The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-10-02
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"I would like to have dozen pic
ture hooks-plain," said the red
bearded suburbanite to the hardware
dealer. How much do you charge for
the plain onesI'
They're 10 cents dozen. Do You
want a dozent" asked the dealer.
Ten cents !" said his customer, re-
fiectively. That's , cents more than
can get them Tor ill town. Pm not
sure but the pain ones are cents q
dozen. I'm uot kicking, understand"
he added as the hardware man look
ed at him grimly II know you have to
charge a little more Tor what you sell
than big institution that buy In large
quantities It's all right that you
should. Every man has to make his
living and my motto IL Live and let
i've Ten cents, eh|'
Ten cents repeated the hardware
dealer Did you say you wanted q
dozen Of them?'
cred. "Lemme see" he said. Il don't
know but half dozen would be
enough. That would be cents
wouldn't it?'
Five cents" said the hardware
dealer DO YOU want half dozenw
Il might run short ON half u doz-
en- said the customer. But then II
l did l could get half a dozen more
any time at the SAME price. Maybe
I'd better do that than have a lot Of
extra ones lyOng around. don't mind
the price. 1t isn't everything"
"lsn't it," returned the dealer,
shortly
mot the way l look at It," said the
customer, with II smile. Il figure that
it's worth little something extra
for convenience. Here you are In
business-one OF us. you've invested
your capital In a pretty fair stock and
it's convenience to us all to have
you here. l happen to want something
in a hurry, perhaps. and It's good
deal easier for me to buy Of you than
to fiddle around wasting time In q
big store in town. Your place isn't 30
crowded that l have to walt for ten
minutes to get somebody to wait on
me and another ten minutes for my
change"
mo, it amt said the dealer. Il
wish it was"
"Then you can take the trouble to
show me what l want. You are
neghbor, l may say. Pm p. J. Bid
dick to you, I'm not just one of few
thousand people that you don't care
hang about except to get their money
and get rid Of 'em. l know you and
you know me. Isn't that rightT'
Hmm" grunted the dealer.
Certainly And If there's anything
wrong with what l buy I know l can
come to you and you'll make 1t right
You'll 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 grunted again.
"Do you want half dozen of them
hooksT''
YES, believe I'll take half a doAr
Wait a moment. though. Perhaps
you'd better make 1t a dozen. l guess
can use 'em. and II I can't 10 cents
won't make ME nor break me. No, sir,
believe in patroniZing home insti-
, tutions, even if 1t costs little to do
It. The big city store doesn't do this
suburb any good. 1t doesn't enhance
the value Of real estate particle; It
doesn't pay any taxes here. You're n
home institution. you're taxpayer and
citizen. If we pay you little mora
for your goods than we do the big
store, why, it's worth It to u.s. That's
what l always say when they talk
big store to me. Pay little extra
say"
"Why didn't Won come to me for
your new lawn mower. them" asked
the dealer.
The red-bearded suburbanite hooked
} disconnected for an instant well,
that's different" he said. IF you
} had been a little more reasonable In
your prices might have done so but
. my lawn mower cost me dollar and
| a quarter less IL town than you want
ed to charge Inc. I've got to look out
} for myself. you know, Business II
, business when you get right down to
lacks"
: That's all right" said the dealer.
but why do you mix 1t with guff?'
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