I Hate Being Yelled At (and possibly sued!)

Yesterday I got yelled at by a NYC stranger on the phone claiming I, as "Loretta Jewelry" sold her $100 earrings in Queens that turned black, and when this stranger brought them to local jewelers she found they were not sterling silver.

{the perils of Google + an unusual first name!}

Excuse me? I don't live near Queens and have never sold my jewelry in Queens and don't have any galleries that sell my work in Queens. I live upstate, in Albany. Surely, lady you must be mistaken...

Oh no, she rants, her credit card company gave her my name. She paid in cash, but her credit card company looked me up as a courtesy for her.

Now, I have a very unique name. I think naming a girl Loretta peaked in 1910. So when you Google the words "Loretta Jewelry" which was on her receipt, my web site pops up.

I'm Loretta Fontaine Jewelry, not Loretta Jewelry. She wouldn't buy it, she yelled. She's going to get a lawyer and sue me.

Loretta

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