It was so wonderful having Warren Buffett in Borsheims to sell jewelry to our Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. He stayed for more than two hours and sold a wide variety of items. Check out the video for more!
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Watch Warren Buffett sell at Borsheims
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012Coverage: Warren Buffett sells at Borsheims
Monday, May 7th, 2012We were so fortunate to have Warren Buffett selling jewelry at Borsheims yesterday (and playing table tennis and bridge, too)!
We are also grateful for the media who comes to cover him every year.
Here are two stories from local crews:
Omaha World Herald: Shareholders Wind Down the Weekend
KMTV (local CBS): Buffett sells at Borsheims
Warren Buffett Sells and Sells and Sells at Borsheims
Sunday, May 6th, 2012Warren Buffett Sells, and Sells, and Sells at Borsheims
Two Hours, Dozens of Customers get “Crazy Warren” price
Omaha, NE – Warren Buffett promised his “Crazy Warren” price to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders and he came through for dozens of shareholders today at Borsheims. Buffett spent more than two hours helping customers finalize their jewelry selections. Most of the customers were purchasing the jewelry to commemorate a special occasion and felt very fortunate they were able to make their purchase from the Oracle of Omaha.
Here are some of the examples of the customers he helped:
- A couple from Perth, Australia, is visiting the U.S. for the first time. They had planned to look for an engagement ring in New York City, but the wife-to-be agreed to look at engagement rings with Mr. Buffett but kept saying they weren’t prepared to buy. They found the perfect ring and loved “Crazy Warren’s” price, but the wife-to-be said they probably couldn’t get it. At that point, the husband-to-be pulled out the amount of the ring in cash. He had intended to purchase it from Mr. Buffett all along.
- A woman had last been to the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders event ten years ago when she got to shake Mr. Buffett’s hand. Today, he sold her an anniversary band for her tenth wedding anniversary. She was so overcome with emotion that she started crying when taking a picture with him.
- A family traveled from Rio de Janeiro for the first time. The father bought his daughter a new ring to wear to her wedding this summer. She was overcome with emotion.
- A big weekend for one man! He graduated from Warren Buffett’s alma mater (University of Nebraska – Lincoln) on Saturday and on Sunday, bought his engagement ring from Warren Buffett.
Borsheims President & CEO Susan Jacques said Warren Buffett is – again – an amazing salesman. “We are so grateful that he came back to Borsheims to sell this year,” Jacques said. “We are thrilled that he was able to experience what we do every day – helping our customers celebrate the special occasions in their lives.”
Borsheims is one of the nation’s largest independent jewelry stores. Proud to be a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, the store is known for its extensive selection of jewelry, watches and gifts, its exemplary customer service and its exceptional “Borsheims price.”
For video of Mr. Buffett behind the sales counter at Borsheims, click here.
For photos of Mr. Buffett behind the sales counter at Borsheims, click here.
Warren Buffett, Bill Gates Play an Olympian
Sunday, May 6th, 2012How many billionaires does it take to beat Olympic Table Tennis player Ariel Hsing?
We know one (Warren Buffett) didn’t beat her last year.
Two at the same time (Warren Buffett and Bill Gates) can’t beat her either!
What if they used a giant paddle?
Olympian Ariel Hsing plays Warren Buffett and Bill Gates in Table Tennis
I’m pretty sure the Olympian still won. We are confident with this type of training, she’ll come home with the Gold Medal this summer!
Warren Buffett sells jewelry at Borsheims
Sunday, May 6th, 2012Warren Buffett spent more than two hours this afternoon selling jewelry at Borsheims… and he was swamped the entire time!
Check out our photos of salesman Warren Buffett on our Flickr site. And feel free to use them or print them out for yourselves!
CBS News: Buffett to sell jewelry to shareholders Sunday
Sunday, May 6th, 2012Today’s the big day! And we are excited and ready for it.
We’re sure Warren Buffett will set records again with his salesmanship today. Good thing we’ve stocked up on jewelry, watches and gifts!
Read the CBS News story about it below… and if you want to buy from him, look for more information here.
