanna feel good, call the manager of the store and let him/her know that the customer service by this lady was great.

kkwn98 · 6 March 2012, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Rjwareagle

so you dont think that happens? ok, maybe i was overboard at Mayors, but i assure you it happens at other places...

Are you serious? An AD switching your watch with another? In other words, committing fraud and theft as well? And you can "assure" us this happens at "other places" - authorised dealers? If this is true, then you should name them and also report them to the police. Kindly tell us who these "other places" are.

Rjwareagle · 6 March 2012, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by gwalker

You are crazy. An AD isn't going to switch your watch. Did you notice that they have a lot of watches in the case worth a lot more than a SS sport model? What are they going to swap? Give you a brand new watch and take your used one? . I'll take free cleanings at ADs im familar with all day long.

I've used Mayors many times before and it's where I got my DSSD in 08.

first, im not familar with them in a town im not from. and the switching is a authentic for a non authentic. im sure its been done before, maybe not there but somewhere. Maybe i went over board, but i didnt like the idea.. I had the right to decline! what if it was her last day and didnt care, what if she was working for someone else and it was a racket? not saying it was there by no means, but just some what if's?

sixers_610 · 6 March 2012, 07:15 AM

Seriously. No offense, but an AD switching or any watch shop switching any watch within a few minutes is absurd. Sorry.

Rjwareagle · 6 March 2012, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by kkwn98

Are you serious? An AD switching your watch with another? In other words, committing fraud and theft as well? And you can "assure" us this happens at "other places" - authorised dealers? If this is true, then you should name them and also report them to the police. Kindly tell us who these "other places" are.

never said a AD, just watch places.. I know its been done before.

Rjwareagle · 6 March 2012, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by sixers_610

Seriously. No offense, but an AD switching or any watch shop switching any watch within a few minutes is absurd. Sorry.

so you would let someone you didnt know in a town your not from take your watch to a back room and loose sight of it? thats absurd to me

general · 6 March 2012, 07:22 AM

The ADs make too much money from their line of Rolex so they will not jeopardize it by pulling stunts like switching watches. I let my AD do it just to make him feel useful.

6 March 2012, 05:39 AM	#8
Paladin "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: So. California Posts: 1,232	Watch switching? With what..a newer model? Maybe they will give you a datejust back or maybe they really do have a huge box of counterfeit rolexes that's they switch out for real ones all day long.... __________________ 1601, 1675/3, 16753, 16750, 16750, 16700, 16610, 18238

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Numismatist "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Chris Location: Camden ME & STT Watch: 116600 Posts: 6,350	Tell them you know how to clean it yourself. Sometimes it's a trick to keep you browsing more in the store and maybe that will lead to a purchase. __________________ Rolex 116600 Sea-dweller Montblanc Solitaire Doué Black & White Legrand FP Montblanc Solitaire Doué Black & White RB Montblanc Meisterstück Diamond Mozart BP Montblanc Meisterstück Mozart BP

6 March 2012, 05:48 AM	#13
KKB "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Real Name: Eric Location: San Diego, CA Watch: GMTIIC Posts: 605	I would have declined the cleaning offer too. I wouldn't have been worried about a switch, but I would have been concerned about her damaging or scratching it. I think she deserved the "NO!". An employee of a jewelry store should be sensitive to customers' reticence in giving their valuables over. Ask once. If they get a "no," why push the issue? __________________ 116234 \| 116710 \| OMEGA 2551.80 \| Reverso GMT

6 March 2012, 07:01 AM	#23
ratae1950 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Peter Location: Cambridge Ma Posts: 2,331	My wife and I went into the Body Shop at the Bean Town Mega Mega Mall and the assistant asked she could take me to the back room for a cleaning..... The missus said yes, hoping they would switch me for a newer model or at least send me back cleaned up. __________________ Yunnoworameenmiduck

6 March 2012, 07:01 AM	#24
Rsvrider "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Dallas TX Watch: It cming frm above Posts: 807	I heard that the lady is now saying you were wearing a look a like and therefore wouldn't tke it off I understand you don't want someone to handle your watch, I doubt an AD would do anything to it but I'm with you if it were any other store. Plus -whAt if- she drops it by accident, scratches it etc. it's your watch and your own right. Wanna feel good, call the manager of the store and let him/her know that the customer service by this lady was great. __________________ "The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday"

6 March 2012, 05:25 AM	#1
Rjwareagle Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Real Name: Rollins Location: Tifton Watch: 116660 and more Posts: 286	Maybe I'm crazy, but I made the lady mad at Mayors... Took a trip to ATL yesterday and dropped into mayors to look around. Quickly she noticed my Deepsea. She wanted to me to take it of so she could look at it.. I politely declined. Then she offered to take it to the back for a free cleaning. I politely declined again. She kept pushing the issue, I kept declining but finally got mad and just said NO! I think her feelings got hurt, but o well. I might be crazy, but what would stop them from swithing watches? I would know if it wasnt mine, but to the unexpecting person, they might not.. Does anyone esle take them up in the free cleaning offer? was I wrong?

