The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-07-12
BARGAIN DAY.
why the Lady Failed to Match Her Nap
kins and Drexs Goods,

Why the Lady Failed to Match Her Map
kins and Dress Goods.
Bargain day" is productive of all
sorts OF annoyances In large store
the bargains are confined to only q
few OF the departments, and the pur-
chaser who does not secure all she
wants Of a thing, deciding TO come at
another time and get more If she needs
II, generally GETS left. To illustrate:
a lady bought half dozen napkins at
bargain She concluded few days
after that they were quite pretty,
and as six would be scarcely enough
TO go round for company. she
would get as many more. Back she
goes to the store, but when she comes
to buy them she finds the price is
marked up fifteen or twenty-five
cents above what she paid She
protests, and after ruffiing the tenn
per Of the clerks and working her.
self into mild fury the fact finally
comes 10 the surface that she made
her purchase on bargain day" Out
she flounces, determined TO wait for
another bargain day, and she daily
watches the advertising columns Of
the papers for bargain day at this par
tlcular store. 1t appears on the next
Friday or Monday. and without STOP
ping to observe that the department
IN which she is interested is not includ-
Ell in the bargain sales. away she goes,
putting and blowing, her whole soul
bent on getting another half dozen of
those napkins. Arrived at the store,
she learns to her disgust that there
are no bargains at that counter that
day. She expresses her disgust, too,
and lowers at the poor clerks just as if it
were all their fault.
Having had her say there, she goes
into the dress goods department and
buys. say, eight yards of peculiar
shade OF blue goods, and then goes
home with the satisfaction that, if she
didn't get the napkins. she at least got
a bargain in dress. Next bargain
day she appears at the store again,
this time to get a couple more yards Of
that dress | got here last week." she
saysto the young lady behind the coun-
ter. and really thinks it objectionable
ignorance on the part of the girl that
she does not only not remember her,
but also the particular piece of goods
from which she bought her dress.
With What do they keep such
people in stores for?" query, she pro-
duces a sample of the goods. The
young woman examines the sample
and informs her that that particular
goods is all gone
''Well. but | want that and nothing
else, she says.
1T is entirely out of stock, replies
the girl.
But l must have it, she says, with
some firmness.
She is again told that it is not IN
stock. Then she makes straight dive
for floor walker, and lays her COM
plant before him. The young lady
who was SO discourteous (?) as to not
sell her what was not in stock is called
up. She explains, and then the wo-
man is informed that they will prob
ably have some more of it in a few
days. But she is not satisfied. She
she wants 10 see the manager. The
boy goes for the manager In mo-
ment he returns with the very man
she made complaint to. She looks at
him, excuses herself, and goes back to
the napkin department Napkins are
still high, and she goes home mad,
and declares she will not patronize
such house again-never.
A few days more roll around and
she makes up her mind she will go
and pay the regular price for a half
dozen more napkins to complete her
set But her determination to get
bargain has blocked her. Those par
ticular napkins are all gone-''just
sold the last of them this morning."
the clerk says to her, and expresses
great sorrow at her disappointment
To say that she is now furious would
hardly express it. She deliberately
makes show of herself and then
LOUNGES out. with the inward salts
faction of having told them what she
thought Of the whole lot.-New York
Star.