The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-01-13
Troubles OF the Tracer"
He Look, Up Missing Parcels Sent Out
by the Department Stores.

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} by the Department Stores.
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"In no branch of this establishment are
there more really startling cNpericnJes
than right here" said young man Wna
TX employed as a tracer IN perhaps th1
largest department store In TINS ''.y' 49,,
have heard, In fact | hear dally' ot tne
strange and varied experiences OF oul
clerks. Particularly tryins are those o.
the ready made garment uepada'p Hnon,.
en- come in and really delight in trying
ON our garments With the sole purpose oi
Just getting the effect, as they AFTER.
Ward explain to ,ho saleswoman, whom
they have eNhaus,td In pulling uo"n a hhs
hanging up thS eloaks or sow ,,r aaron, as 5n
are fearful that their gowns VIII not ps
an exact copy Of the one tneN aninlIen w
stock, 50 this type pr,ns along the seam. seam.
stress to prevent any mistakes penny
made. even IN the Smallest dotali. Neru
the clerks TO refuse 70 tsy on the gar i
mtnt, the urn Wnulu ne Vons'''ic" "'
again, we have another variety those
who purehlse ga thtr n,r mn.e" are re-,
turned. our ssleswomen will often spend
hours in trying TO max. q sale. inc gar
| in their favor Finally, sNer what IL
| really hard work. the patron VIII confess
that she K pleased ana 5Yt er n,tIr Is maae.
| Ticn our customer assures the sales.
| woman thas she must have the sarmens
|
| lin that III II is not delivered that after,
! noon, and the lit IL not periect, sne WIZ
not have IT, AZ II Is sb ,T e nrbt our WORK.
shop Is turned topsy-turVy with "u'''
order. no. a., aoc,,,, tho
| order IA sent some time during the next
| uay or a few days later, ike as not, ,ho
rairon will drop In and request that me
| garment be sent for, As IL u not Sao'-
| inrtory from any standpoint.
Now, II our clerks should remind n s
OF the perfect NJ to when sne nseJin na i
nant, and when the fact 10 again urge"
upon her that the garment has been cut
no straight front could regulated. she
ansriiy stated she win consult with the
head OF the firm, which she does Ioitn .
FOR and IL frequently bears evidence OK
having been worn the night before.
but the woes of the clerks wax into
particular and often. peculiar duties
continued the tracer. Il merely citeu
few of the annoyances to when an larss
firms are subjected. to show the other
side OF seemingly good-natursd ana
prosperous business house. II
I'm my department , we are vd ,Sased NUS
chased and left for delivery. and 20 exact
are we upon this point that 1t u seldom
the smallest parcel escapes US. we usual
ly find them, and sometimes not In places
built for laces and fine fabrics. either.
TO trace n parcel to Its destination ID
not the difficult part-the real, true siren siren.
convinced that the parcel has been re-.
ceived by some one In that household, ana
the safest way. II not the most Just, v Us
ants. Well, Il Is right here ! put on the
bold front. SO exasperating and trying
have been some OF my experiences that
} when new man I was many times on
the verge of giving up the job; but now.
why. I'll put Sherlock Holmes to the tall
and uncut. For Instance l was sent out
! tn trnp "A thai
had caused the management no end of
trouble. and called forth In me all the
power OF the astute Sherlock.
Some very expensive lace had been
purchased, and the record at the store
showed II had been delivered. The driver.
OF course, was In n position TO loose his
do neither. He came to me and told his
side of the case; also gave very ac-
curate description OF the person by whom
the package had been received. / inves-
tgated, but there was nothing doing In
the lace line. though did get few ideas
on other subjects which convinced me the
lace was somewhere within that house
However. complaints continued to come
in thick and fast The seamstress could
the lace was received We were assured
that the delay had caused the greatest
Inconvenience, with a few remarks abou,
the idea of such AN apparently reliable
hrm permitting such blunder' About
the same time ! came to a decision.
,, again called at the house, and the
/ that IL was dat ole man here agin' bout
dat ole lace So the lady of the house
! appeared. To her | expressed the deepest
/, regret on the part of the firm over the
delay in the delivery OF the lace and
+, also explained the very disagreeable par
J OF my duty, and tried TO convince mad
anne how frequently servants are respon
= sible for the trouble caused by PARCEL
claimed not TO have been delivered. ask
e 20 n 5ne
? excited, and stated that her SERVANT