The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-12
BUTCHER A DIPLOMAT
TURNS HIS KNOWLEDGE OF FAIR
SEX TO ACCOUNT.
Not Averse to Stretching Conscience
by Adding or Deductng 4 Few
Pounds When They Want to
Know Their Weight.

See that scale out there" said the
butcher, laying down his knife and
Jerking his finger toward q large scals
that was standing outside the butcher
shop. We'll. | suppose yon have the
same idea that most Of my other cus-
toners have. They think ] Nep L
there to weigh meat on / u I
will let you into secret and n }6l
why I placed the scale there e. Is -
weigh my customers on.
You would be surprised II you
knew how many Of ny customers
desired TO be weighed Most Of them
are women and they always bother
me at my busiest time. which is Satnr-
day They think when they come h
here and buy a pound of steak CT
chops that In return for their custom
ought to lay down my work and 90
outside and weigh them
Every one knows how sensitive
woman is about her weight. II you
tell woman that she Is gaming weight
you might as we'll tell her not come
around and deal with you any more.
They worry a great deal about It. fn1
that 1t pays to be dicreet when you ara
weighing a woman. You can judge
from their conversation how much
they think they weigh, and never
shock a woman by telling her she
weighs more.
Don't pay any attention to the
scale If n shows that the correct
weight is five or ten pounds more THAI
the amount the woman said she
weighed. Use your head and you will
be able to retain customers. Other
butchers have lost customers because
they made the mistake OF telling cor.
rect weights.
Most women go to the country IN
the summer to gain weight. The best
plan when they come home Is TO tell
them they gained few pounds Thu
first thing a woman does when she
comes home is to come around here
and have me weigh her. To make
her feel happy and to satisfy her that
her trip TO the country has been bene.
fetal TO her health I add few pounds
to the amount the scale registers.
There are many women who do gain
weight while they are in the country.
TO these l always tell the correct
weight because. If one of them though
she was getting too heavy. she might
cut down her purchase of meat.
I'm the winter | pursue a different
course. Most women like to think they
are getting simmer in the cool months.
When they come around to be weighed
| slice off a few pounds from the fig.
ures on the scale and send them AVA
feeling fine How do I remember their
weight? No. I do not keep a record
Of It. I don't have to. The women do
it for me. \ woman's weight is
one of her chief sources OF worriment
and she keeps her weight In mind and
daily informs me OF 1t. With a little
quizzing just before they step on the
scales l am able to find out just what
they think they weigh, and the rest
Is easy.
"Tho scale also helps me to improve
my business. Nov and then new
customer drops in She may be
new in the neighborhood or sha MAY
have been dealing with some othef
butcher. II I decide that the new Gus
tcmcr IS a critical person I tel her
my meat is the best IN the vicinity
Then l request her to step out TO thu
scale and find out her weight. take
a few pounds of her correct weight
When she has been patronizls IA
for a north I weigh her again. This
time | add a few pounds and sha goes
home With the impression thu she
is growing heavier without gottlna
stout. She gives my meat the credit
That is the secret of how l manage to
keep my customers dealing with M
so long"