The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-04
TAouoHTLEss SHOPPERS.
One Who Lost Clerk $500 In Sales
While She 'Iooked Around"

/ Hhtlo Sho 'LoOked ArOunus
"Talking about cranky shoppers,
said the salesman in the jowelry
and silverware storo, "reminds me
of a customer l had last year, two
OF three days before Christmas.
About II 80 one morning, just when
the store was packed with shoppers,
q lady came in and asked to look at
novelties, also silyerware. She was
interested in only the expensive
goods, and took pains to show her
fully our best line. Several parties
whom | am accustomed to sorve
were in the store whilo she was
there, but let others wait on them
and devoted my time to her. flat
ter myself that l am good sales
man, and, moreover, that l can tell
pretty quickly the shopper who
really intends to buy that day and
the shopper who is only looking
around. This lady, after examining
everything closely, pricing, com
pairing, getting my ideas ard occa-
sionally referring to the proprietor
taste as he came round, taking up
an hours time in the busiest part of
the day, remarked oarelessly that
she had a son who was then on a
hunting expedition in tho south.
| He expects to be an usher for
wedding in June, she-said. L will
write him about these things have
seen, and very likely when he comes
back he will look in himself.
&" In June, madam' could not
help exclaiming. Are you looking
at these things now for wedding
in June and all these people. wait
ing to get things for the day after
tomorrow
why, yes, she said, seemingly
not a whit embarrassed. Thought
all of your, prettiest things would
be out of their cases ho&'and that
it was good time to get sugges-
tons. N-+5 .rG
Suggestions for a Juno we'd
ding, l whispered to one of the men
as my customer swept out to her
carriage, and then the laugh was on
me, because all had expected to hear
Of q 81, 900 sale at. least counted
up and found that1 had lost exactly
$500 worth of sales whilo that
thought1ess woman was in the store.
"We have people" i'll here some
times who do such odd things that
to tell about them sounds.like exag-
geration," he went on. "See this
brooch?" pointing to q small gold
leaf with, vivid glowing berries.
"Wo sold one like it to lady who
lives-well, not 100 blocks from
here, and has the reputation of be-
ing wealthy. If those berries were
rubies, the brooch would be costly,
but being garnets, it is worth only
$40. Tile day after the brooch was
sent to the purchaser, a tall, self
collected, stern looking man came
in and addressed himself to me.
You sold this brooch to my
vile, | understand, he said, hold
ing out TIE brooch. l told him that
was the case,
" L want you to take it back and
refund the money.
Anything wrong about itf' /
asked
No. But you had no right to
sell such an expensive piece of
jewelry to my wife without first
finding cutif sh9 bought it'with my
consent, do lut choose that she
should buy gools all about town in
this fashion; when l wish her to
have personal ornaments, l will get |
thom for hon Besides, you over
charged her because shewas a wom'
an.
HE was so ~ earnest and berated
me SO roundly hat l really felt un-
comfortable, although / knew it was
all ridiculous explained that the
sale was madr, that the lady had !
paid for the fnrticle, and that the
firm did not taIe back goods under
such conditionA,. He got into tow
ering passion argued with me to
the top of his bent, although there
were other customers listening, and
then, when he foi:nd that it was 10
go and that VIZ would not take back
the brooch, he pitched the case. ont
through the op IN door into the mil
die of the muddy street and took
himself off.
"What did wo do1 Why, one Uf .
our boys ran out and picked up the
case from under the very feet of a
cab horse. We packed the brooch
carefully in new case and sent it
round to tho lady's address. What
was it that made the man act in that !,
wayl Crankiness, pure and simple.
He is one Of the kind that objects 10
his wife's making any disposal of
his money without com, ulting him,
He is not close fisted either. That
very Christmas he bought her
superb brooch and some other
things, costing six times the amount
of that little gold leaf with the gar.
nets. New York. Sun.
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