New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-14
THE TRUTH rs NOT IN THEM
HOW CERTAIN sHoPKEEPERs PROMISE AND
PROMISE, ONLY TO DIsAPPOINT THEIR
CUSTOMERS.

CUSTOMERS.
AFTER an experience with small tradespeople l
am much inclined to believe a certain statement
about the universally OF lying" said one OF tho
party Il may have had bad luck. but whenever
want to have anything done In a shop, am sure
70 have my temper tried. When / send pair OK
shoes to be mended. l always ask when they VIII
be ready never setting a day when shall want
them The cobbler says next Saturday, sure. SEM
on Saturday and he tells yarn about sickness In
his family or something OF the KIND, and sees no
will have the shoes finished on Monday Like az
not he will hardly have began on them on Monday.
and am lucky IL get them In the latter part OF
the week. try another cobbler and he's just
bad"
The unbushing way in which these fellows Will
lie to you, when you know they are lying and they
know that you know II. is astonishing. remarked q
second man. Il always admire some OF them Tor
the bold way in which they will tell you that they
have written to you when you know they haven't.
A city letter containing morey Is not likely to
90 astray yet half dozen times have been told
by shopkeepers and the like that they have written
to me, although the letter or postal-card never
reached me-"
"rye had several such experiences lately" put
In the first speaker but the worst was with man
who made a bicycle suit for My great mistake
was in paying him in advance. but didn't want to DO
DO hered about going there again or having the par
eel sent c. o. u. / selected handsome piece OK
goods and the suit was be at my house In fve
davs The proprietor promised that most earnestly.
The price was so reasonable that advised ha.f-a-
dozen friends to have their cycling suits made there
Seven or eight days passed and no suit arrived.
Then | went to see the man.
Didn't you receive my postal-cardT he SAID.
Apparently In the greatest aston shment. wrote to
YOU about week ago ask you to come and select
some other CLOTH found that didn't have enough
left OF the piece you picked odt to make the suit.
am very sorry
"Well. what was l to do? l didn't believe that he
wrote but he had my money. so l selected some
other cloth or course II not nearly so salts
factory as the hrst piece. Again the suit was to BE-
ready in Ave days. and again II wasn't. The sew
enth day | sent my Office boy to make Inquiry.
There had been a delay, explained the tailor. Two
DAYS later | sent again. This time my messenger
VAS tod that the delivery boy had been too busy
to take my suit so had my own boy get It.
hut my troubles were not over. The cap was
il was being made. Two days afterward ! went my:
self determined to have day OF reckoning. ! had
10 listen TO long story about capmakers who are
always celebrating Jewish holidays and never get
their work done. In the shop was Q big box OF
caps / asked II there wasn't one there to match
INV suit The tailor didn't think 10. but there were
half dozen. At last was fitted out. but have
been hearing about that tailor since Three or
four OF my friends e whom had rsc9mmsnded him HIN
others whom they had told about his excellent
material and cheap prices. So he continues to
thrive In spite OF the annoyance he gives his Gus
toners"