Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-17
WHAT A"LOOKER" IS.
The Name by Which Salesgirls
Know Some Shoppers.
They Make Deal of Trouble
and Seldom Buy Anything.

"lisrc comes a LOCKER" sail ono
New York saleswoman to another so
loudly that her remark was overheard
by Daily Nsss reporter, who wa.
standing at counter near by.
Eyes," said the person addressed.
sand she's got beau with her, too"
"Maybe she will buy something,
then, just to show her young man what
an economical shopp,r she is" said the
first speaker.
Tho young lady who wa, evidently
meant by the saic,-girls was fine. loo&-
ing, neatly dressed. and, as far as ap-
pcarancc went, wa, certainly u1obj,c.
tlonab,e. s., with some curiosity. the
reporter asked tho pretty g.rl waiting
on him what was meant by calling that
young lady a Cooker"
'Why, don't you knowl" said she,
smiling. 'How green you men arc
about shoppingI Every woman knows
that hooker is woman who simply
looks at goods, doesn't expect to buy
any, puts you to all the trouble she can,
asks you 10 cut off sample and then
say she will call in again to- morrow.
And 30 she does, to bother some one
clso.
"a Hootcr'" continued tho sales
girl l-qlaciou'l5. sis u,ually to be
found frcqusnting tho largo dry goods
stores. Her visit is timed to that por-
ton of the day when you arc most busy
and DESTROYS of making your sales as
largo as possible in order to staad in
we'll with the powers that be-
"Thca i'll comes Il locker an | wants
to be shown the goods at once. How
we hate her. o." sail tho girl i'm.
pul'ivc:y to the reporter, az w. only
dared talk to ilcr rs sh, deserved
wouldn't she just catch it. though"
At this thought the shop girls eyes
fairly danced as if in anticipation of
how she would get squar, for ono, and
for all with the trou blcsomc lockers if
shc had but half chance given her.
"Thc locker" resumed the girl, "is
generally making crazy q,iit, or
something or other aai boi,n5, to the
same class Of young women who go
ar ound bothcring young m,n for their
ncckties, and who feel deeply aygri.vcd
ii they don't instantly promise them
their very bcs. ties before they have
done wearing them.
she comes here for samples OF silks
ana dress goods. 'NIamm, wanted n
sample and couldn't como out hcrscl E.
Or papa wanted to see what the goods
would look like before ord .rcd the
dress. and so on. Finally VIC his upon
n scheme that put an cad to the lockers
using our samples of goods for fancy
WORK. We cut the sampl, as narrow rs
possible aad then clip Il little piece ont
Of the centre OF the same. telling tho
locker when sho says, Ca, what did
you do that for! that VIC were only
cutting our trade mark into tho goods
in orlcr that she might know from
what store she procured them. That
generally has the desired effect AMI
gives the locker to understand that VIC
are perfectly aware of wia: she wants
the samples for, aad don't in:cad to let
any one make crazy quilts at our OK
pensc.
another sp,cic' of locker is one
who comes from Il we'll TO do family,
and has nothing to do bu. kill time.
She is not intellectual enough to read.
It makes her head ache. Calling is a
bore, she yawns, and then she g lesscs'
she viii so shopping She expects us
to be pleasant and affahlc and so oblir
ing. Show me tais.' Now, show me
that. Every thing must bc hauled out
for her inspection. Rircly she buys;
makes us provoked. cross, angry and
mad, until wo wish that the whole tribe
of COOKERS could be turned, like Lots
wife, into pillar of salt, and VIC could
turn the hose on it and put an end to
hos