New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04

enced az the Ludwig Baumsnn store,
though i did not attain such lofty
percentages. Inspired 20 invest, ga
ton by an advertisement in the sun
day American, the Tribune Bureau
buyers visited ). Baumanns, IN the
matter OF T. dining table specified 20
have 4S-inch top and 20 SCI! for
Sl4.g.. H. sae same advertisement
there was pictured a serving table a.
$685.. a china closet AZ So. IS, and a
buffet at s24es. Here. TOO. ana just
over night, the high cost OF living
had exercised It's e.eyatirg influence
and the prices had abruptly sky-rcck-
eted. The 1888 serving table had
Jumped 10 $500. For the S22.5S china
closet $50 was demanded, and the
buffet had gone from S24.98 20 $500.
As for the dining table, in the still!
watches OF The night, when nobody
was on guard. i had suffered & sharp
attack Of seii-esteem and raised its
price from sl4.98 to s22.00. The whole
set, advertised for s7l.50 on Sunday,
couldn't be bought on Monday for less
than 1000; and even that was speci-
fed by the salesman "a cash price,
with 10 per cent added for iustalment
payments. &C..
We finally settled upon the dining
table. There could be no mistake ln
the identity of the article with the
pictured bargain, as the salesman re
peatetly gave the assurance that there
was no other fumed oak table OF that
type in stock. Asked for a 4S-inch
table as shown in the advertisementl,
he replied that the store didn't carry
l. serc -
table which he was then showing was
OF that diameter.
Purchased and submitted 20 ap-
praisal, the table proves 20 be the poor
value which might have been expected.
l. is not OF high quality oak, and the
leaves wholly fail 20 match the top.
III they did match" is the verdict o.
the appraiser. Fifteen dollars would
be a high retail price" So. S. Bau-
mann took an extra profe Of nearly
500. without reckoning in that he sold
US what is practically a defective artl-
Gle.
Once in the dead ard distant days,
not vet. alas beyond recall, when ac-
vertIsing was not scrutiniZed es care
fully as it now is, GolGburg, az lfsth
81. and Am sterdam Avenue, was a Trlb-
une advertiser. He went out, on an
assist. so 20 speak: complainant 70 Ad-
Visor. That no injustice was done the
concern is now doubly proved b. q
second investigation. Goldburg's used
20 display the legend in its advertis-
ing:
"No Extra Charge for Credit"
Whether or not they have dropped
Il, there is now no pretence az the store
Of maintaining the same price for cash
and instalment purchases, as the sales
man az once offered a 10 per cent re
duction from the tag price for cash. A
Greenpoirt bed az $3.50 was the i'm.
mediate subject Of the reduction. Thr
salesman. Mr.. Frank, offered 20 bet SIC
70 81 that we could not find the same
article in any reliable store Tor the
same money. Possibly not. But We
could and did find exactly the same
bed az Mays fer considerably less: &c
wit. sl2.34.
Prices for springs were then quoted.
An Englander-Witt Edge close-woyen
wire spring, No. 90. was quoted a.
sl!.75, but this was subject 20 no cash
discount, because il was priced 30 low,
the clerk said. As 90 Jhat. there IS
room for reasonable difference Of opin-
ion. The price does not seem start
lingly cheap in view Of the fact that
Kellner Bros, on Sixth Avenue. carry