The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16
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These slips are part OF the cash sales 70 I
tho day and are held in abeyance by the
shipping clerk until such time as the cash
is turned In by the express companies.
A daily sheet OF &. q. d. receipts Is
kept by the Shipping clerk and tho total
amount of the @. o. ID. s. turned In Go the
receiving cashier, who checks this sheet
up with the slips turned in by the sales
man as before mentioned.
This ends the q. o. ID. transaction. An
other feature of the cash sales: Another
important feature In q large business
where credit is given is charging or debit
ing customer with purchase.
The customer purchases merchandise to
the amount of say $40. and desires credit.
The salesman has no discretionary
power in giving credit TO any one. He
sells the goods, makes out an ordinary
charge bill similar in form to the cash
sales BILL and sends the same. to the credit
clerk.
The credit clerks duties are technical.
If the customer is known To DO promi-
nent and moneyed person tho credit clerk
readily endorses the slip and it is return
cd TO the sales clerk, who sends it to the
shipping room.
The slip is then returned TO the ofllce
where it Is handled by the bookkeepers
and charged to the customer.
II the customer is not known TO the
credit clerk as already having an account
he then. according 10 the rules OF the
house, either grants or refuses credit TO
the purchaser, according to his record
and rating.
If the purchaser is not deemed worthy Of
credit by the firm, the sale is referred TO
the mail and order department.. and a
polite letter is written To the purchaser
stating the rules of granting credit, and
asking If the party desires the articles to
be delivered &. y. ID.
The mail and order department:
This is n large and important feature Of
a general business.
Parties who do not desire TO make a
personal purchase often write for what
they require.
The mail is divided up into those
requiring samples. those requiring goods
for which they send cash covering the
amount and those who expect to be
charged.
The whole Of this mail is separated into
town" and country" The party re-
quiIing samples has them sent with prices
and all other necessary particulars.
III the articles required ars not In stock
letter is written by the corresponding
clerk stating the facts.
Clerks are specially detailed to do this
mail and order work and a printed
memorandum Is provided by tn, firm II
keep the detail Of the intended purchase
This memorandum is sent To the party
who has made tho enquiry and when she
returns the Order the letter and memoran-
dun are referred TO by her,
The party who send "A cash order has the
goods sent in the regular course of de-
livery with "A cash slip. The clerks de-
tailed TO make these purchases act az
though they were the customer and they
go through the same routine as accom-
pnnies the ordinary cash sale IL the
whole Of the goods mentioned in the
party's mail order are not in stock. tho
firm refunds the difference in check TO
the writer. This transaction involves a
special entry by the chief cashier.
The whole OF the moneys received in
the mail and order department are handed
in TO the cashier OF that department with
a memorandum referring to letter, etc.
Another. totalawith all the particulars is
set forth ell "a sheet and handed in to the
chief cashier who readily sees what parties
are entitled to have money refunded for
non-complotion of order.
Ito be Continued.