The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

asked for a good two-for-a-quarter CT
gar The man behind the counter
handed me out a box, and I picked
up two and gave him quarter. The
cigar didn't please me very well, but
You know we are creatures of habit
Il we go anywhere for anything, that
is the place we naturally go the sec
ond time The next time I dropped IR
this store there was a young man be-
hind the counter picked up a cou-
pie Of these same cigars and threw
down a quarter. He handed me back
Is cents In change.
Found Out swindle.
!" Haven't you made installer
asked, In selling me these cigars for
five cents q piece? He said: Oh, no.
they cost US S35 thousand, and you
bet your life that l never darkened
that fellows door again.
AT the next place I went into To
get my cigars the man was very care
ful and took 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 twe-for-a-quarter, but we like
to give our customers satisfaction
That man has my trade to this day
I not only buy cigars from him when
am in Philadelphia. but have htH
express them to me when I am out
ON the road l 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. Il know just be-
fore Christmas last year went in to
buy a book for a young lady friend
of mine I had heard her say that
she liked lucille. and I went into q
book store to buy for her nice copy
I was in quite a hurry. | usually buy
my books when am at home, in Bal
| timore, from an old friend IN the book
business, but that time / was IN
| great hurry I asked the man for .
copy of Lucille He showed me one
and priced it at $3.50 I asked finn
if he didn't have anything better. He
fumhIed around and finally brought
out another book that locked mora or
less like the one he had shown me
before, and said, Here's a copy sOr
| So. So
Gave you what you were looking
for?" asked Watkins.
/ Yes, you bet. 1t 80 happened that
| before went home I had to go down
right near where my Old friend in the
book business was. Just for curfos-
ity sake / went In and asked to see
| <>rT e-J1r he
/ Identical thing for which had paid
| $3.50, and his price. marked in plain
figures, was s1.20: and I didn't do a
thing but go right back up to the
other store-Eo the other mans place.
His store was full Of customers, and
I told him that wanted him to hand
me back s1.30. / told him he had
robbed me outright and that he
should give me the money and give it
to me quick. He hemmed and haWed
for a minute and tried to get out OF
| it, and / didn't give him very much
time I simply slung the book at his
head and told him not only to take
| the S130 but to take the book also
and go to. Then I went and bought
another copy for ny friend
+
Mistake In Having Two Prices.
sI don't ike to deal with those two
priced fellows, and I won't do it. the
hat man remarked. 7 know one eve
ming, when It was colder than hlazes
and the wind was blowing down my
collar and sending shiyers along my
spine-one of those raw. vile winds
Ion from Lake Michigan went into
a little store on Wabash avenue To-
buy a muller. I usually fight shy OF
these little joints, but It was after
six o'clock and all the reputahla
stores were closed / asked the Hna1z
he was running the store all ny
himself-to show me n1ufIler- Az
he passed it out to melt seemed -
be all right asked how much and
reached in my pocket for the money
1 was ID q hurry The price OF this
one is s1.50, but I will make It To
you for dollar, said he. You WON'T
do any such thing, / answered. Z
don't do business with people who
will do 1t that way,
That was the very reason why
said Hoover. the merchant, this man
was able by himself to attend to all
the business he had. The retail Gus
toner has absolutely demanded that
the merchant mark his goods in plain
figures, and sell them at one price.
It's only during the last few years
that this has become the general Gus.
tom with merchants, but people have
demanded honest treatment. and the
one who gives It to them Is the ona
who gets the business"
Copyright, 1906, by Joseph B. Bowieal
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