Bench Jeweler Memes

Episode 55: Benchies Be Like… Apparently, there are A LOT of things that bother and offend bench jewelers. This week we bounce around from the things that drive benchies crazy, to getting ready for the holiday season, to the never-ending adventure of bench jeweler job postings. And, as usual, one topic somehow turns into a completely different topic that we absolutely did not plan on talking about. You know how we do. It’s another episode of two bench jewelers talking shop, complaining ...

Episode 54 — Nobody Said Selling Natural Diamonds Was Easy… We’ve never sounded this grumpy. This week, we’re diving into the frustration of selling natural diamonds when wholesalers are listing diamonds on retail websites at prices that can make your customers wonder why they should buy from you. There’s a LOT of nuance here. We agree, we disagree, we get combative—and you can hear the frustration throughout the entire episode. We want to hear from real jewelers: What are you see...

EPISODE 53 — We’re Doing Our Best, People. It’s Episode 53, and yeah… it’s a little shorter than usual. But listen, it was a LONG holiday weekend, the repair pile got a little out of control, and we’re just out here doing our best, people. This week, we asked YOU guys to send us your opinions, stories, questions, and whatever else you felt like throwing our way. So we “quickly” run through some of your submissions and, naturally, have a few things to say about them. BUT… the real ...

Episode 52 — Does AI Really Understand the Jewelry Industry??? This week, it’s just Brad and Dusty — and we decided to put AI to the test. We throw all kinds of real-life jewelry industry questions, repair situations, customer scenarios, and bench jeweler problems at AI to see what it gets right… and where it completely misses the mark. Sometimes AI absolutely nails it. Other times… well… let’s just say it clearly hasn’t spent much time behind a jewelry bench. We debate the answers, cha...

Episode 51 — ONE YEAR OF THIS NONSENSE! ONE. WHOLE. YEAR. Brad & Dusty have officially survived ONE YEAR of weekly podcasting—52 weeks of rambling, complaining, laughing, arguing, oversharing, and somehow convincing people to keep listening. And honestly… THANK YOU! To everyone who has listened, shared an episode, left a comment, sent us a story, roasted us, defended us, or quietly listened while wondering “Why the hell am I still listening to these two?” — we appreciate you! For ...