Reminder to Media: Covering Warren Buffett at Borsheims
Saturday, May 5th, 2012SUNDAY, MAY 6 – Shareholder-Only Shopping Day from 9am to 4pm
- Media should check in at the northeast entrance to Regency Court (the Garbo’s entrance)
- Media is welcome to talk with shareholders inside and outside of Borsheims before noon, but will need to be escorted due to security restrictions.
- Warren Buffett is expected to arrive around 1pm.
- We anticipate that Mr. Buffett will play table tennis with Olympian Ariel Hsing in the center court. We will have media risers reserved for you but space is limited.
- We anticipate that Mr. Buffett will then move inside Borsheims to sell jewelry. Due to security restrictions, media members carrying equipment will not be allowed inside Borsheims during that time.
- We will have a still pool camera and a video pool camera inside the store with Mr. Buffett. We will have a live feed of the video and audio available for you to plug into and download in the media room. There will be HD SDI, SD SDI, Composite Video and an audio mult box available.
- The still photos will be available for you to download within the first hour of Mr. Buffet selling via our Flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/borsheimsjewelry/. They will also move on the AP wire.
- If you have trouble downloading the live feed, we will make some of the video available shortly after the event via a hard drive in the media room and an FTP site accessible from anywhere. The hard drive will be Mac based with HD and SD Quicktime files. We will email you the link to the FTP site as soon as it becomes available and you are free to take it and use any footage you need from that site.
- We will have chairs, tables, snacks and beverages available for you in the media room.We are thrilled to have you visiting Borsheims this year and would love to accommodate you and answer any questions you may have. We provide a lot of information and inside tips at www.borsheimsbrk.com. For more information about Borsheims or Berkshire Hathaway shareholders weekend, contact us:
Trisha Meuret – 402.658.0017 – tmeuret1@gmail.com
Adrienne Fay – 402.341.0900 – adriennefay@borsheims.com.
Did we take your picture with Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger?
Saturday, May 5th, 2012Check out our slideshow to see if we captured you with our caricatures of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger!
And you can download the full-res photos on our Flickr site.
So you want to buy jewelry from Warren Buffett…
Saturday, May 5th, 2012You might be able to make a purchase tomorrow (Sunday) directly from Warren Buffett. He is planning to spend a few hours selling at Borsheims. And if he’s selling, we will definitely need people buying.
I cannot guarantee that you will be able to buy from him. But I can give you some tips that might give you a pretty good shot!
- Start your shopping with a salesperson. Warren Buffett does more of the closing of sales than the actual walking-around-to-all-the-cases sort of thing.
- Mention if you are purchasing this piece of jewelry for a special celebration. Anniversary? Graduation? Engagement? Warren Buffett loves to be a part of celebrations!
- Ask your salesperson if Warren has time to ring you up. They can check and see.
He obviously can’t sell to every shareholder, but we would love to get as many people in front of him as possible. After all – he wants to break his record set last year at Borsheims!
See you Sunday afternoon!
What Not to Miss: Berkshire Hathaway at CenturyLink
Saturday, May 5th, 2012A quick guide if you’re at (or headed to) the CenturyLink Center for today’s Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting…
Stop by and see the mini Berkyville built by the folks at Burlington Northern Santa Fe. Their model railroad runs around a city made entirely of Berkshire Hathaway subsidiaries.
We love Borsheims placement right next to Berkyville Headquarters!
You also don’t want to miss the BookWorm booth, where they are selling copies of the Women of Berkshire book.
The caricatures of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger seem to be a big hit. They are located in front of the Borsheims booth.
Check out this jewelry vending machine from our vendor (and another Berkshire Hathaway company) Richline. It’s selling Gold Coins with Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger’s photos on them.
There are a bunch of Harlem Globetrotters. They’re near the Fruit of the Loom booth.
And of course – do NOT miss the jewelry deals at the Borsheims booth. We have some real steals on diamond jewelry, pearl bracelets and Berkshire Hathaway souvenirs. Check out all the deals here.
