The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-23
lat the Girl Behind
the Counter Thinks

pers did not demand sales Of this Kind
it would be possible to buy goods out OF
| regular stock at u reasonable price, and
| shopping could be done In much greater
comfort--to say nothing of the lcssentnG
of the strain on the salespoople. Be Will
| Ing TO pay 81 fair price for new goods.
kill yourself for goods that are shop
worn. just because you can set them a
little cheaper.
Finish Shopping Early
Finish your shopping early. The
woman who shops TIL the very last min
to six, keeps The clerk all the way from
a few minutes TO half an hour overtime,
ana then says she cannot decide on col
ors at night and will come In another
time, is guilty of thcft-shc has taken
n part of The time that belongs 10 the
clerk jown self, and has made absolutely
no compensation for IT. Even II she does
como In again and buy the article. she
probably does not take the trouble 70
hunt up that same clerk-she buys from
the one that comes handesi, And rig ut
a clerks time and do not buy the goods
then and there, but come IN later for
them. YOU should If possible conclude the
deal with the clerk who first waited OH
you She has given a portion OF her
time to making that sale, and In common
fairness 1t should bo recorded on her
salesbook. Remember these Things al,
feet girls standing with the firm, and
even determine whether she shall be re-
taincd in their service or not.
When Through Go Home.
when your shopping is done, go home
before the stores close and all available
transportation facilities are needed Tor
the homegoing workers. Our streets in
the evening present scene that must
rouse the indgna ton of any unprejudiced
orlooker. Countless women, with count
less bundles, rushing wildly hither and
yon. utterly regardless OF the rule OF
the walk and In consequence hindering
the progress of others and being hindered
in their own-why can we not learn such
3 simple thing as TO invariably walk 10
the IjGht?-croWded street cars. many,
many tired women who have been stand
ing all day in stores forced tot stand all
or the greater part of the way home.
tired shoppers. too, standing, when by
little foresight and considera ton most
OF this rush and crowd might be avoided
Some Few Do Plan,
"we do not wish to be misunderstood
as saving that all women who shop arc
thus inconsideratc and disagreea bic. Far
from II There are women though they
arc In a minority. who carefully plan
their days shopping. who begin carly
and shop systematically. in every case
where IT is possible giving the salespeo-
pic a definite idea OF what is wanted and
about The price they expect To pay; who
are courteous and coDsiderate. and show
in q thousand little WAYS that they appre-
ciate the courteous. efficient services OF
the saleSpcoplo. For such shoppers We
ransack our shelves aud exhibit
all our best wares. and their orders re
ceive our best attention. You do not
hear such shoppers complain that they
can not get properly waited on, for We
gladly give them the best service or
which We arc capable. When such q
woman finishes her days buying. she
goes as q satisfied customer leaving sat
isficd salespeoplc who feel that they have
done their work and that IL has been
For your own comfort and
as well 9s for ours, take
heed 10 the way you do your shopping"