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Fink’s Jewelers

Above, the staff at Fink’s are ready to welcome their regular clientele and new customers as well for all the holiday shopping that glitters.

In December, there is no shortage of retail stores vying for the attention of your holiday shopping dollars. While they can all tempt you with flashy ads and last-minute sales, not all of them can boast of that most elusive “product” of all – top-notch customer service that makes even the first-time shopper feel like family.

But the folks at Fink’s Jewelers in Birkdale Village can. They’re a family-owned business founded in 1930 in Roanoke, Virginia, and even after 90 years in operation and 10 locations later across Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina, that personalized service has never wavered.

“What we do really well is cater to our local customers through the brands that we carry and the customer service that we deliver,” says store manager Christopher DiPietro. He’s been with Fink’s for five of the eight years that the jeweler has occupied a prominent spot at the entrance to Birkdale Village and, in that time, has witnessed the relationships that their customers have come to rely on from his staff.

“Jewelry in general is a ‘trust’ purchase,” says DiPietro. With items at every price point, he says Fink’s clients regularly place that trust in them to help celebrate all manner of milestones by finding just the right piece. “We are very lucky that we have a very loyal and supportive customer base that comes back to see us time and time again.”

When that perfect piece happens to be a family heirloom that might need a 2022 facelift, DiPietro says Fink’s offers design services that can help their clients “reimagine” how elements of the heirloom jewelry would look as an up-to-date piece. He says he can sketch it out for a client right there in the store, or Fink’s design studio can create a 3D mock-up based on the client’s input. Other services they offer include jewelry cleaning and repair, timepiece maintenance and on-site appraisal services by appointment.

Regardless of what your jewelry needs might be, DiPietro believes his client-focused staff and the broad range of pieces available will keep Lake Norman buyers coming back time and again.

“Hopefully if you think of a luxury family-owned jewelry store in Lake Norman, you think of Fink’s,” he says.

Visit Fink’s Jewelers at 16745 Birkdale Commons Parkway in Huntersville or learn more at www.finks.com or call 704.927.4888. Other locations in North Carolina include South Park in Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham.

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