Interesting things happen when you work next door to a cash-for-gold place.
Today, some dude came in a dropped the remains of a decayed human-fucking-tooth (with gold cap) on my counter.
We politely pointed out he was in the wrong space, then I cleaned the hell out of my counter.
This is what comes of teaching our children about the tooth fairy - when they get old, they expect to be able to sell their used body parts to just anyone!
@RamenCatholic I worked in jewelry for ten years and I can't tell you how often I had someone bring in dental gold, sometimes with the tooth attached. Some people bring in nasty stuff, like watches that "need a battery" and when you pull the back off, the inside of the case smells like a bait shop.
Favorite was the couple that came in to get a gold band made, they weren't sure what the ring size, but they brought a knotted loop of string that was *way too big for a finger* for size reference.
@middleclasstool I was sooo confused when he dropped the tooth, then said "I've got a really expensive tooth here."
I'm pretty sure I had that deer-in-headlights look on my face.
I was silently panicking, thinking he was coming in for dental advice from a hemp wellness store. I was trying to find a polite way to point out that while we carried stuff for pain relief, we were not dental specialists.
Luckily one of my bosses was there & she pointed out that the Cash-for-Gold place was next door, and I was able to connect the dots.
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