Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-03
Shoppers Should All Remember
Early Ones Get Zze Bargains

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We're selling last week, have you?"
mo, man." said the girl
Il thought so,'' said Mrs. Jones,
was in here three days ago, and you
didn't have any then. ! am just as
sorry as can be that | didn't take
advantage Of that bargain. Good bye"
See that" said the girl as she be-
gan folding UP 20 or 80 shirt waists that
Mrs. Jones had been handling while she
was telling her troubles. she thinks
she's telling me something new. Sne
causes me excessive ong I'VE.
THE SHOPPERS VIEW.
The shopper looks at things from a
different standpoint Her work Is play
although she takes II seriously. TO go
from store to store with no idea OF what
she wants is to her scientific ex-
pertinent. Shopping, as she lakes II.
means looking at goods she does not
want, or has not the money to buy and
letting her buying go until the last
moment. She also takes delight in "sz-
ing up" her friends, taking note of
what they are buying. To her the shop
girl is u Walking directory who will
answer all questions promptly. show
everything she can lay her hands on
will say that's what I'm here for..''
Every year the cry has been DO
your shopping carly. This year the
cry has been started again and
throughout the country circulars have
been semitic ali the stores asking theul
to tell their customers to remember
this. In most of the larger stores in
the east the public has caught OIL" and
there are as many. customers TO be
seen in the stores in the morning as
there are in the afternoon. Shopping
in@the morning insures quick and sat
Ire, tr-
opened in the morning the goods are
all In order. the clerks are not tired
and are ready for their work. Goods
bought in the morning can be delivered
ON the same day and there are many
advantages OF which the shopping pub
lie ought to avail themselves.
FAVOR EARLY SHOPPING.
Among the managers of the leading
stores of Salt Lake who are Interested
in having the public shop early are w
A. Necdham manager OF the retail
dry goods department of u. G. M. l.;
G.. NJ. Anderson, of Walkers G. M.
Young, OF the Paris; j. w. Townsend.
of Keith"O'Brien, and NJ. j. Friedman,
of Auerbach's. All of these mon. as
we'll as others who are IN a position
lie is catching on. as already the stores
are beginning to feel the effects OF
what has been said in many of the
leading magazines about early shop
ping.
Each dry goods store in the city has
an extra force of girls busy making
novelties for Christmas.
Paper flowers are being turned out by
the dozen; shirt waists are being made
from handkerchiefs; plncushions and
various other Christmas presents. are
being manufactured by the busy work.
ers to be put on the bargain counters.
Many of the leading stores have car
ried over the booth idea from last
year, when it was found to be a great
success. a booth Is now n recognized
money and time saver. The stores look
like charity bazars with the little six
by six frames laden with handker-
chiefs, looking glasses, shaving mugs,
etc, usually all of one price and look
ed after by one girl In Ileith-O'Erien's
booths are being put up in every avail
able nook and corner. Walkers and
many other stores have also accepted
the idea as a good one.
Although it is still three weeks and
little bit more till Christmas, things
are beginning to hum in the stores.
The delivery boys, elevator boys. and
cash girls are already beginning to
feel that Christmas Is but a little way
or From now OF the Christmas tidal
wave OF shoppers will Increase from
day TO day until it sweeps the clerks
off their feet. However, ="That's what
they're there for" in the opinion of the
shopper and their own admissions.
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