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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clembo, post: 956973, member: 8033&quot;]Let&#039;s see. I&#039;ve put on a few pounds over the years, almost always have a beard and have sported a ponytail for years.</p><p>At times (especially in the winter) I let my beard grow while keeping my hair short. I always say it&#039;s my &quot;holed up in a cabin shooting at law enforcement look&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, did I mention I WORK in a coin shop? Today I wore shorts, a button down shirt and tennis shoes to work. My usual dress actually and I won&#039;t start wearing long pants till it&#039;s under 60 degrees.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now when I was a customer at the shop and painting for a living I would sometimes stop in after work. Clothes and myself with plenty of paint and drywall dust on them but the boss knew I spent money.</p><p>Of course it took him time to figure this out but he did eventually and offered me a job on a few occasions before I took his offer. I actually went out and bought some &quot;decent&quot; clothes when I started as I had next to nothing without paint on it somewhere.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t judge books by the cover but I must admit my boss does at times. No real problem though as I greet MOST of the people that walk in the door to determine what they are looking for. Once I&#039;ve figured that out I will start getting prices from the boss on items.</p><p>This generally works real well. I do the legwork, the boss is &quot;more at ease&quot; and we make sales.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course I have to remind the boss that &quot;such and such&quot; has become a good customer when I see certain people walk in the door. He&#039;s terrible with names and faces.</p><p><br /></p><p>My most &quot;interesting&quot; new regular is a guy named Bob. He has very long hair, probably about 40 or so and has two piercings on his chest just below his neck. </p><p>Heck of a nice guy and when he comes in he knows EXACTLY what he wants and how much he has to spend. </p><p>The first time he came in he was looking at a Morgan priced at $160 and only had $150. I basically talked the boss down and gained a loyal customer.</p><p>Next time he wanted a 2-1/2 gold Indian. Boss showed him some and he bought one on the spot.</p><p>He buys every time he walks in and it&#039;s a quick transaction. Dealers LOVE these types of customers so for those that won&#039;t even bother to acknowledge them it&#039;s their loss.</p><p><br /></p><p>In short I couldn&#039;t care less what you look like if your money is good. Personal hygiene is different though I must admit.</p><p>I&#039;ve waited on some people that I&#039;d swear have never heard of a toothbrush or bar of soap.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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