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Protect Your Jewerly
You can protect
your jewelry and other precious possessions by taking these steps:
- Install good
locks on your doors and windows and establish family procedures for
locking them. Most burglaries would be eliminated if people had properly
locked doors and windows. When practical, keep your doors locked at
all times, and always when you leave. If you have children who need
quick entry, consider having them use a back door or a door that is
routinely monitored.
- Make your house
look lived in--keep the lawn groomed and pick up your mail and newspapers
daily.
- When not wearing
your jewelry, put it in a secure place, such as a home safe or a safe-deposit
box. If you don't have these, choose a secure hiding place in your
home, preferably a locked compartment that is immobile. Jewelry boxes
and dresser drawers, as well as almost any other spot in bedrooms,
are probably the first places a thief will look for your valuables.
Consider storing infrequently worn jewelry in a bank safe-deposit
box. Choose a hiding place that is inconspicuous, yet convenient for
you.
- Remove your jewelry
and place it in a safe location before gardening, playing sports,
or performing difficult chores around your home.
- When traveling,
store unworn jewelry in the hotel's safe-deposit box. Never
leave jewelry in your luggage to be transported by airlines, cruise
lines, or other public transportation.
- If you bump or
catch your jewelry, inspect it immediately for missing stones or damaged
prongs. Take extra care when removing gloves. If you suspect damage,
place the jewelry in a safe place until you can take it to a jeweler
for inspection and repair.
- Never trust putting
jewelry in your pockets. Even pockets with zippers can be susceptible
to opening. Do
not set jewelry items on an open surface such as a sink, counter or
public area. They can be forgotten, lost or even stolen.
- Have your jeweler
inspect your jewelry on a regular basis. This is especially true for
items you wear frequently. Sometimes, small problems - like loose
stones, worn or damaged prongs, faulty clasps - can be detected and
repaired before they turn into bigger problems. Since jewelry values
periodically change, these inspections also allow your jeweler the
opportunity to make sure your jewelry is properly valued for replacement
purposes. Finally, insure your jewelry to assure that you can replace
it if it is lost, stolen, or damaged.
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