The Vendor is merely satisfying the requirements of their insurance. A jewelers safe is one of th few places a rep can leave his or her line unattended and still be covered.

Yes this is common practice. You can ask the rep to sign an agreement stating that you are not responsible for the loss of their merchandise. The rep should call you ahead of time to ask permission to do this. Your own insurance should not be affected as the rep will be covered by their insurance. I just attended a seminar through JA that touched on this very subject.

Hi. I have been a traveling jewelry salesman for about thirty years. I have been robbed twice and a victim of attempted robbery over 15 times. I was very surprised that a family that has been a retailer for as long as yours has not heard of this practice. My customers often ask me, if it is near the end of the day, if I would like to leave my line in their safe. I love my customers and I feel as if they are part of my extended family. I believe they feel the same way about me and I very much appreciate that they care about my safety.

Thank you all for your comments--I guess you learn something new everyday. I, myself, have never had a traveling salesperson ask to leave their merchandise in my safe that's why I was inquiring if this was common practice. I hope with the help of your comments others will know this doesn't affect their insurance and that they should gladly help out their salespeople because we all do care for the safety of our salespeople.