We'd been missing our Critical Shopper lately, but we totally understood that she had important book-writing duties to tend to. So today's appearance was a pleasant surprise — a gift we weren't expecting! Apparently, the Kucz's editor said, what about Breakfast at Tiffany's? Alex said that she thought that she remembered the film, then went off on a long showoffy tangent about the Capote novella's superiority. As she recalled, though, they'd both kind of liked it, and her editor said, well, that's the one thing we've got. The result was this:

I credit the store for its gentle displays here: the most inexpensive rings — prices start at $1,090 for a ring with a round .18 carat diamond — seem to be presented in the clearest, brightest lights. This is not intended to make these rings seem bigger; rather, it makes them appear to be just as important as the icebergs down the counter — say, the round 10.5 carat diamond ring that sells for $1.12 million.

Gentle to the underclass — yes, that's our Kucz.

There's A Story In Every Box [NYT]