The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-08
. vR.ysACrION IN DRY GOODS.
The Difficulties Attending the Drfv-
Ing of a Bargain, as Well as the
FINN of IL After ii is Successfully


Fun OIL IL AitSh -
Driven.
The tricks of the trade are as varied
as they are numerous, and the many
sharp bargains and remarkable sale
which are made IN all thriving cities
have their parallel herei for be 1t
known, we can boast OF just
as shrewd merchants as areto be found IN
larger and more pretentlous mart''
Here u a sample Of how one of our dry
goods merchants drove bargain with
country customer. Oh" Of Il class who are
proverblal for their economical and care
full method of tra,saciing business, ana
who rarely enter the traders store
without their suspicious being aroused
and are on the alert LOT
anything which resembles mlsrepFeseh'
tation. Yet in spite of his or her de-
termination not to pay even the "nrsl
cost ofthe article-a very unnatural ana
unreasonable one, as knowing we must all
live and let live-the dealer usually
comes out first best and makes his legItl-
mate profit The transaction in point Is
very amusing. A lady from Marshall
county, accompanied by one or more
friends. who were excellent Judges OF
goods entered the store Of one OF our
leading merchants on Nam street and
requested they be shown some SILK dress
patterns. 4 request that was speedily
answered by the obliging and aha0Ie
dealer. After much examination ana
questioning their tastes settled on II love
" and choice pattern worth - 70 per
ward. bat which the proprietor agreed
to dispose of at 81 10, rather than miss
a sale, at the same time averrlng with
true candor that it was barely more than
cost. The ladies were pleased with the
goods it was, in fact, just the piece that
was desired, but-but 1t WAS u shade too
high and they departed without making
the purchase, much to the disappoipt-
mcnt and chGgrin of our friend
and dealer No l. The next
and last place the ladies brought up was
ut merchant No. >, nearly over the way
Their business was announced and
forthwith the silks Were displayed III
protuson and to their best advantages,
But none suited. There were none on
the counter that looked so rich and hand
some, or pleased them 80 well as the one
they had priced at Mr.. Merchants No.
|. This information WAS an cye-opener to
our keen observer of human nature, who
wanted to make sale. SO, like flash,
lie imparts the necessary information to
vigllant and discerning assistant. who
slipped out of the back way and fastened
over to the store of No. /, got
the silk pattern in question, and
all particulars concerning price, &c, and
before YOU could say Jack Robinson, was
back again with the identical pattern
which the ladies had 50 much admired,
At this stage of the proceedings Ne. >
suddenly remembered he had u very fine
and unexccp.ionulIy rich pattern which
he would show, but thought il was higher
than the price they desired to pay. So
stepping back and meeting his assistant,
with the tavoritc pattern, who communl-
Gated in MI instant all lis history that was
worth knowing; he returned, with nm
expression Of una.loyed pleasure and
surprise upon his bcaming face
that would have done justice to an
individual who hnd unexpected
" discovered big Bonanza,
SAVING: There ladies' There it
Isl Another piece like it cannot be had
in the citvl' The goods was handled,
scrutlnized and commented upon very
favorably. At last the price was asked?
Three dollars yard for the whole pat
tern was the figure. OF course that price
was out of the question, but before they
left the store the pattern wis purchased
at 81 So per yard Our friend realized
profit OF 80 cents Il yard on the trans.
action. The joke was 50 good all around
that it wouldn't do to keep quiet, and
now the boys in dry goods circles
are taking lessons for future Use.