The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-11
HOW MANY7
A Dozen or a Half a Dozen Picture
Hooks?

Hooks?
Il would like TO have a dozen picture
hooks plain" said the rod bearded sub.
urbanite 70 the hardware dealer. How
much do you charge for the plain ones =
They're ten cents dozen. DO you
want dozen" asked the dealer.
Ten cents' said his customer, re.
aectively That's two cents more than
can get them for in town. I'm not
sure but the plain ones are seven cents
dozen. I'm not kicking, understand"
he added, as the hardware man looked
at him grimly Il know you have TO
charge a little more for what you sell
than a big institution that buys in large
quantities It's all right that you
should. Every man has to make his
living and my motto is, Live and let
live Ten cents eh2"
Ten cents" repeated the hardware
dealer "Did you say you wanted
dozen OF themy"
The read bearded suburbanite consid
cred '.Lemme see" he said, Il don't
know hat halt dozen would be enough.
That would be five cents, wouldn't itP
Five cents, said the hardware deal
er. Do you want half dozens"
Il might run short on half a dozen,
said the customer. But then ii / did
could get half a dozen more any time
at the same price. Maybe Id better do
that than have lot OF extra ones lying
around don't mind the price 1t
isn't everything"
Isn't itI' returned the dealer. short
IT,
Not the way look at IT, said the
customer, with a smile. Il figure that
its worth a little something extra Tor
convenience Here you are in business
one OF us; you've invested you capital
in pretty fair stock and it's conven-
fence 10 us all to have you here, hap
pen to want something in hurry per
haps, and it's a good deal easier for me
to buy of you than to fiddle around
wasting time in big store in town.
Your place isn't so crowded that have
to wait for ten minutes to get some
body 10 wait on me aud another ten
minutes for my change"
NO, it isn't" said the dealer Il
wish it was"
"1hen you can take the trouble to
show me what | want You're a neigh
Dor, / may say, I'm j Biddick to
you I'm not just one % the few thou
sand people that You don't care a hang
about except to Aet their money and
get rid Of EN-. \ know you and you
know me Isn't that riqht?"
Hmm grmted TIM dealer.
Certainly. Aud if there's anything
wrong with what buy / know | can
come to YOU and youll make it right. /
You'i remember the transaction. You
Won't ask ME for my ticket and send me
from Pillar to post hunting the claim
department
The hardware man gruntcd again
DO you want half dozen OF them
hooks Z"
Yes, ! believe tli take MALT dozen"
the RED bearded man. Wait |
a moment, though pcrhap, you'd bet /
Ter make il dozen | guess / can use
en- and it | can't 10 cents won't make /
nor break me No, sir, believe i'll I
patronizing home institutions even if il /
costs little to do it, The big city I
store doesn't do this suburb any GOOD. I
Il doesn't enhance he value OF real Is +
tate a particle; it doesn't pay any taxes
here. You're a home institution you're /
a taxpayer and a citizen II we pay I
You a little more for your goods than
We do the hig store why, it's worth it
10 us. That's what always say when
they talk big store to me. Pay a little
extra. / say.
Why didn't YOU come to me for your
new lawn mower theng asked the deal
er
The red-bearded suburbanite looked
for an instant. Well that's
different be said III YOU had been
a little NOR reasonable in your prices 1
might have done 50. bat my lawn NOW
er cost me a dollar and a quarter less
IN town than you wanted 70 charge me-