The Cairo bulletin., 1906-10-22

in-law pulled through the ordeal of
the knife and she snapped back for
that brown hat again.
mo. sir. you cant afford to take
advantage Of anyone who comes to
buy anything from you, whether the
customer be man or woman spoke
up the Philadelphia clothing man.
| Right near our house, on Broad
street, are several cigar stores When
| first went to Philadelphia ! dropped
in one day on one of these places and
asked for good twofor-a-quarter ci,
gar, The man behind the counter
handed me out box, and | picked
up two and gave him a quarter The
cigar didn't please me very well, but
you know we are creatures of habit.
If we go anywhere for anything. that
is the place we naturally go the sec
ond time. The next time | dropped in
this store there was young man be
hind the counter. ! picked up cou-
pie of these same cigars and threw
Is cents in change.
Found Out SWindis.
f" Haven't you made a mistake? |
asked, in selling me these cigars for
five cents a piece? He said oh, no.,
they cost us $35 thousand and you
bet your life that | never darkened
that fellows door again
AT the next place | went into to
get my cigars the man was very care
full and took a box out OF an ice chest
and said to me, as he passed them
out, Here Is a cigar that we pride
ourselves on We sell them pretty
close at twofor-a-quarter, but we like
to give our customers satisfaction
That man has my trade to this day.
! not only buy cigars from him when
/ am in Philadelphia, but have him
express them to me when am out
on the road. have confidence in
him
"A man does not like to be done,
and I'm not quite SO easy as you are,
began the cloak man i know Just be-
fore Christmas last year | went in to
buy a book for a young lady friend
81 llitiits lldN lNtA4 u AAEi cNlg WAT
She liked Lucille and | went into
book store to buy for her a nice copy.
/ was IN quite a hurry. ! usually buy
my books when | am at home. in Bal
timore, from an old friend in the book
business. bnt that time ! was in
great hurry. | asked the man for a
copy OF Lucille He showed me one
and priced 1t at $l30 | asked him
if he didn't have anything better. He
around and finally brought
out another book that looked more or
less like the one he had shown me
before, and said Here's a copy for
$3.50
Gave you what you were looking
for?' asked Watkins.
Yes. you bet. II SO happened that
before | went home | had to 90 down
right near where my old friend in the
book business was. Just for culios-
ty sake | went in and asked 10 see
4 copy of Lucille. He showed me the
Identical thing for which | bad paid
$3.50 and his price. marked in plain
figures. was $l20; and didn't do
hing but go RIGHT back mp to the
other store-to the other mans place.
His store was fun of customers, and
told him that | wanted him TO hand
ne back $3.50 ] told him he had
'obbed me outright and that he
should give me tho money and give 1t
q me quick. lie hemmed and hawed
or a minute and tried to get out of
t.. and | didn't give him very much
ime. | simply slung the book at his
read and told him not only to take
he $3.50 but to take the book also
md go to- Then ! went and bought
mother copy for my friend.
Mistake in Having Two Prices.
Il don't like to deal with these two
,riced fellows. and ! won't do it, the
lat man remarked. Il know one eve
ling. when IL was colder than blazes
md the wind was blowing down my
ollar and sending shiyers along my
pipe-one of those raw, vile winds
fl from Lake Michigan went into
little store on Wabash avenue to
uy a muller / usually fight shy Of
heGe Ditle JOINTS. Dul IL wa hiAtl
tx o'clock and all the reputable
torres we're closed | asked the npsn
he was running the store All ny
imsclf-to show me muller. Az
q passed it out to met seemed to
q all right asked how much?' and
cached in my pocket for the money.
was in a hurry The price of this
ne is $3.50, but ! will make it to
on for a dollar. said he. You won't
o any such a thing. / answered. L
ont do business with people who
iii do it that way
That was the very reason why"
aid Hoover. the merchant. this man
as able by himself to attend TO all
De business he had. The retail Gus
,mer has absolutely demanded that
he merchant mark his goods in plain
CURES. and sell them at one price.
Is only during the last few years
rat this has become the general Gus
I'M with merchants, but people have
smanded honest treatment. and the
he vino gives IL 10 them is the one
10 gets the business"
Copyright. 1906. by Joseph r Bowles)
The Dainty Prairie Dog.
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