The sun., 1919-10-05
Sadie Quotes
Lamb Chops;
Trade Flies


~ market on upper Broadway
heretofore has enjoyed fine
trade. It's patronage includes the most
substantial people in the section. and
the fact that many of them are women
who do their own marketing, pay cash
and take their purchases home with
them In their cars makes their custom
all that B, the markets proprietor,
could desire. Bad debts are almost an
unknown commodity in his establish
ment and the bookkeeping is SO simple
that B. and his daughter Sadie.
who recently graduated from business
college, do It without outside and
costly assistance.
B. built up his business through
the character of meats and vegetables
he offered for sale, a. certain genial
personality which he, Mrs. B. who
sometimes assists in the store In rush
hours, and Sadie have communicated
to other employees. and the fact that
he is splendidly located. With things
breaking so nicely for him it is but
natural that B. should feel secure
in his position and inspire the same
sort of confidence in the minds of his
family.
With the cream of the sections busi-..
ness B. has found it possible to
obtain a little better price for his
meats and vegetables than some of
his less successful competitors. His
patrons know they are getting the.
best-and that is the most important
thing they ask. 1t is easier to go there
and get meat, fish and vegetables
about which there can be no question
rather than shop around, save a few
cents and run the risk of not getting
the best This is the general attitude
of his customers-all to the good for
tune Of the genial Mr.. B. Sc.
but These Careful Housewives!
But even in this Eden of merchan,,
dising there is one item which keeps
Mr.. and Mrs. B. and Sadie ever on
the alert. Despite the wealth of their
customers and their willingness to pay
cent or so more for the best there
are among them good housekeepers
who have no intention of paying more
than they consider right and Just even
to B. 1t is the B policy to be
sure to make prices exactly right for
these careful buyers.
One of these careful buyers is Mrs.
c., even as she is one Of those good
customers every shopkeeper welcomes.
She buys In good quantities, only of
the best, pays cash and her purchases
go home with her in her car. But,
though buying only the best, Mrs.
c. insists that prices be right And,
why shouldn't they be for such a de-
sirable patron?
The other day Mrs c.. wanted
lamb loin chops. She could not go for
them herself but sent her chauffeur
new one, incidentally, who was un-
known in the B store. He went
there. asked for Ave pounds of chops
! and paid 81 for them ~
A few minutes later Sadie B, at.
the cashiers desk, answered the tele-
| phone.
What is the price of lamb loin
chops to-day?" asked a feminine voice
who is this speaking?" asked Sadie
in her most gracious manner.
ut doesn't matter" replied the voice
with a touch Of asperity, You don't
have to know my name to tell me the
price you are selling lamb chops for
to-day, do your"
Sadie Slips sadly.
And right here Sadie made a sad
mistake. She was thinking that where
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the best loin chops, others had got
them for so cents, and she didn't know
who was asking.
who is 1t asking7'' she repeated.
ITS Mrs. c." came the answer
aggressively, ."but don't care to know
now. If you must know who a person
is before you tell your prices I'm
through" and Mrs. c. hung up the
receiver.
| Sadie quickly called Mr.. B and
Mrs B. There was a hurried fam
lily consultation. Then Mr. B called
Mrs. c.. But his explanations fell
on deaf ears. All his protestations
meant nothing beside Mrs. C-'s
"But why did she have to know who
was talking?"
Mrs. c. is buying her meat and
vegetables elsewhere now and !, the
worst part Of it is that she makes no
secret of It. Mrs. c. is something
OF leader too and B. has noticed
that a number of her friends no longer
patronize his market. B has placed
a conspicuous sign over his meat
counter suggestive of retail clothing
stores reading "One Price to All" and
Sadie and all the clerks quote prices
without regard to the identity Of the
asker; but the damage is done Mrs
c. and her friends have not re-
turned with their patronage despite
BIS urgent solicitation
| What can he do to get them back
1t is a problem many storekeepers
frequently must encounter. b IL
giving mighty, thought to the subject
In the meanwhile he knows he will
lose no more customers for one partic.
ular reason. He has learned a lesson