6 March 2012, 05:27 AM	#2
masterserg "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Real Name: Serg Location: US of A Watch: AP Posts: 7,437	Mayors is not going to switch your watch. She was just being (maybe overly) polite. That said, I would have declined as well. __________________ How can you have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat????

6 March 2012, 05:29 AM	#3
tonyteetime Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: md Posts: 46	I would decline free cleaning also, however I would say something like " Thanks, but no thanks, I just had it cleaned yesterday" . Now if she continue to push the issue then ,then she deserve what ever is coming at her.

6 March 2012, 05:31 AM	#4
mtrunner 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Gary Location: Bozeman, MT Watch: 126508 Paul Newman Posts: 7,835	I would have had no problems taking it off to let her see it but I would not want her to clean it. I was in the Rolex boutique in Chicago and the saleman there wanted to see my SubC LV. This was last spring before they were abundantly available and I had no issues letting him check it out. He was wearing white Rolex gloves so there is no way he could have hurt my watch.

6 March 2012, 05:31 AM	#5
JustABreathAway Banned Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: United States Watch: The Reference Posts: 1,743	I decline to let AD's clean my watch as well. I would doubt any watch switching would go on as: #1 your watch has a unique serial number on it and #2 any reputable jewelry store will have every angle of their floor continuously video monitored and recorded. If anything did happen, you could sue them for far more than the cost of a brand new Sea Dweller.

6 March 2012, 05:32 AM	#7
Rjwareagle Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Real Name: Rollins Location: Tifton Watch: 116660 and more Posts: 286	I was nice about it, she just kept pushing. I just wanted to play it safe, heck they had one in the case. maybe its just me.....

6 March 2012, 05:47 AM	#12
Rjwareagle Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Real Name: Rollins Location: Tifton Watch: 116660 and more Posts: 286	i dont feel to bad, so far everyone here said they would decline also

6 March 2012, 05:52 AM	#15
RicFlair Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 133	whats wrong with a clean? if not them how do you guys clean yours?

6 March 2012, 06:01 AM	#16
Annan "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Real Name: Ron Location: Arizona, USA Watch: 116233 Posts: 3,180	I would politely decline a cleaning. Other than HAVING to hand over my Rolex for adjustments, maintenance, etc., I don't trust anyone to handle it as carefully as I do.

6 March 2012, 06:06 AM	#17
petesjag "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: netherlands Posts: 2,177	Maybe she just liked you and wanted to give you a VIP treatment.

6 March 2012, 06:23 AM	#18
rr-nyc Liar & Ratbag Join Date: Nov 2009 Real Name: Renato Location: NYC / Miami Beach Watch: Rolex Daytona Posts: 5,344	Cleaning is merely a service they provide like any other jeweler. Jewelers offer to clean my wife's ring and our watches all the time. We politely decline and go on with our browsing. I certainly wouldn't worry about Mayors switching your watch for a fake. They are one of Rolexes largest accounts if not the largest. No way in hell are they going to risk their dealer status for your or anyone else's watch.

6 March 2012, 06:38 AM	#20
MoBe "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 6,773	The only people that are going to touch my Rolex are at the RSC,otherwise it`s hands off!

6 March 2012, 06:39 AM	#21
david_ord Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Real Name: David Location: Florida, USA Watch: Deep Sea 116660 Posts: 495	I would have taken a free cleaning. I wonder why Mayors never offered it to me :( . On a somewhat related topic, I've noticed that the sales people at the two Mayors in the Tampabay area are very high pressured. It gets to the point where I'm afraid to browse the Majors at International Mall when I'm in the mall because they are so pushy trying to sell me their datejusts... and other slow moving inventory.

6 March 2012, 07:15 AM	#27
sixers_610 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Norwell, MA Posts: 134	Seriously. No offense, but an AD switching or any watch shop switching any watch within a few minutes is absurd. Sorry.

6 March 2012, 07:22 AM	#30
general "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Earth Posts: 723	The ADs make too much money from their line of Rolex so they will not jeopardize it by pulling stunts like switching watches. I let my AD do it just to make him feel useful.

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