The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-28
TRIPS OFFERED
SHOPPERS
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the sales slips need not have made
all the purchases. Sales slips re-
ceived by friends. neighbors and
relatives can be turned in and will
lie counted for the person who
brings them in.
Nothing could be simpler. There
are no rules to follow, no restric-
tions and no limitations. Do your
buying in stores advertising in The
Times, ask your friends, neigh
bors and relatives to do their buy
ing in these stores and give you
the sales slips so as to swell your
total Any kind Of club. pool or
neighborhood combination can be
made up without violating any
rules, because there are no rules to
be violated.
The person who brings to the
Vacation Editor next Monday the
greatest number OF sales slips. ir-
respective of the amounts of money
involved, showing purchases in local
business houses advertising in The
Times this week Will be given a
five-day trip by water to Norfolk,
Hampton Roads and Virginia Beach,
with all expenses paid by The
Times.
Keep the distinction between
these two offers in mind: The first
award will be for the greatest
amount OF money spent this week.
while the second will be for the
largest number of separate pur-
cl1ases, regardless of whether they
were for ten cents worth OF mer-
chandise or a thousand dollars
worth. Every sales slip, even those
for a nickel, viii help to swell your
total, and you can arrange with
your friends, relatives and neigh.
borsk 70 give YOU. their sales slips
so as to- increase your number Of
receipts showing purchases by you
or some one else this week IN stores
advertising IN The Times.
Everybody Enthusiastic
This offer by The Times comes at
a propitious time for both readers
and Washington business men. The
Times is publishing more ''store
news this l July than any other
July since the paper was founded
thirty-one years ago.
Not only is the volume of "storc
news" greater than ever, but there
is wider variety OF stores and
considerably larger number OF
G4AdA ever UCAOLS al LfiS A1S-
tory of The Times. Every human
need and want can be satisfied
by reading the store news" III
The Times this week. In co-opera-
ton with The Times, Washington
most progressive stores are offer
ing unusually attractive merchan-
disc at intriguing prices this week.
This shopping contest to stinu
late summer buying was started by
The Times yesterday and it is the
talk of the town today. This is an
unparalleled offer in the history
of Washington journalism-reward-
ing readers for spending money in
local stores. In all sections of
Washington today and yesterday
these free vacation trips were dis
russed by housewives, Government
employees and others in homes,
while Washington leading mer-
chants were unstinted in Their
praise of this direct and effective
method of Slamming the Summer
Slump. If you are Interested in
taking a fine vacation trip at the |
expense of this newspaper, get Tic |
Times every day this week, read |
the advertisements, do your buying |
In the stores whose merchandising |
messages appear in The Times and |
save the sales slips and ask your
friends, relatives and neighbours to
save theirs for you.