The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-01-05
RULES FOR CLERKS.
The Rules and Regulations OF an Old
Time Belfast Merchant.

The Rules and Regulations Of an Old
Time Belfast Merchant.
LIST. Store must be opened al sunrise,
no mistake.
81. Store to be busted, lamps fillec
and pail of water brought before break
fast, If there is sufficient time to do It,
attend to all customers that call.
! Sd. Clerks must not leave the store
more than ten or fifteen minutes at a
time without giving notice of the time
they will be absent.
4th. Store not to be opened on the
Sabbath for any purpose unless strictly
necessary, and then but few minutes
9Th. Books to be posted so nearly as
not to be more than one page behind in
the day book, except in extreme cases.
9th. No smoking under any circum-
stances will be permitted in the store BY
clerks or any person employed in the
store, being dangerous on account OF
| fire, disgusting to most customers, and
imDarts a dlsagreeahle smell to all goods;
and while smoking a person is not in
proper situation to wait on those thai
call,
18th. Clerks carrying change of the r
keep it in a purse or wallet, so that if
any change belonging to the store is &C
cidentaily put in the pocket, as it some
times is, :hey may know to whom it be.
longs.
and measure, neither deceive nor cheat
nor wrong any person, unless you would
do violence to your conscience, ruin
your character for honesty and injurc
/ your employer.
Oh. Everything sold howeN er tr,fiing,
ami all business done in the store mus,
be exclusively on owners account.
Must he no separate interests in our
store.
10th. All goods had of your employer,
no matter how trifling. must be charge d
on account. and all money paid, no mat
ter how trltling. must be charged on &C
count. Whenever you want any money
call on your employer for it.
llth. Bar rooms, confectionery shops,
livery stables and all similar places
should be but seldom visited. more es-
pecially on the Sabbath, unless one has
unavoidable business there, The reasons
will suggest themselves 80 an ingenious
mind, to say nothing of economy. etc
12.h. II you would be good sales
man, and you must to get a living by
trade, you must be active, prompt, good
ma ured, social. and wear a smiling face
(however you may feel internally and
b. exceedingly accommodating and
AWAY fair in all your dealings, doing
precisely as you agree. In short, to in.
gratiate yourself with all who call to
trade. II YOU succeed you will not
want for customers. When person
steps into the store leave all except max
ing an entry in the books, instantly:
step up quick lock the person steadily
in the face with good .n4tured, eruuir-.
ing look, manifest Willingness TO wait
on them. Show them the cheapest goods
first, to give them a good impression,
and keep showing goods and stick to
them until you sell--keeping remarkably
goodnatured all the time.
18th Remember there is always some.
thing necessary to be done in the store
when there art no customers in. such as
busting. arranging and asserting dry
goods, CveThaullng and tying up anew
hardware and cutlery sweeping cham
bers garnet, cellar. etc. knOtting thread
winding wrapping yarn, asserting boots
and shoes and backing those that are
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